The Role of Gifts in Marriage

The Role of Gifts in Marriage

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Gifts can come with good intentions, and they can also be trouble in disguise depending from where they are coming from.

The rule of thumb is to ensure your spouse know about gifts you give away and those you receive. That places you in a safe zone.

I don’t think husbands should give out gifts or financial favors to ladies, maybe in church or at work without the knowledge of the wife.

The wife should be in the know to avoid unnecessary traps.

Married women should be careful in taking gifts from men as well.

The kind of gift you will take and you wouldn’t inform your husband is not worth it. Such things can get you trapped faster than you think.

Gifts have a way of making a way, and sometimes that way may be a way leading to hell.

Let’s be disciplined, focused and matured in this area.

May God bless your marriage.

May God help us all.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I have God’s wisdom

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to say “No” when necessary

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A gift gets attention; it buys the attention of eminent people (Proverbs 18:16 Message)

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Focus on God to meet your needs

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Psalms 1-2



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Dealing With Bad Thoughts

Dealing With Bad Thoughts

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You must learn to deal with bad thoughts, because your thoughts create your words. How do your thoughts create your words?

For example, because someone stepped on your toes in class and refused to say sorry, you begin to dislike the person. 

As you think those bad thoughts, the enemy tells you that you can act out those thoughts physically.

So if you wish for the person to trip and hit her head on the table, you could actually say it out loud.

You could say something nasty, that would make her cry of feel ashamed or something worse.

That’s how your thoughts affect your words. It’s like a volcano that is ready to erupt.

It spills out everything in it without any thought for those around it. It doesn’t care if its lava burns anyone.

More like you. You don’t care if your words hurt the other person. You feel hurt and just want to hurt the other person back.

You want them to feel as much pain as you do too. If not more than you do, as the case is sometimes.

Again you might argue that the other person caused it. Yes, they did you wrong but you had a responsibility to chose your words well.

Careless words stab like a wound. But wise words bring healing Prov. 12:18 ICB

The only way to show God how much you love Him is by obeying Him. Are you obeying God with your thoughts and words?

May God give you the grace to speak sweet and kind words to even those who hurt you. Amen.

Prayer:
Lord, Jesus, I need your help with my words. Help me to deal with my thoughts so I can speak positive and life-giving words, even to those that offend me in Your mighty name I pray. Amen.

Action point:
After dealing with your thoughts and words, how about apologizing to someone you said some unkind words to? Try it.

Declaration:
My words are kind and soothing.

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The Importance of Body Chemistry

The Importance of Body Chemistry

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SINGLES – The Importance of Body Chemistry

The scripture clearly identifies the importance of physical attraction when it comes to marriage.

God in His wisdom knows that if a man does not derive satisfaction from his wife, he would seek it else where, which of course will not only be detrimental to him, but to his whole family.

So, God advises the man:

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings (Proverbs 5:18-21 KJV) 

In other words, what God wants is that you focus on your wife and not somebody out there. He said all your ways are before Him and He will inquire about everything you do. More or less, the affair that you think is secret is actually open to God. 

As a single, you don’t want to spiritualise everything and say attraction doesn’t matter! It matters a lot! 

Marry somebody you like and you love, a friend you can play with and laugh with. That is why the scripture says, “…rejoice with the wife of thy youth.“ The Importance of Body Chemistry

You also need to know that God will not force anybody on you. This idea that you are marrying somebody not because you love the person but because God said so is defective.

As a lady, when a guy walks up to you and tells you that God has spoken to Him, you also need to hear God as well.

Now, we have established that physical attraction is very important! But there is a balance! Physical attraction alone is not the only thing that determines your choice! See the scripture.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. (Proverbs 31:30 KJV)

Message Translation says:

Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades. The woman to be admired and praised is the woman who lives in the Fear–of– God. (Proverbs 31:30 Message)

So we see here, the only thing shouldn’t be outward beauty, but also inner beauty.

It is okay if she has hot legs, but her heart must also be hot for God! A hot leg without a hot heart will get your hands burnt at the end.

So in man or in a woman, I should have attraction for him or her, while he or she must have attraction for God.

This is very important!

In conclusion, no lady should ever think she is not beautiful. There is nothing like that. You are beautiful and you should believe it.

Have you not seen some of the most handsome men (in your opinion) get married to some of the most ugly ladies? (again, in your opinion) And then such men would say their wives are beautiful! You see, beauty is in the beholder’s eyes! 

When your husband sees you, regardless of how you think you look, he will love you and will tell you that you are beautiful.

So, you can help yourself and your esteem by looking at the mirror daily and pointing to who you see there and say, “you are beautiful!” The Importance of Body Chemistry

If some people have told you that you are ugly, it is okay. You are wonderfully and fearfully made, so says the scripture. That means you will be “wonderful” to some and you will be “fearful” to others. Certainly when your spouse sets eyes on you, you will be “wonderful!”

So be patient and wait for the salvation of God in your marriage.

May God help us all.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am a child of God. I am beautiful

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Pray that God will be your wisdom and strength

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it (Proverbs 31:10-11 Message)

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Write down what you want in a spouse.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Psalms 25, 29



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How To Be A House-Binding Husband

How To Be A House-Binding Husband

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A husband that is into ‘house-binding’ and not husbandry loves his wife genuinely, the God kind of love (Agape) that is kind, patient, gentle etc (1Cor 13:4-8)

In Eph.5:25, husbands are given a direct and clear command. ‘Husbands love your wife…’ Husbands are commanded to love but the love being described here is not sexual in which love is based on your wife’s body and the sexual pleasure you can get from her body.

Some husbands are only nice and full of compliments when it is time for sexual pleasure.

In husbandry (animal kingdom), there are no affections, no kind words, no thoughtfulness and tenderness. The male just goes ahead to mate the female.

But for a ‘house-binding’ husband, love is total and complete. It is the God kind of love which says, ‘I love you in spite of this issue.’

It is a willingness to accept your wife for who she is. It is a love that is unconditional. It is sacrificial, willing to go the extra mile.

It is not overly demanding, critical or fault finding. It is simply based on a conscious decision to walk in love not because she deserves it but because the word of God commands it.

To be continued…

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am a love being. God’s love flows in me. My love is selfless and not selfish.

PRAYERS FOR THE DAY
Lord, teach me to walk in love daily in Jesus Name.
Shed your love abroad in my heart , O Lord

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Col 3:19 AMP Husbands, love your wives [be affectionate and sympathetic with them] and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Memorize and meditate and confess the attributes of love in 1 Cor. 13

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Amos 3



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What Causes Miracles?

What Causes Miracles?

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It’s time to learn what causes miracles! Hello dear child, trust you have had a lot to learn here so far! Today we’ll be looking at another interesting lesson from God’s word; it’s always good to learn directly from what the word of God says, rather than earthly wisdom.

Let’s go straight into God’s word!

In today’s devotional, I am going to be showing you how you can cause God to work miracles in your life and that of your loved ones.

The first miracle of Jesus was when he turned water to wine at a wedding at Cana of Galilee. Jesus came to ‘the recuse’ of the bride and groom, wine had just finished at their party, and the party was still very much on. Can you imagine that? Have you held a party before? It’s like someone announcing that food has finished at a birthday party when the party has just started and over a hundred people are yet to eat.

In the story, Jesus’ mother called his attention to the issue, but he wasn’t ready to do anything at that time, because it wasn’t yet time for his manifestation.

But Mary said something powerful to the disciples, and that’s where our lesson is from today.

The bible says in John 2:5;

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”  John 2:5 (NIV)

Right after Mary said this, Jesus gave an instruction that didn’t make common sense, but just like Mary told the servants, they did what was told then. The end result of this was that water was turned into wine.

This miracle could only happen because those servants did as they were told, not minding whether it made sense or not, they obeyed!

As children of God we must learn to obey, this is how to get God to work miracles in our lives.

To be continued…

PRAYER:
Lord Jesus help me to be an obedient child at all times; Amen.

ACTION POINT:
Choose to always follow simple instructions

DECLARATION:
I am a child of God; I am obedient at all times. The Holy Spirit is at work in my life helping me live a life of obedience at all times, amen.

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How To Treat Your Lover

How To Treat Your Lover

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SINGLES – How To Treat Your Lover

Dear husbands-to-be, being a husband is a calling. It is a leadership and destiny to fulfill. How well are you fulfilling this great call? Generations yet unborn depend on you and the decisions you make in being a great husband.

You will be a good husband if you begin to practice walking in love and not in lust. You will not allow your erection to determine your direction! If you truly love her, you won’t be asking her to sleep with you before marriage, that’s How To Treat Your Lover

Some guys might come up and say, ‘but she wanted it. She even begged for it!’ The question is ‘do you do everything everybody asks you to do?’ How come you suddenly lose your ability to say NO when it comes to this issue? You are still the decision-maker.

If somebody asks you to pull the trigger on him, will you do it? You wouldn’t because your sense of judgment says it is wrong and you might find yourself in trouble. Decide to love truly and say NO to sex outside marriage.

So single guys, here are three things to take note of.

1. Don’t be carnal. Be spiritual. Be a praying man. Take the lead. Work on yourself before marriage and develop a deeper relationship with God. Marriage comes with its challenges, but the wisdom you need begins with fearing God.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.Pro 9:10 KJV

2. Don’t pressurize her for a sexual relationship. That is what separates the boys from the men. Do not succumb to her if she asks for it indirectly. That is the way to put your feet down and say No Compromise. It preserves your future, and you would have closed the door on the devil.

3. Don’t neglect her. Keep in touch with her. Don’t get too busy with whatever you are doing that you neglect her. If she is not complaining now, she will later on. If you start neglecting her during courtship, what will happen after the wedding then? How To Treat Your Lover

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am a love being. God’s love flows in me. My love is selfless and not selfish.

PRAYERS FOR THE DAY
Lord, teach me to walk in love daily in Jesus Name.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Col 3:19 AMP Husbands, love your wives [be affectionate and sympathetic with them] and do not be harsh or bitter or resentful toward them.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Memorize, meditate and confess the attributes of love in 1 Cor. 13

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Haggai 1-2



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How To Change Your Results In Marriage – Part 3

How To Change Your Results In Marriage – Part 3

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Continued from yesterday

In summary, these are a few pragmatic things to do when you want a change.


1. Give your life to Jesus Christ genuinely and ensure every member of your family does.

2. Find a Bible-believing church and join the foundation class, with intention of becoming a worker. Do not go to church to seek miracles only, let your motivation be to grow in the things of God.

3. Never miss reading God’s word daily. Find scriptures that address that area where you need change. That is what will renew your mind.

4. From what you read daily, pick one or two verses to meditate on daily. You can do it with your spouse.

5. Go for water baptism by immersion

6. Go for Holy Ghost Baptism with evidence of speaking in tongues. This is the power of Christianity and it is the power of the Holy Spirit that gives you dominion over sin.

7. Pray in the Spirit often

8. Have a close mentor for accountability’s sake. Somebody you and your spouse can access one on one or via phone that will keep you on your toes and help guide you in major decisions.

Your mentor is not the one that pursues you; you are the one that pursues him because he usually has many protégées. I do this for quite a number of people and help mentor their marriage.

9. Serve in any capacity in God’s house and be sensitive to give when God asks you to.

10. You and your spouse should do a personal retreat from time to time.

CONFESSION OF THE DAY
My mind is being renewed daily by God’s Word and the power of the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Father in the name of Jesus, I pull down every stronghold in my mind that is keeping me bound to low life.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Phil 4: 13 ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Take relevant scriptures in the area you need renewal in your mind and begin to study, meditate and speak them to yourself.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ps 115



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The Power To Forgive

The Power To Forgive

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Dear kid, you have the power to forgive. Now, your failure to forgive has made you unholy before God, which won’t make Him listen to or even answer your prayers.

That’s because when God looks at you, He sees the mark of sin on you – resentment, unforgiveness, hatred, and He can’t look at you like that.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. – Matthew 6:14-15

When you ask for forgiveness before you pray, it takes the mark of sin away from you.

Or even while praying and the Holy Spirit convicts your heart of unforgiveness, quickly forgive whoever you need to forgive so that your prayers might be answered.

When God sees your entire heart as unholy, He also sees your body as unholy too. 

By allowing unforgiveness to stay in your heart, you are causing yourself more harm than good.

An unforgiving heart affects your entire body. It can cause you to have medical conditions.

Be holy today and forgive who you need to forgive.

God bless and provide for you as you do so. Amen.

Prayer:
My Father in heaven, forgive me my trespasses and help me to forgive everyone I need to forgive, Amen. 

Action point:
Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to show you who you need to forgive and do so fast!

Declaration:
I choose to forgive all who have hurt me.

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The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid – Part 3

The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid – Part 3

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SINGLES –

Continued from yesterday…

5. Slave Master Husband

His principle is that ‘women are to be seen and not heard. He believes his wife’s opinions are inferior to his. He will rather ask others for their opinion than his wife. He sees his wife has a love-making machine, a cook, a dry cleaner, and a house help.

6. General Husband

He is a husband to every available lady. He does not believe in keeping himself solely for his wife. He sleeps with everything in a skirt.

7. The dry Husband

This type of husband lacks the ability to enjoy himself. He is a total bore. There is no fun with or around him. He is not romantic at all. He does not enjoy the company of his wife.

8. Analgesic Husband

He sees his wife as a problem solver, a pain reliever, and someone to use only to meet his needs. He sees her as someone to exploit.

9. Parasite Husband

He is dependent on his wife for everything and cannot take decisions on his own. He does not work nor does he do anything worthwhile.

10. Baby Husband

He is not mature at all. He is a baby emotionally. He nags, throws tantrums, fusses, refuses to eat when angry, and keeps malice with his wife. Spiritually, he is a baby. He cannot pray or fast. He still struggles with paying his tithes, offerings, and other financial obligations.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am led by his Spirit to choose rightly the man I will marry.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
In the name of Jesus, I receive Grace for my fiance to mature in Christ and be all he can be for the glory of God. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Rom 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY 
Make sure you are comfortable with the character and personality of the person you are going out with. Prayerfully ask the Lord what to do next.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Num 1-4



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How To Change Your Results In Marriage – Part 2

How To Change Your Results In Marriage – Part 2

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Continued from yesterday…

Your thinking directs your life. Your thinking gives meaning to your life. Where your life is today is an indication of how and what you have been thinking about.

Your mind is the engine of your life, it drives your life. A healthy mind will give a healthy life.

If you are born again, there is victory for you. The solution to depression and mood swings is in renewing your mind. Your mind is the seat of your will, intellect, and your emotion. You can become emotionally stable by renewing your minds with God’s Word. You can be all God desires you to be by renewing your mind.

What is a renewal of mind? How do you renew your mind?

To renew means to simply make new, and you renew by studying and meditating on God’s Word. You meditate on God’s Word by thinking on His Word, speaking it to yourself audibly and inaudibly.

The beginning of a change in your life is when your heart is filled with God’s word! Replace those negative, stinking thoughts with life-giving and strength imparting thoughts. Replace lustful, dirty thoughts with pure thoughts.

It has been discovered that it’s only God’s Word that can positively change our minds and make it pure. As you stubbornly dwell on God’s word, think on it, rehearse it, say it, and brood on it, it will create a picture of what God really wants for you.

As you reach out for those pictures, change will begin. Change starts from the inside, not outside. In God’s word is the inherent power to cause itself to come to pass.

CONFESSION OF THE DAY
My mind is being renewed daily by God’s Word and the power of the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Father in the name of Jesus, I pull down every stronghold in my mind that is keeping me bound to low life.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Phil 4: 13 ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Take relevant scriptures in the area you need renewal in your mind and begin to study, meditate and speak them to yourself.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Isaiah 2-5



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The God That Answers Prayers

The God That Answers Prayers

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Let’s look at this short story about Bimpe, as we seek to understand the God that answers prayers. Bimpe ensured that everyone around her felt her sadness and displeasure. She sighed sadly, squeezed her face, hissed many times, kept a low profile and didn’t give much attention when spoken to.

God had not answered her prayers. This was like the hundredth time she had asked for Sola, her friend, who was failing miserably at school. Her last test score was poor and the rest of the class made fun of her when the teacher announced the scores.

Wasn’t God supposed to answer prayers? Wasn’t He the All-Powerful and Great God? The All-Knowing, All-Seeing and All-Doing God? She couldn’t help but wonder why God didn’t want Sola to do well at school.

‘You have been sighing and frowning since you came back from school and all morning too,’ her mother said to her later that day. ‘What’s going on with you? Care to share?’

‘It’s God,’ Bimpe replied.

‘What about God?’

‘He didn’t answer my prayer.’

‘What have you been praying for?’

‘I have been asking Him to help Sola pass her exams and tests at school.’

‘And how do you know so?’ her mother asked again.

‘She failed the test again yesterday. Doesn’t God answer prayers anymore?’

‘Of course, He still answers prayers and will always do so.’

Her mother wondered why she would ask such a question.

Then why hasn’t He answered my prayers? Why is Sola still failing her tests?’

‘Is she studying as she should? Does she listen in class and understand her lessons?’

‘She does, mum. She sits beside me in class.’

‘Have you tried asking her what the problem is and maybe help her study after school?’

Bimpe paused and thought about this. She had never asked Sola that. ‘No, mommy. I have never asked her what the problem was.’

‘There goes your answered prayer.’

Have you ever felt like Bimpe?
Apart from praying for someone, you can always ask them what the problem is and see if you can help. That can be your answered prayers sometimes.

Have a blessed day, God bless you. Amen.

Prayer:
Lord, thank You for the many ways you answer my prayers.

Action plan:
Be more detailed when talking to God.

Declaration:
I receive answers to all my prayers.

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The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid – Part 2

The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid – Part 2

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SINGLES –

Continued from yesterday…

This morning, let’s go shopping!

There are generally two major types of husbands:

a) Wicked Husbands

b) Godly Husbands

Let’s check out the varieties of wicked husbands we have.

1. A hard man

He is arrogant. He is not easy to live with; he is unfriendly, proud, and does not understand the principle of flexibility in a relationship.

2. The Mini/Fake Husband

He loves bedmatics, he performs well on the bed and the dining room but he’s a lazy man. He lacks creativity and initiative. He is a poor provider.

3. Bachelor Husband

He is a single married man; he neglects his wife for friends, business, or hobbies. He respects others above his wife, he has a separate room in the house and sleeps separately too.

4. An Acidic Husband

He is hot-tempered, always flaring up over trivial issues. He wants things done exactly in his way. He is no fun to be with, he is always very serious. The home is like a military barracks. He slaps, barks and shouts.

To be continued…

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am led by his Spirit to choose rightly the man I will marry.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
In the name of Jesus, I receive Grace for my fiance to mature in Christ and be all he can be for the glory of God. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Rom 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY 
Make sure you are comfortable with the character and personality of the person you are going out with. Prayerfully ask the Lord what to do next.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ezek 32-34



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How To Change Your Results In Marriage

How To Change Your Results In Marriage

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Mr. & Mrs. George are tired of each other. From quarrels to endless arguments and confrontations, it went on and on. They really want a change.

How does one really change after giving one’s life to Jesus? I thought all the struggles with sin will disappear? Where does one start from?

The key to change and transformation is a renewed mind, a change of thinking. God intends to change our lives by positively affecting our thought patterns. A renewed mind births a transformed life.

It will be interesting to know that most of our present struggles especially in our marriages have their roots in our minds, in our thinking.

‘And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God’. – Rom. 12: 2

Lustful thinking will result in a life full of lust. Some people have strongholds of negative thinking, some have what is called stinking thinking, some are full of fears, they don’t have confidence or boldness to validate or appreciate themselves in their marriage, they are full of inferiority complex.

They cannot speak their minds because they feel they have nothing good to offer. Some are full of envy, jealousy, strife, malice, anger, wrath, contentions, etc and all these have their roots in unwholesome thinking pattern.

Jesus even connected fornication and adultery to how and what we think about. He said you have committed adultery with a woman when you look at her lustfully in your heart.

To be continued…

CONFESSION OF THE DAY
My mind is being renewed daily by God’s Word and the power of the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Father in the name of Jesus, I pull down every strong hold in my mind that is keeping me bound to low life.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Phil 4: 13 ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Take relevant scriptures in the area you need renewal in your mind and begin to study, meditate and speak them to yourself.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ezek 44-45



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God, Our Ever-Present Help – Part 2

God, Our Ever-Present Help – Part 2

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We began an interesting topic some days back – understanding God as our ever-present help. And we are exploring Psalms 46:1-3. I told you I was going to take my time to explain the words in the scripture and help you understand what the bible was saying.

We started with “God is our refuge”

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. – Ps 46:1-3 NIV

The next phrase we will be considering says

God is our strength

The word strength can be defined as the quality or state of being strong. This simply means in God, there can never be any form of weakness.

This scripture comes to mind whenever you feel weak, inadequate, incapable, or inefficient. All you need to do at such times is to roll out this scripture over and over again until you literarily feel strength first on your inside, then in the physical.

See another verse of the bible that you can draw strength from.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. – Philippians 4:13

Dear children, do not fret or feel weakened. The God you serve has promised to be a source of strength to you.

May I also add that the word strength can also mean a source of mental or emotional support. This implies God can be your source of support whenever you feel drained emotionally.

Face your day with this kind of confidence and you will see God come through for you.

Prayer:
Dear Father, help me to always trust in your word. Amen.

Action point:
Dedicate time to meditate on God’s word

Declaration:
God is my refuge and strength, my ever-present help in trouble.

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The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid

The Kind of Husbands You Should Avoid

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Our devotional today is taking an interesting dimension because I desire to paint a vivid picture in the heart of young unmarried people. Like never before, I want you to understand that whatever decisions you make in life, especially in the area of your choice of life partner is what you will live with all the rest of your life.

I often tell people, when you invite me to your wedding, I would come, eat, have a nice time but I will return to my own house and you are left with your choice.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. – Rom 12:2

Let’s look at making a choice or decision like going to a supermarket to shop. Even though the issues about marital decisions require more wisdom and God’s help because unlike the supermarket where you can return goods purchased, in marriage, once you say ‘I do’, you cannot return him/her. It is ’till death do us part’.

In a supermarket, there are wide varieties to choose from. There are fakes, cheap, low quality, second hand, expired, and damaged products, depending on which supermarket you visit.

You also have products that are not bad but are not just good for you personally. They may just not suit your person, your taste, or your physiological makeup. They may also be too expensive for you or you do not have a budget for them now.

Everything still points to the fact that you are in charge and you make the decisions. You may be influenced, but it’s your choice that matters at the end of the day.

To be continued…

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am led by his Spirit to choose rightly the man I will marry.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
In the name of Jesus, I receive Grace for my fiance to mature in Christ and be all he can be for the glory of God. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Rom 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY 
Make sure you are comfortable with the character and personality of the person you are going out with. Prayerfully ask the Lord what to do next.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ezek 32-34



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One Thing You Can Do For Your Husband

One Thing You Can Do For Your Husband

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COUPLES

This morning, I want to write about the types of husbands we have.

There are generally two major types of husbands:

a) Wicked Husbands

b) Godly Husbands

Everybody prays to marry a godly husband but what if you are already married and you suddenly discover you have a wicked husband?

There are several options for you to explore.

1. The foundation for a good family is salvation of one’s soul and living according to the principles of God. If your spouse is not born again, that is where to start from.

Encourage him to follow you to church and give his life to Jesus. Continue to pray for the salvation of his soul. 

2. If he is already born again, and yet you notice some attributes of wickedness, look for a christian marriage counselor to talk with.

Alternatively, you can talk with a mentor who both of you respect. My wife and I do this for couples from time to time, and usually when both sides talk back and forth, biblical solutions are always proffered after a few hours of talking.  It would now be left for the couple to be self disciplined and implement the wisdom offered.

Make sure you both have somebody over your marriage that you can talk with from time to time. This could also be your Pastor.

3. Buy good books and read. It will help your perspectives to be broadened and to know how to handle issues more.

4. Follow Kisses and Huggs Daily Devotional on this site daily. You will become familiar with principles that will help you as couples to live better and have a great marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will be great.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
In the name of Jesus, I receive Grace for my husband to mature in Christ and be all he can be for the glory of God. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Rom 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY 
Make sure you are comfortable with the character and personality of your husband. Prayerfully ask the Lord what to do next.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ezek 32-34



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