Today, many homes are broken because one spouse refuses to agree to the fundamentals of marriage.
This morning, I want to highlight four areas that every woman should concentrate on in order to keep her marriage strong with the help of the Holy Spirit.
1. Avoid acting as your family’s head
Anyone should be able to follow the way God ordained marriage since it is so straightforward. Avoid attempting to design your own system. Chaos and calamity are the results when divine order is violated. It’s only a matter of time before the marriage breaks down if you habitually and constantly reject your husband’s corrections.
1 Co 11:3 GNB. But I want you to understand that Christ is supreme over every man, the husband is supreme over his wife, and God is supreme over Christ.
This is not in the sense of dominance and oppression but in the sense of divine order. Do some husbands abuse this? yes! However, the scripture is what it is!
You are acting disobediently as a woman if you submit to your pastor but not to your spouse. According to the verses above, the husband is the wife’s head.
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2. Never undervalue the effectiveness of prayer
Be a woman who prays. That automatically sidesteps some marital problems. Your prayers will keep certain things from trying to make an unsightly entrance. Pray instead of elaborating.
2 Co 2:11 KJV. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us. for we are not ignorant of his devices.
We are not supposed to be ignorant. We ought to be ahead at all times.
2 Co 2:11 MSG. After all, we don’t want to unwittingly give Satan an opening for yet more mischief–we’re not oblivious to his sly ways!
God gave every woman a womb so she may give birth in both the physical world and the spiritual world. Learn to trust God alone, not man, with everything. This is not to argue that men should not take the lead during family prayers. However, every wife should be an intercessor for her husband and vice versa.
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3. Avoid comparisons
2 Co 10:12 KJV. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves. but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
In terms of resources and social standing, we are all not on the same playing field. It is stupid to make comparisons with other people or families.
Focus on your home and live within your means.
2 Co 10:12b MSG. …But in all this comparing and grading and competing, they quite miss the point.
You, your husband, and your family are put under pressure by comparison. Depression may eventually result from it. So be grateful rather than comparing. Be thankful in your attitudes.
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4. Be on the lookout for any type of affair
Emotional and physical affairs are two tried-and-true methods to destroy a family. Never, under any circumstances, succumb to the pressure to cheat on your husband. Avoid attempting to get revenge on him by betraying him. The results are genuinely unpleasant.
One negative aspect of adultery is that because it operates with consent, it invites other demonic forces to assault your house.
Keep your word to your hubby. Avoid romance at work.
Don’t give in to the need to talk about your marital difficulties with a male coworker who you know has a soft spot for you. That will lead to a trap for you.
In secret, sin thrives. Be approachable to your hubby. Locate a confidant mentor. When immorality is exposed, its influence is destroyed.
God’s peace be with you and your family. I dispel all of the raging storms in your family via the power of the Holy Spirit. I command: peace in your relationship and home in Jesus’ name!
1. Marriage and work are demanding. I don’t have time for God. God should understand
God desires that you prioritize him in your life. Everything else can be done later. Our God is a jealous God. God wants you to give Him what is His, regardless of how hard you feel it is to do that.
God should not be replaced with your business or profession. Every waking moment should be given back to God as a family. Make time when there is none to give to God.
2. Because I don’t know what my spouse is doing in my absence, I can also flirt a little.
This is nothing more than deception
Never allow the devil to control the way you think. The devil will take a mile from you if you give him even a single inch. Avoid making any kind of compromise. Put your spouse first. Don’t make it easy for the devil to harm your family. Don’t play pranks on marriage because it is a covenant.
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3. In this marriage, it is tit for tat.
You don’t say things like I’ll show you. You will ‘be showing’ yourself since you are one in marriage. Yes, there will be disagreements, but you need to settle them swiftly and without delay to prevent the emergence of absurd ideas. If you and your spouse can’t communicate, you should first address the hurt before seeking God’s intervention.
Ask someone to whom you both submit for advice.
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4. I provide money; what more does my spouse need?
Cash is good. Although it is significant in a marriage, it shouldn’t take precedence over your family. Your wife requests your time and focus. Your kids require their father, you know. You must support your family, yes, but not at their price. You may organize a getaway, a retreat, etc. Just be sure to be present for your loved ones.
I’m praying for you this morning; right now, the mercies of God are resolving every issue in your home. God’s shalom surrounds your marriage. In the name of Jesus, there is restoration of all that is lost!
One cannot emphasize this enough. Prayers are crucial. When a family prays collectively, they stay together. The family that doesn’t pray as a unit will become the devil’s prey.
2. Avoid hanging out with coworkers or people who have been making overtures toward you.
What will you be doing at ungodly hours in a guesthouse with a person of the other sex? Although you are aware that this individual has been ‘eyeing’ you, you accept his or her invitation to ‘hang out’ in a hotel. Be honest with yourself. If you think you can’t manage it, stay away from such people and talk to your spouse about it. Openness kills the power of iniquity.
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3. Don’t empower your housekeeper with complete control.
Let her “assistance” be defined. Allowing your housekeeper to cook and serve your husband, regardless of her age, is reckless. What she wears inside the house and outside should be approved by you. Do not believe that because your husband is so spiritual, he will simply speak in tongues and solve all of the problems. What men see affects them. Your responsibility is to safeguard your spouse; it is not to trap him and then wait for him to bluff his way out.
4. When required, seek assistance.
The reality is that there are many issues that cannot be resolved all by yourself. Be vocal. Have mentors you can turn to occasionally.
Don’t die quietly. You might only need a few words from a reputable person to get out of that pickle. Leant to talk to trusted people.
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5. Flirting is identical to adultery
Don’t lag behind. Do not believe that because you are married, you have escaped. Put your spouse first. Enjoy your youthful wife or husband. Do not give attention to those designed to distract you. They will come in their numbers, but you must be smart to evade them prayerfully.
Five years into their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Scott are both dissatisfied.
They both adore God, are born-again, and have a strong bond with one another.
But with time, that affection seems to have diminished. The affection they had shared seemed to vanish into thin air.
The butterflies that had gathered inside their stomachs to form the shape of love appeared to have left.
Mrs. Scott’s eyes, which had given her husband an adrenaline boost, now seemed to be the source of annoyance.
“I just love your eyeballs, they are heavenly,” became, “Please don’t stare at me so irritably!”
Mr. Scott’s broad shoulders, which used to make his wife’s knees buckle in adoration, no longer affect her. In fact, she feels that his chest is overly big. Does he believe that when he was conceived, “chests” were sold on earth?
What?
What took place? Well, soon after their wedding, The Scotts set out on a quest to transform one another.
They were singing the song into each other’s ears nonstop.
“You must change.”
“You are the cause of all the problems in this house.””If you could only change.”
Well, they remained the same.
And in a marriage, that is the truth you will inevitably encounter.
Lord, Change My Spouse Now!
If you anticipate a dramatic transformation in your spouse over night, you will be quite disappointed.
When either spouse is an unbeliever, that is another thing entirely. Change in that sense is possible and can be anytime.
However, it may take some time when it comes to habits, attitudes, and behavioral patterns.
Lord, Change My Spouse Now!
Patience
You’ll need to be patient, though! It takes some time.
Let’s say that when you got married, your partner was 25 years old.
It implies that for 25 years, he or she has been molded into a specific shape.
Expecting your spouse to change quickly after you preach to or lecture them will not result in any change within a few days of becoming married.
If you keep hoping for a speedy change, you can be let down.
1Co 13:4 (CEV) Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud…
I believe that in marriages, you always learn what the virtue of “long-suffering” really means.
How You Can Rise Above Perversion. Tope sobbed bitterly as she described her story because of what she had gone through. Despite having grown up in a godly household, she ended up living a strange lifestyle. She was simply unable to believe it. She previously decried and strongly resisted this way of life, but sadly, she fell victim to what she detested. She detested this way of life, yet she was unable to give it up. She caught herself in prostitution for cash. She disliked the way of life, but she adored the cash.
Dele is a womanizer. He came from an affluent family, so he lured unwary women in with his money. He tried to stop, but he was unable to. His resolve to stop would not hold. He was unaware that the spirits of mammon and depravity were controlling him.
Pastor Johnson is a young man=. He is chosen, appointed, and called. He still doesn’t know how he got started compromising. He leads people to his room who he is supposed to lead to Christ. Johnson is anointed, but he is also bound by a religious mentality, believing that God must be endorsing his way of life based on the ‘result’ and the anointing he possesses. He has no idea that he is a walking corpse!
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In the same way, pornography, masturbation, lesbianism, homosexuality, and other sexual perversions are practiced by some of God’s children.
Today I present to you God’s message. God is not angry with you, nor does he condemn you! But He would not tolerate any sin! Is there any reason He wants you to lose your soul? No! This is due to the ultimate price that has been paid on your behalf!
Heb 13:5 AMP. ‘Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]’
What you should understand is that the spirits of mammon and perversion are working in tandem. That is why the prostitute gives her body in exchange for money, the man gives his money in exchange for a lady, the student offers her body in exchange for money for school fees, the young man sleeps with older women in exchange for money, and so on.
The scripture teaches that you should allow your character or moral inclination to be free of a love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and yearning for earthly riches] and content with your current [circumstances and possessions];
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Never let greed or a desire for money dictate your life’s emphasis. Is it wise to obtain all the money and then lose your soul?
God won’t let you down! He won’t abandon you. He won’t abandon you. Don’t make yourself into a disposable item passed from man to man and from bed to bed for financial gain! Embrace your own worth. Count on him and respect his word. Refuse the operations of the spirit of deceit!
