Everything God made was made for a purpose, including your family.
Sometimes, we believe this principle as regards our gadgets, vehicles, houses and even our companies, but not our families.
Purpose gives meaning to a thing. When couples don’t have a purpose, hobbies, or activities they care about, which bring them together, they stand the risk of growing apart if nothing deliberate is done to change the course of things.
According to Myles Munroe, “when purpose is unknown, abuse is inevitable”. Abuse in this case is under-utilising your family’s key competencies and possibilities.
The first time we had to sit down to draft our family vision, it was awkward and slow, we had to talk, talk and talk. Eventually, we came up with something we believe captured the main reason we are together.
Someone may say, ” I want it to be perfect”. No, it doesn’t have to be, ours has evolved over time, so if we were fixated on making it perfect, we may not have been able to get it off the ground.
Crafting your family purpose differentiates your family and gives you a unique identity/map. Your family is a nation and every successful nation needs an identity.
Relationship Compass: The five phases of building a relationship – By Eti-inyene G. Akpan
Chidi & Victor Akunna are leading voices on marital romance and family life. They are passionate about helping individuals, couples and organisations build sustainable and valuable relationships, and testimonials abound. They are authors of many articles and books.
