Even if your family has ideas you do not necessarily agree with, it is still valuable to seek their input. If parents are resistant to a union, and you are patient enough to listen to their feedback, often you will find wisdom in their concerns. Approaching marriage tends to surface issues in a family that can be deeply divisive and hurtful, or unifying and helpful. Though Rebekah’s family is not completely honest (as we discover in later chapters of Genesis), they are won over by patient persistence—enough to issue a beautiful blessing! Involving family in the romantic process, though
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