If you think of Jesus' parables, the story of the prodigal son, who's the protagonist?

Is it the obedient older brother who does everything he's supposed to know?

It's the prodigal who does the opposite, breaks every will in the book.

And the message is God can work with whatever you are.

You have to let him, and some changes must be made.

Welcome to Family Life today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on the Family Life app.

This is Family Life, today.

I think if there's something that we underestimate when we get married, it's the baggage we bring in from our family of origin.

For sure.

I mean, you just don't have an idea.

Even if it's a great family, you still bring baggage.

Totally.

And I think that we underestimate how much that will affect our future.

Especially if we know Jesus now.

Yeah.

We think that has canceled my past.

Well, here's the question, how much baggage do we bring from our family of origin into our faith?

Thank you so much.

Yeah, I do.

Oh, I think it's done.

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