Q&R: What if my partner & I disagree about God?

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Question:

Hi Bradley. I recently saw a message you preached about relationships called “The Harmony of Love.” My question is whether partners have to believe the same thing. What if we don’t agree on our deepest convictions about God?

Response:

That’s an important question. My wife Eden and I don’t believe all the same things or practice our faith the same, and we get along okay. Here is the key, and I’ll say it to you the way a marriage-saving mentor said it to us:

“Your partner must become completely convinced that you are completely convinced that the path she is on is holy, and that is not for you to dissuade her from it.”

What this meant to me was that I could trust that God had my wife on her spiritual path and was always there with her and that God was a good shepherd and knew exactly how to lead her. And wherever we are not in sync, God shows us how to be kind, how to be curious, how to be humble, and how to be attentive toward each other.

So, the punchline of your relationship might be described in this blessing: “I bless you with the harmony of Love in you and your spouses’ shared values and diverse stories.”

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