God calls you to LEAVE your parents; even if you do not leave physically, your loyalties MUST change. After Adam met Eve, God announced:
“For this reason [marriage], a man will leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” Genesis 2:24.
Marriage requires us to step away from our parents and be loyal to a spouse. For most, it is not difficult. Not only do many young people have disagreements with their parents, but they are drawn away by their deep feelings for a spouse.
But what about parents and kids who resist the natural desire to separate that comes with growing up? Today “boomerang kids” are too common: they go to college, then move back home. The title to the film FAILURE TO LAUNCH says it all.
And then there was the wife of one unfortunate young man I know: first her twin sister moved in with the newlyweds, and then her parents also moved in. Next, she told her young husband, “you’re no more than a roommate to me.” Yeah—because you treated the relationship like a roommate relationship! She did not respect God’s command to LEAVE father and mother…. They became a family with NO boundaries. That is a SINFUL failure to LEAVE AND CLEAVE. The point is, it is GOD’S COMMAND. It is not optional!
Every blessing in Abraham’s life was based on him having the courage and faith to leave everything:
“The Lord said to Abram: ‘Go out from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to a land I will show you. I will make you a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will BE a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who curse you, and all the people on the earth will be blessed through you” Genesis 12:1-3.
Don’t be afraid to LEAVE AND CLEAVE! Proper boundaries are not only normal, they are GOD’S COMMAND. (Now go tell all your friends!)
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