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Alison said: “I’ve come to realize that regardless of what my mentor thinks, my spouse and I (if I ever get married) will have to prayerfully discern what will work for us, which will look different than what works for someone else’s marriage. ”

And I think this is exactly how God planned it. Despite how biblical history (and world history for the most part) panned out, biblical teaching never, ever defines “the way” for marriages to function day to day. In fact, the Proverbs 31 woman pretty much throws all convention and cultural paradigms out the window. The terms “role” and “job” have no relevant meaning in marriage, at least in terms of being gender defined.

I truly believe God leaves it up to the partners in each individual marriage to define “what works for them” as far as decisions and activities of daily living. The bible, in it’s teaching, continually reaffirms this. The world, in it’s fallen state, as reflected in biblical history, continually defies the biblical teaching….just as God said it would in Genesis 3.