I learned this week that we must have a fair and open mind when making decisions. This is especially true with our spouses. You have to have a disagreement instead of a contention. The difference between these two is that a contention includes anger while a disagreement is just a difference in opinion or ideas. Something we discussed is how we need to have the Lord in all of our decisions. This is because he knows more than we do of what we need in our lives to help strengthen us for the better.

Another specific part of having the Lord in all of our decisions was to start every meeting or discussion with a prayer. This way we will be able to interpret what the Lord wants us to do and not misinterpret what  he wants us to do. We should end with a prayer as well so we can close the meeting. This guarantees that no one will discuss the matters outside of the home or with anyone else. This promotes trust in the family and understanding. We should all put in effort to have the Lord in our lives and make decisions without anger but with openness.