Faith vs Common Sense

Continuing the topic of SAHM. I asked my pastor this question during a wedding on Saturday "Where do we draw the line between faith and common sense?" It's an honest question that I'm debating within myself, not a prelude to an intellectual debate on Faith vs Reason. It's a reality check of will there be enough if we live on one income when common sense tells me it probably takes two to get things going.

Someone once said: Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.

But the Bible says: Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I have my reservations about the first statement. What's your view?

Back to the question. My pastor's reply (in context of SAHM) was this: You will know the answer when you know what your role is. In short, God is a God of order and he has ordained specific roles and responsibilities for both husbands/fathers and wives/mothers. And if we choose to align ourselves with God's design, then there won't be confusion. At the end of the day, it's a personal choice. God has given each of us a measure of faith.

To me, the operative word is 'choose'.

The Scriptures describe wives as keepers of the household (Proverbs 31) -- IMHO, not to be interpreted as merely 'housewives' -- but guardians of the heart of the home. Their role is to nurture, and the husband's role is to provide, and as wives we can ask God to provide for us through our husbands.

I suppose for one's who's been earning her own keep for the last 10 years, that's quite a dreadful thought. Will there be enough to go around?