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Evidence of wrong relationship – Part 3

By Solomon Ojigiri
28 October 2018   |   2:21 am
According to Pastor Bimbo Odukoya (of blessed memory), “Your choice of a marriage partner is one the biggest and most important decisions.”

Solomon Ojigiri

According to Pastor Bimbo Odukoya (of blessed memory), “Your choice of a marriage partner is one the biggest and most important decisions.”

In 1Samuel 25v3, we read the story of Nabal and Abigael, who are very good example of a wrong relationship that metamorphosed into a wrong marriage. We were made to know that Abigael was a woman with good understanding and good countenance, but Nabal was churlish, wicked and foolish. Perhaps, Abigael was not careful enough or she allowed herself to be deceived or forced into a wrong relationship. Please beware!!!

Preparation Precedes Manifestations
The Bible has so much to say on the subject of preparation. It is preparation that precedes manifestation. The level of our preparation determines the level of our manifestation or success in life. Preparation is what sets the pace for our glorious manifestation in any endeavour. It is a great investment you need to make in order to enjoy success in life.

As important as preparation is, it is unfortunate to note that many young people only dabble into important issues like marriage without adequate or in many cases, without any form of preparation for marriage. You need to pay close attention here. I am not talking about the wedding ceremony. Of course, people spend millions of naira in preparation for wedding, but spend little or nothing in preparation for the marriage itself.

The wedding day is only one day, but marriage is “till death do you part.” Many singles prepare for the wedding day, but only a few prepare for marriage. The wedding only holds for few hours, but the marriage is for life. People buy expensive materials, wedding gown, suits, shoes, wedding rings, and what have you for just one day of wedding. They even go as even go as far as having extravagant, sumptuous and flamboyant reception in expensive halls and hotels. Unfortunately, they may not buy a book of ten dollars that will help them prepare for a hitch-free marriage.

I heard of a wealthy man, who bought a wedding gown of over six hundred thousand dollars for his bride. I usually ask people preparing to get married of their preparation for marriage. Some tell me about their gown, suit, and shoes that are ready, but preparing for marriage has nothing to do with the wedding day, which only lasts for about six or eight hours even with the reception. The question is all about the marriage.

With God, preparation is more important than our prayers. Many have unanswered prayers because they are praying for what they are not prepared for, and God will not give you what you are not prepared for. In Exodus 23v20, God says “Behold, I send my angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place which I have prepared….” There is a place God has prepared for you. “As it is written, Eyes hath not seen nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.” But only those who are well prepared will enjoy those things that God has prepared. Blissful marriage is not a function of accident; you need adequate preparation to make a success of your marriage.

In proverb 24vs27, the Bible says, “prepare thy work without and make it fit for thy self in the field and afterwards build thy house.”

There are things that you must do first; you must learn to do first things first. God is a God of order and priorities. That is why He does not bless those who are disorderly. You must prepare your work before you must think of raising a family, because you need money to take very good care of your family. Someone rightly said there is no romance without finance.

The Bible further made us to know that preparation is wisdom that causes us to succeed in all we do, regardless of our little strength. Proverbs 30v24-25 says; “there be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise, the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in summer.” Preparation remains an essential requirement for the wise. Disregarding it can only lead to mockery and shame. The wiser you are, the more you are going to plan.
Excerpt from my book “Evidence Of Wrong Relationship”
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