Now, This You Should Do. One of the greatest things every couple should do is pray!
This is so important, and how I wish you can understand the weight of it.
But before I go on, I want to appreciate everybody for the show of love for Father’s Day and all the wishes.
Such a joy that so many lives are being touched by our ministry.
However, as Apostle Paul said, Pray for us and continue to pray for us. Every day, mention us in your prayers. Our ministry is so significant to many lives, many relationships, and many marriages, so many people let me know this is the only devotional they have been using for years… the devil is not going to be happy about that and he would try a lot of things just as he has been trying all kind of stuff.
But he is defeated; continue to pray for us, for our home, family, children, marriage, finances, and ministry.
It has not been easy doing this, writing daily for more than sixteen years strengthening homes and families at no cost. You will never have an idea about the price we have to pay to keep this on. The enemy has tried all kinds of things and attacks, he has attacked us on every level, finances, health, our marriage, and all.
The scripture says we should not be ignorant.
So I am saying like Apostle Paul, Pray for us! Every time you read a devotional, single or married, and you get blessed, remember us in your prayers. Pray for our home.
Pray for the ministry, of which you are a part.
Pray for our finances.
Now, This You Should Do!
1 Thessalonians 5:25 (KJV) Brethren, PRAY FOR US.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 (KJV) Finally, brethren, PRAY FOR US, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Hebrews 13:18 (KJV) PRAY FOR US: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Just as you expect the devotionals to come daily and some of you will even chat me up if it’s coming late, can I also expect that you lift us up in prayers?
Somebody once commented offline, that who are these pastors that churn out devotionals every day and it comes in the emails as if they are robots?
Well, we are not robots. We are human, so human. With all the attendant needs and weaknesses!
Now, This You Should Do!
So, continue to pray for us. It would be a pride and spiritual cockiness not to ask for prayers.
In the same vein, never cease to sow words of prayers into your marriages
Don’t stop praying, especially praying in the Holy Ghost.
Keep sowing words of prayers into your marriage.
Keep firing. Never let the fire die.
Stay on the same page.
Avoid strife like a plague.
I pray for you this morning, dear members and partners of KHC, your faith will not fail you in Jesus’ name!
God will keep you!
He will uphold you.
He will honor you!
Your home will be blessed.
Ìpónjú kò ní ba yín! (You will not be frustrated or disconcerted)
E ò ní sì se! (You will not end in an error!)
Aso ègàn kò ní jé tiyín lórúko Jesù (Shame will not be your portion in Jesus name!)
Step Out Of The Rushing Traffic. You’re not married? Cool. Are you single and desperate to marry? That’s not cool. Are you single and praying to God for a nice spouse? Cool.
Are you single and willing to hook up with anyone who comes along? That’s not cool.
One of the most important decisions you must make as a single is to avoid using the haste mode. We frequently become desperate as a result of the stresses we face.
Mothers who wish to modify their status and add “grand” to become grandmothers are unintentionally pressuring you!
“This is my back, eheen, I will use it to carry your baby before I die!”
Does this sound familiar?
These and other factors can cause you to make poor decisions. You must maintain your cool.
Step Out Of The Rushing Traffic
This is the counsel I have for you this morning. Psalms 46:10 (KJV) Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
In your patience, God moves faster. Your patience indicates your agreement with the divine marital goal.
Even if it appears that time is passing, I trust in you, God, to set all things right in your own time. I abandon my timetable in favor of the divine purpose!
Psalms 46:10 (MSG) “Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.”
Step Out Of The Rushing Traffic
Step away from the congested streets that often lead nowhere. When you get out of that traffic, you’ll realize that God is in control of your circumstance.
As long as you are desperate, you are telling God that He is too slow and that you can figure it out on your own. Allow God to be God!
That’s how it should be. That’s how sweet it is.
Today, may your relationship and marriage be blessed!
My God will keep and strengthen you to carry out His will. You will be the last to laugh.
Delving into the Magic of True Love. One of the questions I asked God was, “How do I know which of the millions of guys on the planet truly loves me?” In my seriousness, I asked God to help me discern who the guy is who truly loves me. God did it. The rest is today’s narrative. True love discovered me.
The question is, how do you know whether you’ve found true love? Everyone will tell you that you should never marry someone who does not sincerely love you. This morning, I’ll teach you how to recognize true love. You can use a litmus test to determine true love. Singles can use this as a guide. Couples can use this to develop their love more!
True love can be detected no matter how well it hides itself.
Don’t fall in love with anyone until you’ve put what appears to be love to the test.
Delving into the Magic of True Love
1. There will be commitment, not just feelings if it is true love.
Many people are persuaded, but how dedicated are they to you?
Commitment necessitates sacrifice. Is he or she prepared to make a sacrifice for you? The more the sacrifice, the greater the sincerity of the love. He doesn’t actually love you if he exhibits no signals of commitment.
It is not difficult to determine commitment; merely look for his/her commitment in small things. How devoted is he to the partnership and to your personal well-being?
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2. There will be tranquility if it is sincere love.
Peace is a solid indicator that God has approved you. There is peace in pure love – nothing is missing or broken. Peace is the umpire who gives you the green light to proceed.
This tranquility is both spiritual and natural. True love is absent in situations where there is constant turbulence, strife, dispute, and abuse. If he or she loves you, he or she will desire peace.
Colossians 3:15 (AMPC) And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always].
Delving into the Magic of True Love
3. True love is quick to forgive.
True love exists where there is forgiveness. True love covers a plethora of sins. If he or she is constantly picking on every small mistake you make, the love is not genuine.
True love finds it easy to forgive and to seek pardon. A real “I am sorry” is an indication of deep affection. If he or she constantly puts you on the spot and is critical or judgmental of you, it’s not true love.
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4. Communication will be effortless if it is pure love.
The love isn’t genuine if he/she claims to love you but hasn’t called you in three weeks. True love appreciates conversing with the person he loves. Silence and boredom are not signs of deep love. True love never regards communication as a chore. When conversing becomes pleasurable, you know you’re in love.
5. Pre-marital sex is never required by true love.
If they truly love you, they will not ask for or demand sex. They will rather want to wait till after the wedding. Whether it is an outright demand, a subtle demand, a polite or deceptive request, sex outside of marriage is a shred of solid evidence that the love is not true according to God’s standard.
Some people mistakenly feel that pre-marital sex is what proves and solidifies true love. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Lovers Who Are Thieves and Robbers. Not all lovers genuinely want to love or are in love. Some people are nothing more than thieves. They only care about your ATM card.
They are not in love with you, but rather with your money.
They understand that what you want to hear is “love,” so they are willing to tell you what you want to hear in order to obtain what they want.
There is no link to the heart.
They can’t feel your pulse and are only interested in your purse.
Because it is based on lies and greed, this form of relationship is faulty and unhealthy.
Lovers Who Are Thieves and Robbers
Now the question is, how do you recognize these types of lovers?
You certainly want to avoid such people.
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Let us now examine the scriptures.
John 10:1 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Jesus is defining a thief and a robber in this passage.
A thief or robber might be identified by the way he enters your life.
The door represents the proper place of entry.
Attempting to utilize other places as entrances into a place is prohibited and, of course, may have a hidden motive.
Lovers Who Are Thieves and Robbers
Did that lover enter through the front door?
Did he knock on your heart’s door, or is he attempting to barge inside your emotions?
Did he wait for your reaction after knocking on your heart’s door, or did he go ahead and brutally shatter the door regardless of your response?
Is he willing to wait for you to open the door, or is he set on desecrating you before the wedding?
Is she willing to love you for who you are, or is she more interested in “climbing” into your purse with her body?
Is he or she implying that once you have feelings for yourselves, you don’t have to use the door, that you may leap the fence, compromise, smash down the door, throw away the key, and enter via the window, and so on?
If you are not careful, the one who is ready to tear down the door will also break down your heart.
A thief or robber is someone who is eager to “climb” without first following the proper procedure.
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Remember how your lover used to climb through the window to avoid your parents?
Similarly, a thief and robber is someone who conceals his plans from your parents. He is not prepared to marry! He’d be hesitant to meet your folks!
Should you ever fall in love with a thief or a robber?
Did he enter your life suddenly? A robber and a thief?
He claims you don’t need to include authoritative figures all the way? A robber and a thief!
I could go on, but I’m sure you get the idea!
May God guide and bless your marriage as you endeavor to follow His intentions for you.
My marriage is blessed. My spouse and I are led by the Spirit of God. When we pray together in unity, our prayers are powerful and we get results. We make every effort to establish peace and harmony in our home. Together we walk in agreement and are an unstoppable force.
If we get angry, we are quick to forgive so that we do not have strife in our relationship.
We are not self-seeking, rude, proud, boastful, or jealous. Instead, we are loving, kind, patient and we put each others needs before our own. We trust each other and protect the sanctity of our marriage. God joined us together as one, and we will not be separated.
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Romans 8:14, Matthew 18:19, I Peter 3:7, Mark 11:25, Romans 13:13, I Corinthians 13:4-8, Matthew 19:6
