Dear Couple, Don’t Start The Year Hurting

Dear Couple, Don’t Start The Year Hurting

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Dear Couple, Don’t Start The Year Hurting

It is sure too early to get hurt or to entertain bitterness, to be in strife or malice, Wale told Sade.

Those words hurt her the more. The feeling of having fell straight on her face was not a good feeling.

I thought I had overcome this ‘hurt’ issue. Where did I lose it? At what point exactly did I lose it? Why did I not nip it in the bud? Why did I not snap out of hurt? Why do I find it difficult to talk about issues, especially when I am hurt?

Why do I have to let things degenerate for weeks before trying to salvage things? Why do I even hurt so badly and deeply?

These and many more questions were what filled Sade’s mind as their two weeks old strife and not talking to each other, gradually eased off.

In those two weeks, Sade had experienced a whole lot of emotions. She had moved from anger to being hurt, to giving Wale the silent treatment, to being frustrated, to feeling sorry for herself (self pity), to a feeling of abandonment just to mention a few.

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Wale was not left out in the different shades of emotions. He was first confused, then frustrated and then he become angry. Angry because he could not understand how his wife will not be able to express herself if something bothered her. And the silent treatment was just unbearable. The truth of the matter was that Wale was already getting pissed off.

He also had learnt to ignore Sade when ever she decides to go on her withdrawal escapades. Now she had withdrawn and Wale had also decided to leave her. Those two weeks were not funny at all.

Think of what could have happened. The devil could have exploited them at this point and caused some terrible tragedy. Thank God, Mercy said ‘No’. Mercy kept bearing them up for those two weeks they were vulnerable.

In the process, Sade learnt some valuable lessons I will be sharing with us.

Let’s look at some of them, take these lessons learnt so we don’t fall as Sade fell.

1. Let out the hurt. Don’t keep it brewing.

2. Learn to find a good time and opportunity to talk about issues that hurt you or that are bothering you.

3. Separate the issue from the person.

4. You don’t solve a problem by wishing it will go or hoping your spouse will get to know. You talk about it intelligently.

5. ‘I am sorry’. It works wonders in marriage and resolves issues faster.

6. Strife, malice and bitterness is the devils domain, avoid going there by all means.

7. The silent treatment is bad. No spouse can take it.

God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage is blessed. I do not harbour grudges.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to forgive my spouse at all times.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Forgive your spouse

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Gen 1


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Two More Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage

Two More Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage

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Two More Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage. Still on this topic, we have looked at:

1. Giving
2. Respect
3. Accept
4. Compromise
5. Empathy
6. Forgive

7. Uniqueness

We must accept the uniqueness of our spouse and that of our marriage. No two marriages are the same and no two spouses are the same. There are no two people who have gone through the same things, in the same way, the same measure, and come out the same way.

Apply the principle of Jesus and His word to the uniqueness of your marriage.

In counseling, glean the principles and apply it to your situation putting in mind the uniqueness of your spouse.

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Every walk with God is a personal journey, so know God for yourself.
Also, note that what worked for spouse A may not work for spouse B.

Don’t compare your marriage or spouse to another spouse. Only fools compare rather than accept the uniqueness of their marriage

8. Love

Love is the conclusion of the law. The whole subject of marriage is about love. If you don’t love your spouse, then why get married to them?

1 Cor 13 sums up what love is. Check your life and daily see how much you are walking in love with your spouse.

Marriage is about those who can love as Christ loves the church, giving Himself for it.

You cannot love and cheat on your spouse. You cannot love your spouse and not take care of Him/her.

May God grant us more understanding.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will be glorious.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to forgive my spouse, no matter how difficult it may appear.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV) And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Forgive your spouse

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
1 cor 13


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More Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage

More Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage

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We have been looking at the topic “Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage” for two days now and we will continue today.

God wants our marriages to be graceful. He wants us as husband and wife to glide on the wings of Grace.

There is an unforced rhythm of grace that belongs to every couple if we learn to watch Jesus, learn how he behaves and follow after Him.

The marital life is lived just by following the outline in His word.

The principle is ‘whatever He tells you to do, do it’ John 2:5

Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” – Matt 11:29-30 (MSG)

God wants us to walk with Him and work with Him. He wants us to keep company with Him and not be distracted in any way. As we do this, our marriages begin to enjoy the unforced rhythms of Grace.

We begin to glide and we find our relationship sweeter than ever.

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Let’s conclude on the remaining points.

We have looked at:

1. Giving.
2. Respect
3. Accept
4. Compromise
5. Empathy

6. Forgive

It is in marriage that we get hurt the most. We don’t get as hurt with our colleagues at work, and our friends don’t hurt us as deeply as our spouse.

Because we live together and are committed to each other, our spouse hurt us so deeply. The issue is while we are trying to understand each other and minimize the hurt, we must forgive.

It is a must in marriage. We must come to a point where we practice advance forgiveness.

Settle it in your heart that there is nothing my spouse can ever do that will be difficult for me to forgive.

Most of us hold on to the error of our spouse. We must learn to forgive quickly and move on.

When we refuse to forgive, it is like a breach in the spirit.
With unforgiveness in our marriage, we open the door for the devil to afflict us.

May the devil not have access to our homes in Jesus’ name.

To be continued tomorrow.

God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will be glorious.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to forgive my spouse, no matter how difficult it may appear.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Forgive your spouse

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Esther 4


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Five Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage – Part 2

Five Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage – Part 2

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Five Tips To Having A Graceful Marriage – Part 2

Yesterday, we looked at two of these tips, which are
1.Giving
2.Respect.

We will continue on this topic this morning.

3. ACCEPT

There is a great need for accepting your spouse. There is a difference between not accepting your spouse and loving them as they are.

Every character issue or difference our spouse’s show now have always been with them when we were courting. The difference between now and then is that we accepted those character flaws because we were in love.

Love truly is blind but in marriage, our eyes are opened, hallelujah.

Accept your spouse for who they are. We are not giving to change our spouses. Only God’s word and His Spirit can change them. So pray.

You mean I don’t have to talk? Well, yes. At least you minimize your talking and ranting.

But if I don’t talk, how will he/she change? You can talk but not angrily. Because you trust God is the enforcer and the one to change your spouse.

So you give your spouse the gift of ‘accepting’ them. That love you demonstrate can even make them want to change.

4. COMPROMISE

In marriage, we must learn to compromise. We live a successful married life when we learn to live a little to the left, a little to the right.

In marriage, you stop living for yourself and start to live for your spouse.
Don’t you ever insist on your own if you want your marriage to be graceful.

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My husband, when we were courting, loved beans. He could eat beans three times a day and still eat it the next day. But I was a rice person. On campus then, we always ate together. So he will be like beans and I will be like rice. But we both compromised. Today, we don’t have any issues of whether to eat rice or beans.

Beans provide a high source of protein, so I even opt for beans atimes. My Husband also prefers rice now and hardly does he eat beans. He complains it makes him bloat.

That is a simple one, but we solved that issue by learning to compromise. We were both willing to compromise.

5. EMPATHY

In marriage, we are to show empathy towards our spouse. Where there is no empathy, love is absent. You love your spouse when you are able to empathize with whatever they are feeling.

Empathy simply put is to put yourself in your spouse’s position and feel what they feel. When you are in your spouse’s shoe, you become like they are and feel for them.

Don’t just stay in your position as a male and make decisions. Sometimes, feel what it means to a female and just understand, and vice versa.

Wives, try to be husband for a while with the burden of leading the home and see that it is not easy. So learn to empathize with one another.

There is still more to talk about in this topic. Join me on the concluding part tomorrow by God’s Grace.

God bless your marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will be glorious.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to respect my spouse at all times.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Reach a compromise with your spouse on certain issues.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
John 3


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Five Tips To Having A Gracious Marriage

Five Tips To Having A Gracious Marriage

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Five Tips To Having A Gracious Marriage

It is God’s presence that makes all of the difference and His guidance by His word. Joseph was in the prison, but bible declares that he prospered because he was a carrier of God’s presence.

Carry God along in your marriage and let God carry you on your marital journey.

Marriage is very hard and difficult when you go through marriage in your strength and wisdom.

Here are some tips I learnt from one of my mentors sometimes ago.

1. Giving

Every couple must be willing and ready to give and even sacrifice in their marriage.
You must both give your spirit, soul and body. Let nothing be too big or too small to give to your spouse. Let your giving also be constant.

Give your time, attention, affection, your body unhindered to your spouse, money, energy, intellect. Don’t withhold whatsoever you have from your spouse. After God, your marriage comes next.

Your must prioritize your home and spouse above everyone on this earth. Not even your family members. Don’t give to any friend at the expense of your spouse.

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2. Respect

Marriage is about respecting each other. The husband is not to demand respect as the head of the marriage. He earns it by being a servant leader.

The husband should also respect his wife. Respect your wife’s opinions, husbands. The way you show respect to your wife is peculiar to who she is. Respect her as a joint heir together of the promises of God. Respect is reciprocal and respect begat respect.
So respect each other.

We will continue tomorrow by God’s grace.

God bless your marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will be glorious.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to respect my spouse at all times.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Give your spouse a wonderful gift

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
John 3


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How To Be Thankful As A Couple

How To Be Thankful As A Couple

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How To Be Thankful As A Couple. There is so much we can be thankful about especially for those who are married.

We all are to be full of gratitude.

I remember in the early years of our marriage, I just decided to give God thanks and before I know what’s happening, two hours have passed.

We need to be creative with our thanksgiving and be grateful for things we normally overlook and take for granted. God moves in our midst when we are truly grateful and offer Him thanks for those things we see Him doing in our lives.

It is easy to judge those ten lepers in Luke 17:11-19. They were obviously being so ungrateful. This minute they were lepers and the next they were cleansed. If they were thinking, they should have first of all been grateful they were cleansed.

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Luke 17:12-14 (KJV)

I guess they became overwhelmed with many other things that needed to be done, the years wasted, the relationships lost, all other things they have lost, etc. They allowed themselves to be overwhelmed in their thoughts and that stole their ability to give thanks to God.

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God is excited when we put Him in remembrance and remember where we are coming from, what we were delivered from and how God saw us through whatever challenges we had.

As couples, let us be grateful for each other. Thanksgiving precedes God’s interventions. If you want to see God’s hands over your home and marriage, thank Him for His fingers. When you are grateful, you bring God on the scene.

You have things you should be grateful for. Don’t take any of the goodness of God for granted. Be thankful and praise His Name.

God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am grateful and I praise God for my life and marriage

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, I consciously set my heart to remember you for your goodness.

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
Psa 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Set out to be creatively grateful for those ‘little things’ God has done.

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Ps 102


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Being Faithful With Your Marriage

Being Faithful With Your Marriage

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Every marriage that God instituted is a blessing. It should be viewed as such.

That it is a blessing doesn’t mean it is going to be perfect with no ups and downs. All marriages have their own challenges and we all have to make up our minds to press on and don’t give up.

If we believe it is a gift from God then we need to treat it as such. Treat it with such dignity and honor. Treat your marriage and spouse with respect.

Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

Heb 13:4

It is a special gift from God so have respect for it and treat it with some honor. Part of the respect and honor you give to marriage is being faithful to it as a covenant.

How faithful are you to this gift God gave you? It is a privilege being married and like any gift, you will give an account of how you used it.

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How faithful are you in thoughts, words, and actions? How faithful are you in ensuring you trade with this gift and multiply it? You start out in your marriage being small in every way. By being faithful, you multiply.

Faithfulness is not just limited to being moral and avoiding adultery. It is about being accountable and prudent with it. Like a wise businessman, trade with whatever God has given to you.

Do business and make sure you profit with the spouse God gave you. Till your marriage. Focus on making the most of it. Build your marriage and spouse.

Whatever good you desire and admire in other couples is also available to you. Be ready to work hard with your marriage. God is not promising there won’t be pressure, but don’t give up.

Dave Meyer was faithful in working at staying married to Joyce Meyer. It was very tough initially. It went through a lot of difficult times.

Being faithful is sticking with your partner no matter what. Working at it no matter what it takes. It is such a dogged attitude and a bulldog approach to marriage that God rewards.

Tell yourself and your spouse, we are in this for life and for the long haul.

May God grant us the strength to do His will.

God bless your marriage

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I have a faithful heart. I don’t give up on my it no matter what

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord grant me the grace to keep keeping on in my marriage

THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
Heb 13:4 Have respect for marriage. Always be faithful to your partner, because God will punish anyone who is immoral or unfaithful in marriage.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Keep tilling the ground of your marriage

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Heb 13


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Dealing With In-Laws In Marriage

Dealing With In-Laws In Marriage

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Dealing With In-Laws In Marriage. Our parents and the parents of our spouse are very much part of our family. In fact, we should be grateful to them for bringing up our spouse.

No doubt, their sacrifices have contributed to making our spouses who they are. Whether they brought them up well or not is another thing, that God used them to preserve the life of your spouse is enough to be grateful for.

Most times, our parents and in-laws are a blessing. They give advice and help us with babysitting. The question then is how do we deal with their excesses? Grandparents and Grand In-laws are usually less busy with work, so they tend to be busybodies.

When they become a pain in the neck, how do we handle things? When they seem to go out of their boundaries, what do we do? When they become a distraction to us and our marriage, how do we handle them, without hurting them?

When their demands are affecting our finances, what do we do? When our religious beliefs are different and at loggerheads, what do we do? When because they are humans, they tend to come between us and our wife or husband, what do we do? When they want us to do things opposing our conscience, what do we do?

When we have a sick parent-in-law or parent, should we reject and abandon them? When we face pressures from in-laws about responsibilities they put upon our shoulders, what do we do?

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All these questions and many others are what we face daily and these affect our marriages in no small way. They affect our relationship with our spouse.

Basically, no two situations are exactly the same. We need wisdom from God to handle these issues. Prayer is very important and relationship with the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit that will show us the true picture and give us the solutions we need.

He will tell us the right words at the right time to speak to them. The Holy Spirit will even tell us the right gifts to get.

Here are some wise tips to help you handle in-law issues

1. Know God’s order; it’s your spouse first before the family
2. Don’t hurt the feelings of your spouse because of some in-law
3. Live within your means and budget
4. Have an account for emergencies from which you take care of such needs.
5. Let parents and in-law know that you and your spouse are inseparable and nothing can separate you.
6. Protect and defend yourselves before your in-laws.
7. Love your parents and in-laws but let them know that you have a responsibility to your own family first.

God bless our marriage!

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I live considerably with my in-laws

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, give me wisdom to handle my in-laws

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Pray for wisdom

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
1 cor 13


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The Importance of Jeru Trip In Marriage

The Importance of Jeru Trip In Marriage

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This is a very relevant topic to all people who are married. We all belong to one of these groups in our marriage.

a. Your intimacy is good and needs little improvement

b. Your intimacy is just there and you want a fast revival

c. Your intimacy is bad and you are close to compromising

d. You are enjoying your intimacy

e. Your intimate life is very dry and boring and you are bothered

f. Your intimacy is not good and you don’t care.

g. Your intimate life is bad and you are settling yourself outside.

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Every couple must fall under one of these seven categories. Five of these categories are very bad and need urgent attention.

You must keep the flames in the bedroom red hot. The health of a marriage is largely dependent on the health of the bedroom.

Wives, don’t use love-making as a reward system for your husband, whereby when he is good and you are happy with him, you give him your body. You are not a prostitute who gives sex for reward.

Deal with every issue before they are allowed to cripple your love life.

Intimacy is first of the heart before it becomes of the body. All inhibitions must be taken off your marriage until you both become naked and not ashamed.

Close all doors to the enemy and swallow your pride. You cannot be full of yourself and expect things to work out.  Some wives issue out commands to their husbands just so that they can make love to them. They become lord of the rings.

Don’t leave your matrimonial bed. Don’t sleep in different rooms, it will not work. Pray for whatever flaws he/ she has. Don’t judge or criticize your spouse to the point of rejecting them.

Whatever the issue, you are married. Save your marriage before it is too late. Forgive yourselves and embrace each other. Your marriage can still work out beautifully well.

God bless your marriage!

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I will enjoy my marriage.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to satisfy my spouse at all times.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Take your spouse to “Jerusalem”

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
1 cor 13


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Three Important Points To Note About Marriage

Three Important Points To Note About Marriage

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Every marriage that seeks to fulfill the mandate of Heaven must seek to do these 3 things.

Every marriage, especially the ones ordained from heaven has a mandate to fulfill. This mandate requires a lot of focus and hard work. A lot of things will be screaming at you to give up pursuing your mandate.

Joyce Meyer said in one of her videos that thank God Dave never gave up on her too quickly. Was Dave frustrated? Yes. Did it seem like it was not worth it? Yes. What if Dave and Joyce had given up on themselves and their marriage? Saying the road was too though? Thank God they made it and are fulfilling the mandate upon their marriage.

Let’s go through these three important things needed in every marriage.

1. Accept your spouse.

In accepting your spouse you accept everything about them, their weaknesses, strengths, challenges, background, past, present future, their body makeup, etc. It is a full acceptance. Once you are married, you are into that person fully.

Someone said, my husband talks a lot, he snores, he is slow… oh good. It’s a whole package.

2. Believe in your spouse.
You not only accept your spouse but you also need to believe in them. Believe they can get better. Believe they can change. Believe their weaknesses can become their greatest source of strength. Believe there are some ‘good’ in them. Believe God’s Mercy will find you and your marriage will work out.

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3. Confess your love for your spouse.
This is so powerful because our confessions are so powerful. If you make it a habit to confess and declare those things you want to see in your spouse and in your relationship. The more you confess your love for your spouse the more your love for him/ her grows.  Don’t confess what you don’t want to see or experience in your marriage. Continually fill your mouth with positive things concerning your spouse and your marriage.

God bless our marriage

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
My marriage will fulfill God’s Mandate on it.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help to focus on my spouse

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Mat 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
I begin to put to practice what I have learned

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
John 10


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Understanding The Concept of Marriage

Understanding The Concept of Marriage

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Here, I will make an attempt to describe what marriage should be. This will help our focus to stand on the core of marriage.

A lot of people are into what is far from marriage in God’s perspective and they expect God to bless their union.

If we do things God’s way, He is under obligation to honor us.

1. A covenant marriage is a union between two blessed people.

You are blessed when you both follow and obey God’s injunction as stated in His word. The first step to being blessed is being born again, then attending God’s house regularly as a couple, praying together, studying, meditating, and confessing God’s word. Being blessed has nothing to do with riches but it sure will magnetism riches towards you.

2. Marriage is a union between two responsible people

Both husband and wife must be responsible for their marriage. It is teamwork that requires the input of the two of you. Know the state of each other. Look out for yourselves and never deny each other.

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3. Marriage is between two focused people

If it must be successful, then both husband and wife have to remain focused on their vows. Don’t be distracted by your work, career, children, social life, friends, families, etc. Going in opposite directions will cause disasters and accidents. Desire it to work out and both of you should work it out.

4. Marriage is a union of two servants of God

When both husband and wife serve God, it is easy for them to serve each other. It takes humility to serve God and thus it becomes easier to submit to one another in love. Serving God is the curriculum and the ingredients to having a blissful marriage. Some want to have it wonderful, yet, don’t want to get the ingredients.

May God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I understand the concept of marriage

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to remain loyal to my spouse

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
1Co 13:7 [CEV] Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
I will no more work against the unity between myself and my spouse

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
1Co 13


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How To Avoid Distractions In Marriage

How To Avoid Distractions In Marriage

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Marriage requires a lot of hard work and focus. You must be so focused that all your thoughts are filled with how to make your home a success through hard work and holding on because the storms of life are real.

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

Mar 4:37 [KJV]

Woe to any marriage that does not have Christ in their marriage. Only Jesus is the calmer of every storm of life. When you have Him, the storms of life bow. He is the Prince of Peace and the only one qualified to say peace be still.

Usually, when storms come, their only aim apart from killing and destroying is to distract us.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

Mar 4:38-39 [KJV]

Storms distract us from our focus. A storm is anything contrary to the peaceful state of our marriage. A storm could come in form of a fight, strife, disagreement, sickness, pressures at work, pressure from the in-laws, unpaid bills, children, whatever affects our state of peace is a storm.

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Whenever there is a storm, Jesus is inactive. May Jesus not be inactive in our home!

You have to be together as a couple and avoid distractions together. Your husband and Jesus in your boat are your main focus. Every other thing or person is a distraction.

God has a race set for each of us. That race should be our focus. Whatever will not help us in achieving our goal in marriage is a distraction.

You have to learn to stay by each other. Be a pillar of strength to each other and support yourselves to achieve your divine destiny.

Stand by your husband with your finances. Stand by your husband emotionally, don’t let him be vulnerable. Stand by him with encouraging words. Stand by him with your prayers. Stand by him by being obedient and in agreement or being agreeable with him.

God bless our marriage

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am not distracted. I am focused

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help to focus on Jesus and not see the storms

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Mar 4:39 [KJV] And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Keep Jesus at the center of your focus in your marriage

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Mk 4


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How To Stay Committed In Marriage

How To Stay Committed In Marriage

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A person is said to be committed when he or she is pledged or bound to a certain course or policy, when he or she is devoted to a task or purpose, exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose.

So a person is committed to his/her spouse when he/she is bound or pledged to the course of the marriage covenant.

First, being committed to your spouse is a thing of the heart. You must have it settled in your heart that you have the best spouse given to you by God.

You may have to work hard at achieving being the best. Being committed to your marriage vows is doing everything possible to keep the bond of peace.

There will always be differences but the ability to handle our differences in a mature way is love.

A good understanding of what is expected of you as a married couple is very important. You must have a personal vision for your marriage.

It shows you are 100% committed to your spouse when you give him/her your undivided support. Some are giving their support but it is not full support.

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Some are committed and in the marriage as long as their feathers are not rough and everything is fine.

Job’s wife was not totally committed. Our commitment is revealed more during the hard times. I believe that is why the marriage vows says ‘ ….for better for worse, for richer for poorer’ that is 100% commitment.

Ruth is a good example of a wife that is committed. Her commitment was even unto death and way after death.

Ask yourself are you like Ruth or Jobs wife?

In these days when husbands and wives commitment to each other are just on border line. We ask God to give us Christian homes and make us Christ like husbands and wives, whose commitment is 100%

God bless our marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I am committed to my marriage.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, help me to be committed to my marriage

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
1 Corinthians 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
Pray for your spouse

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
1 cor 13


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How Do You Handle Anger in Your Marriage?

How Do You Handle Anger in Your Marriage?

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This is an important topic because every one of us gets angry.  Anger is probably the most common vice in every marriage.  Every couple, white or black, colored or Asian gets angry at least once in a day.

Whether we get angry or not is not the point here, how we handle our anger is. Some couples have outbursts of anger while others suppress theirs.

Neither one of them is good. The explosive anger is bad because things may have been destroyed sometimes beyond repairs. It is like the effect of a raging fire.  It has no time to wait and discern.

The quiet kind of anger, that is suppressed usually comes with withdrawal. It is like rain that eventually causes floods.

It is our responsibility to master it.

Eph 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

God recognizes the fact that being angry is not a sin in itself. But anger has to be controlled not to cross the line of sin.

God gave us permission to get angry but it must be over by end of day. In other words, ‘Do not stay angry’.

As a couple, you will experience your spouse getting angry at most times, because he or she is human, but you have to learn how to forgive him/her quickly.

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It crosses into the devil’s zone when your anger causes bitterness, strife, hatred, and the likes.  When you meditate on your anger, you give the devil time and space to expand it.

That is one of the reasons suppressing anger is evil.

Read on how to manage your anger. Seek God’s help and think of methods that work for you that will help you.

Remember, anger not controlled or managed can destroy your marriage or at least steal your unity and oneness.

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CONFESSION OF THE DAY
I master my anger, I dwell with my spouse with understanding

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, give me understanding and wisdom to master my anger.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Eph 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Eph 3


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Symptoms of A Marriage That Needs Attention

Symptoms of A Marriage That Needs Attention

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Signs or symptoms make us pay attention to certain areas of our lives.

There are certain signs or symptoms that our marriage shows that make us know that it is time to pay attention to our marriage.

When you have a headache, it is a sign that you need to pay attention to your body. Something is wrong somewhere. It could be a result of body weakness or something.

Finding out what went wrong is a whole lot of effort on its own

After you find out what is wrong, you then take the right medicine to cure or get rid of the symptoms.

In the same way, our marriage shows certain signs that make us aware of the fact that our marriage needs help.

Here are some of those signs:

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1. Observation from friends and family.

When friends and family begin to ask questions and are worried about the way your marriage is going. When things are obviously wrong and it is visible to your friends. Then you need to retrace your steps and begin paying attention to your marriage.

2. When your children’s attitude begins to change.

There are several ways when things are not cordial between husband and wife, that affect the children.

They may become withdrawn, stubborn, sickly, prone to domestic accidents, lower performance in school. Once you begin to see these signs, then your marriage needs attention.

3. Physical abuse

If there is any kind of abuse in your marriage then that marriage needs attention. Either you visit a marriage counselor, read books, pray, listen to messages, or change your attitude or behavior.

When either of the spouses becomes violet or threatens in the marriage, then your marriage needs attention.

Note that in all these, it is not about who is right or wrong, it’s about quick intervention in the marriage, and proffering solutions to wherever the problem is.

4. Withdrawal

When either of the spouses is withdrawn and no longer enjoys the company of the other spouse, that marriage needs quick intervention. When the couples are nothing but mere bed mate or housemate

When silence becomes the order of the day and you find it difficult to share your thoughts, feelings etc. That marriage needs help. When the new normal is monosyllable questions followed by monosyllable answers, your marriage needs help.

I will stop here today and continue tomorrow by God’s grace.

May God send us needed help at the right time.

God bless your marriage.


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How To Get Fresh Wine For Your Marriage

How To Get Fresh Wine For Your Marriage

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How To Get Fresh Wine For Your Marriage. Every once in a while, it is important to attend a place where other couples are sharing their experiences.

We all experience burn out and we often get tired of the whole daily routine of house chores, taking care of the children, wives tending the home and taking care of the husband, going to the market, husbands going to work daily looking for money to pay bills and so on.

All these routines day in day out leave us sometimes frustrated and just getting along.

However, the wine of marriage must be kept renewed from getting stale because of the imminent dangers.

There are marriage ministers and ministry set aside and instituted by God to help us. Marriage could be the greatest blessing and as well the greatest regret of one’s life, depending on how it is handled.

Marriage is highly spiritual and it takes spiritual principles to have a blissful marriage. For example, you cannot be selfish and expect your spouse to live joyfully with you. Because it is spiritual, we often need men of God to speak into our lives and marriage and break satanic strongholds off our marriages.

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Obviously, one of the aims of the devil is to destroy homes, families, and marriages, but thank God He came to give us life and to give it to us in abundance. This life is the very life of God that gives us the capacity to function in the class of God.

Such couples’ program is what we have put together to help your marriage experience the new life and new strength to carry on.

This year’s KHC Marriage Bootcamp is not to be missed. We will be discussing issues like communication, conflict Resolution, spicing your sex life, parenting, finances, health Talk, and lots more.

The venue is the Redemption Camp and it starts today.

Friday, 17th – From 4 pm

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Amongst many things, we will be looking at Communication, Conflict Resolution, Spicing Your Sex Life, Parenting, Finances, Health Talk, And lots more!

You don’t want to miss this wonderful opportunity. Plan and prepare to attend. Your marriage is worth all the sacrifice.

Remember, pour into your marriage and invest in it and you will enjoy the dividends thereof.

God bless your marriage!

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I make plans to renew and refresh my marriage

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord, give me understanding and wisdom in the affair of my marriage

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Heb 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

ACTION READING FOR THE DAY
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BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Eccl 3


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How Couples Can Keep Emotions In Check – Part 2

How Couples Can Keep Emotions In Check – Part 2

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We started on the topic “How Couples Can Keep Emotions in Check” Yesterday, we started on this anger issue. I told us anger can be used positively, like the case of Jabez, who changed his story when he got angry.

In the context of marriage, however, you can start handling your anger in a positive way by using these 2 methods.

1. Trace back the source of your anger.

Most people’s anger could be traced to something that happened way back in their past. A parent abandoned them, the death of a loved one, something negative that happened, and so on.

We are angry because of pain. Think back and get the source of what makes you angry. Don’t just ignore it, thinking it will pass away.

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2. Admit your anger

What you don’t admit, you cannot take responsibility over. It is until you admit and agree that you have anger problem that is hurting you and your loved ones, it holds its grip over you.

Become vulnerable, admit it as a sin, then and only then can you be free to handle these negative emotions.

Also know that we all express anger for different reasons and in different ways. Don’t judge your spouse. Focus on dealing with your own anger problems before trying to help your spouse.

God bless our marriage

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I will not be an angry spouse.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord help me recognize the source of my anger and deal with it.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

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BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Prov 23


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How Couples Can Keep Emotions in Check

How Couples Can Keep Emotions in Check

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We all have emotions and there’s nothing wrong with having them. What could be wrong is not handling them well.

Whatever God has given us, whether money, relationships, jobs, career, gifts, talents etc, we need to take responsibility over them. Maturity is learning to handle them well, so that they are used to our advantage and not to our disadvantage.

For Example, God gave us all mouths, but do you know that some people have destroyed their marriages by the wrong use of their mouth?

Anger could be used in a positive way if we understand its great potentials. Anger is what makes us desire for things and ourselves to get better. When we get angry over the status quo we find change.

When we get angry at how we are treated by life, we seek something better, a better life for us and our families.

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In 1 Chron 4:9-10 it was because Jabez was angry at why a name meaning sorrow was imposed upon him that he could pray and have a change of name and destiny.

If we didn’t have the ability to get angry, we will remain as we are. Anger shows there is a problem to be dealt with. Even God get angry.

The evil of unmanaged anger like any other unmanaged emotions far outweighs the benefits.

In marriage, we must keep our emotions managed. Some couple react to situations in an explosive way while others react angrily in a quiet way. Whether it is an explosive anger or a silent anger both are destructive.

The silent anger is dangerous because it works like hot magma. It silently gathers strength and then in a moment without warning it explodes causing a lot of havoc.

Tomorrow, I will show you practical ways to handle anger in marriage.

God bless your marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I will not be an angry spouse.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord help me recognize the source of my anger and deal with it.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I have to deal with any source of angry but it destroys me

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BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Prov 12


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This Is How To Be Intimate With Your Spouse

This Is How To Be Intimate With Your Spouse

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The ultimate goal of every marriage is for both the husband and the wife to grow increasingly in love and intimate with each other.

When you look at your marriage, can you say of the truth that you and your spouse are growing in love?

You may start out not being so close with each other in terms of understanding each other, but as the years roll by, you should be growing in intimacy.

However, it takes some couples longer years to grow to that level of intimacy. Some couples are like cat and mouse. They have not been able to work out their differences.

It is like a rat race, the husband always wants the wife to be exactly like him and vice versa. They always want to fashion their wife into what they want or what they feel she should be like. The same thing with the wife, always trying to make her husband into her image of what a husband should be.

God has not called us to the ministry of changing our spouses. It is a futile ministry, a ministry that will never prosper. If anything, you will end up having a spouse who is a clone of himself or herself.

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Allow your spouse to grow at his/her pace.  Don’t try to change your spouse. Your spouse is not essentially your primary responsibility in terms of monitoring him /her. Do more prayer and intercession for your spouse and allow God to get through to him/her.

Don’t let us be too hasty in judging our spouse. Let’s learn to rather commend them to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build up and give them an inheritance among them that are sanctified, as instructed in Acts 20:32

Here are some characters to watch out for that can hinder intimacy in marriage

1. Immaturity
Learn to handle things in your marriage maturely. Learn to separate issues from your spouses’ personality.

2. Being temperamental
When you are too strong on your personality or being a difficult person.

3. Being too emotional

4. Not forgiving easily

5. Not respecting your spouse as an individual and God’s child.

6.  Not being easy to talk with

7.  Lack of understanding
If you don’t understand that you and your spouse are different and that you see things from different standpoints, intimacy is going to be difficult

All these and much more are things that can prevent any marriage from experiencing the intimacy they so much desire.

God bless your marriage.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I choose to be intimate with my spouse

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Oh Lord, teach me how to love my spouse with all my heart

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Gen 2:24[NKJV] Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

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BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Eccl 1


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More Ways To Know Your Marriage Needs Help

More Ways To Know Your Marriage Needs Help

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We started on the topic “Ways to Know that your marriage needs help” in yesterday’s devotional. let’s look at a few more

3. When the couples keep secrets from each other

There are different vital information that your spouse considers you should not keep away from them. Keeping such information away for whatever reasons could create a crack in the marriage. Trust is broken and you never see yourself as being naked and not ashamed.

4. When there is still parental influence

The Bible clearly says in Gen 2: 23, the husband should leave father and mother and cleave to his wife.

Parents, no doubt, want what is best for their children but we have to obey scriptures for our marriage to work like God planned it. Parents could be sentimental and biased when it comes to their opinion or judging issues in case there is a misunderstanding. So avoid the involvement of your own parents in your marital affairs as much as possible.

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5. When there is extramarital affairs

When there is extra marital affairs either by the husband or wife or from both couples, it’s a serious sign that all is not well. Whatever the justification whether out of retaliation, offense, being promiscuous, ignorance,  neglect from either spouse, health conditions, financial constraints or whatever the reason. Whenever there is infidelity there is serious problem.

Maybe it is not a full blown affair, it is still under an emotional affair or an office affair they are all danger signs.

Seek help before it gets out of hand.

CONFESSION FOR THE DAY
I seek the needed help when I need it.

PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Lord surround me with my helpers and let me recognize them.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Psa 20:2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;

ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY
I will sincerely look into my marriage and identify areas where we need help

BIBLE READING FOR THE DAY
Rom 12


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