TO HAVE A GOOD MARRIAGE WORK AS A TEAM

Everyone who planted the seed and everyone who harvests the crop will celebrate together. John 4:36.... A precise division of labor can be very helpful to your marriage relationship. Deciding together who will take care of which chores around the home ensures that you and your spouse agree on which tasks need to be done and who will be responsible for them. This lays a framework of clear expectations and accountability to one another. Without such an agreement, things slip through the cracks and go undone, and you may end up pointing a fingers at each other, arguing over who is to blame. When assigning tasks, take into account each partner’s strength and weaknesses. This is more important consideration than traditional gender roles. If one of you is better with numbers than the other, for example, that person should be the one to maintain the checkbook and keep track of your finances. decisions regarding income, spending, investing, and borrowing will of course be made together, o communicating with one another about the state of your finances is important. But paying the bills, balancing the checkbook, and other such duties can, and probably should be handled by one person alone. Teamwork is the name of the game. Both of you will benefit when you work together to maintain a happy home, each of you faithfully pulling your share of the load, counting on each other to get the job done. What will you start doing today to balance the load in your marriage?