NONE SHALL WANT HER MATE (2)
Last week, I showed you what marriage is all about. This glorious week, we shall be looking at Right Positioning For Marital Blessing.
The gateway to accessing any of God's blessings including marital breakthrough is a function of your connection with God. God's Word says: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).
Your closeness to God as a single person is the bedrock of your future life, the security of your destiny. Someone may say, "How do you mean? I am a Christian, I am born again and I even speak in tongues!" Well, thank God for your life. But no matter how near you are to God right now, you can draw nearer still.
Draw near to God! It is for your good, not God's. God is not dependent on you; rather you are dependent on Him. When you draw near to God, He will draw near to you. Your closeness to God has to be initiated by you. God's Word says: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Personally, I have found out that the closer you walk with God, the more you see the need to draw closer yet. I love the song of one great songwriter that says, "Just a closer walk with you, grant it Jesus this is my plea..."
Are you due for marriage? Please be aware that God has not forgotten you! God cannot mismanage your life. Stop searching for a marriage partner at all cost. Let Jesus be your first priority by making Him your Lord, your Boss and be deeply committed to Him. This is the excellent foundation for your future (Matthew 6:33).
There are some single persons that chase marriage as a dog chases a rabbit, especially those who are of marriageable age. For you who are in the kingdom, it ought not to be so. To anybody in this class I say, "Relax!"
It should not be marriage at all cost. Remember that Adam was put to a deep sleep before his wife manifested (Genesis 2: 21-22). Pursue, chase God; not marriage and every other thing shall be added unto you, including a glorious marriage. Make God your focus in life, not marriage. God's Word says: Whosoever findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD (Proverbs 18:21).
'Find' in the above scripture means, 'to discover along the way.' So, when you are in a close relationship with God, along the way, you will miraculously discover your marriage partner. Don't join those who attend meetings and gatherings primarily in search of a marriage partner. They are merely searching, matching and comparing potential candidates.
Ensure you attend fellowship regularly. Let it become a part and parcel of your life. Attend Christian gatherings. Meet with other believers of like minds and share fellowship together. God's Word says: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching (Hebrews 10:25).
Don't just be a Christian who go to church only on Sundays. Be not deceived, what you sow determines what you reap. When I was in high school as a young girl, five of us, girls, formed a group and we always had times of prayer, Word study and fellowship. Those days, I believe were a kind of spiritual deposit into the future, from where I am still drawing dividends today after many years.
Look at this testimony:
I started believing God for a wife in 1990. When I came to this church, I joined the Sanctuary Keepers' Unit and told the Lord, 'Whatever is blocking my blessings, as I am cleaning your sanctuary, clear all those things away from my life.'
At a service, Bishop Oyedepo made an altar call for those who believed God for a partner. I went out, and we were prayed for. Before then, everybody in my group referred to me as 'the unrepentant bachelor,' as I was already 40 years old and had had four different broken courtships. To God be the glory, I got married against all odds.- OSEMOYA, R
You are next in line for a testimony!
Do you desire the blessing of marriage? Seek God first and a glorious mate shall be an addition to you. You can do this by confessing your sins, repenting of them and accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour. If you are ready for this new birth experience, please say this prayer: Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You today as a sinner. Forgive me my Sins. I believe You died and rose on the third day for my sins. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Make me a child of God today. Thank You for accepting me into Your kingdom.
Congratulations! You are now born again and a child of God. I await testimonies of glorious turn-arounds in your homes.
Call or write, and share your testimonies with me through:
E-mail: faithdavid@yahoo.com Tel. No: 234-1-7747546-8;
For more insight, these books authored by Pastor Faith Oyedepo are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all the Living Faith Churches, and other leading Christian bookstores:
- Single With A Difference,
- Marriage Covenant,
- Making Marriage Work,
- Building a Successful Family,
- The Effective Minister's Wife,
- Success in Marriage (Co-Authored with Bishop David Oyedepo).