How to Improve On Your Marriage! (3) by PastorFaith Oyedepo
How to Improve On Your Marriage! (3) by PastorFaith Oyedepo
Topic: How to Improve On Your Marriage! (3)
Dear Reader,
Peace and blessings be multiplied to you
in this month of the birth of our Lord
Jesus Christ. In my first lesson, I told
you that marriage is a miracle. Last
week, I looked at marriage covenant
responsibilities.
This week, I want you to Beware Of
Divorce! Enjoying a loving home is
God’s utmost desire for you and your
spouse this Christmas and forever. That
was His design from the beginning of
creation.
Divorce can be likened to marital
amputation. It causes a lot of grief,
pains, and wounds that only God can
heal. Even when a wound heals, the
scar remains, and in most cases, for
life. Give no place to divorce.
Remember, prevention is said to be
better than cure. When there is a
challenge in your home, divorce should
not be the first option that comes to
mind. Rather, it is important to first
identify and analyse the challenge.
In the beginning of the institution of
marriage, divorce was not a part of the
original plan, and was never supposed
to be. The Word of God says: Therefore
shall a man leave his father and his
mother, and shall cleave unto his wife:
and they shall be one flesh (Genesis
2:24). Note the word “Man shall leave,
cleave and become one flesh“.
God hates putting away! The Word of
God says: For the Lord, the God of
Israel, saith that he hateth putting away
(Malachi 2:16). What God says He hates,
you should hate too. If you move close
to any divorcee, you will observe that
they themselves go through a lot of
pains and agonies, and their children go
through turmoil, and devastation. God
views husband and wife as being
bounded together in a permanent
marriage relationship, and nothing
should be allowed to put them apart.
My husband used to say, “To be slow
and sure is better than to be fast and
foolish”. My husband and I courted for
six years. Throughout that time, we did
a proper study with all sincerity of each
other’s character, vision and goals. If
you are not contemplating divorce, then
there is no need to rush into marriage.
Take your time; be sure of what you are
getting into. If it is a living family you
desire, prepare yourself for it and enter
into it with God’s backing and certainty.
Divorce is not as easy as it sounds,
because it is not only limited to legally
ending a marriage, but putting death
where life once was. For those of you
about getting married or yet to be
married, be very careful.
In case you are reading this article right
now and you are considering divorce,
and you think there is no way out. Just
hold it! Who knows, this might be the
reason God gave you the opportunity of
reading a material like this. If only you
will accept and follow God’s master
plan, your story will change for the
better!
Or are you already divorced? Do not
allow a sense of condemnation to
overwhelm and destroy your colourful
future. God can still perform His
wonders in your life. Do you believe a
miracle can still take place in your life
and family to bring about a restoration?
God is the Restorer, and I know that He
will restore your marriage, if you allow
Him.
I hope this brother’s testimony will
boost your faith:
“I read your article in the newspaper. In
fact, I have seen a lot of changes in my
life, which prompted me to give this
glorious testimony of the wonderful
works of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I got married in 1977 as an unbeliever,
before I joined the police force in the
year 2000. But somehow, my marriage
broke up as a result of so many things.
But God rebuilt the marriage from the
advice and instruction I got from your
article.
I congratulate you for your effort in
enlightening young men and women
concerning their marital lives, so that
their marriages will be peaceful and
successful.” Udual, A.
I see God giving you your own
testimony, too, in Jesus’ name!
You need the grace of God upon your life
to be able to stay in your covenant
marriage. This grace is only released to
those who are born again. You can
become born again by confessing your
sins and accepting Jesus as your own
Lord and personal Saviour. If you are
set for this new birth experience, you
can say this prayer and be born again:
Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I come to You
today. I am a sinner. Forgive me of my
sins and cleanse me with Your Blood.
Deliver me from sin and satan to serve
the living God. I accept You as my Lord
and Saviour. Make me a child of God
today. Thank You for accepting me into
Your Kingdom.
If you prayed this simple prayer, you are
now a child of God. He loves you and
will never leave you. Read your Bible
daily, obey God’s Word and seek
Christian fellowship (John 14:21).
Congratulations! You are now born
again! All-round rest and peace are
guaranteed you, in Jesus’ Name. Call or
write, and share your testimonies with
me through contact@faithoyedepo.org;
OR 07026385437 and 08141320204.
For more insight, these books authored
by me are available at the Dominion
Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches
and other leading Christian bookstores:
Marriage Covenant, Making Marriage
Work, Building A Successful Home and
Success in Marriage (Co-Authored).
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