Roadblock #4: “We’re not financially stable”
Action: Make a plan – but don’t let finances stop you
As mentioned in last week’s Part 1 on the big-picture truths about getting married young, this is one roadblock I hear constantly from young unmarried couples – and even older ones. I tend to do lots of random interviews with people, and a 26-year-old man next to me in the long airport security line mentioned that he’d been with his girlfriend for about five years. Curious, I asked if they were headed toward marriage. He said, “I’d like to be, but there’s no way I can propose yet. We have too much student debt.” He said his girlfriend hinted toward marriage, but he felt there was no way he could legitimately ask her when “I’m still in my first job and I can’t provide enough finances for her. We’d barely be able to afford a wedding.”
Being aware of finances and having a good plan is obviously important. But for thousands of years, young couples have stepped into great marriages with only the barest of financials. If this truly is the person you feel God has for you, consider whether you should be waiting on what is most important (beginning your marriage together) simply because of something less important (your finances) that the two of you will be figuring out together as you go anyway.
So. Take a look at these first four roadblock assumptions, and the actions. Talk about them. And then come back next week for the final four roadblocks in this series in Part 3.
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