7VEN YEARS, 7VEN LESSONS

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#1. My first lesson was that there will be challenges. I remember reading (Numbers 13), God knew there were giants in the land before he led the people of Israel out of Egypt. God had given them the land, therefore their victory was sure.The Lord has given you your spouse, who is your promised land, indeed there will be giants but will you be like Caleb and Joshua? Who despite the giants knew they would conquer. Their confessions were different and they took possession of the land. 

#2. Marriage is meant to change you, to make you better. I am a strong believer of the fact that God is in the business of reconciling his children back to him. After Salvation, I believe that marriage is His reconciliation tool. It will teach you to love, to sacrifice, to serve, to forgive and to keep doing it consistently over and over again. Tell me how you will not become like Jesus.

#3. When you pray for new wine, remember to pray for new wine skin too. We all want newness in our marriages but no one wants to go through the process of change.
(Mark 2:22;)
"And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins".

#4. The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:20). Note, no matter how justified you are to be angry, it does not work the righteousness of God. Anger is a spirit, it doesn’t work in line with righteousness.

#5. Never underestimate the power of a third party- good or bad. Subject every voice to the influence of the word of God and let the strongest influence be the voice of the Holy Spirit.

#6. Learn to balance friendship with your spouse with respect and honor. I guess what I am trying to say is knowing when to wear different hats, knowing when to address him as his wife and when to address him as his best friend. I will play, joke and gist but I also accord him with great respect and honor. 

#7. It’s ok to build boundaries, they are not walls. The boundaries you set applies to you too, so do not violate the boundaries you have set if you don’t want others to do the same.
Yours in the walk....


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QUIVER SEASONS

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Isaiah 49: 1-7
“Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name. 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. 3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”4 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.” 5 And now the Lord says— he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength— 6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” 7 This is what the Lord says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.””
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There is an American movie I once watched of a warrior whose entire family was killed while he was away. On his return he saw all that was left, the entire community in ruins, then he saw his son’s favorite toy, he took it, melted it and molded it into an arrow and kept it in his quiver. He fought so many and killed the bad guys but kept this one arrow for one particular reason, to kill the exact same person that killed his family.

The writer in the above passage was expressing his discontentment and dissatisfaction to God in verse 1-2 “ you called me from my mother’s womb Lord, you made my mouth like a sharpened sword, YET! You hid me in the shadows of your hands” “ you made me, molded me and polished me like a arrow, YET!! You have concealed me in your quiver”
“ I have labored and worked hard YET! No promotion” “I have this burning desire within me YET! There is still no release”
You know that situation that seems like it’s taking too long to manifest after all the prayers and hard work.

Look at verse 3,The Lord kept encouraging him as I feel in my spirit He is doing for someone today. Hallelujah! Replace Israel with your name and confess it “And He said to me, You are my servant Todun, in whom I will display my splendor” Hallelujah!

Look at verse 5, The Lord spoke stating the exact purpose this servant was created. But by the time The Lord was speaking in verse 6, The Lord said “it is too small...”
Let a someone reading this shout “it is too small!”
This should get you praising God!
That thing you are thinking is too small compared to the great plans God has in store!
Verse 7; Because your Lord and Redeemer says “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down because The Lord who has chosen you is faithful”!


Somebody Shout Hallelujah!!

 Yours In The Walk...

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