Some years ago, a young man came to tell us he had found someone to marry. But after our counselling session, it was obvious the lady was not his wife.
Yet he insisted that he had prayed and God had spoken to him. So he went ahead and married the ‘sister.’
The first night after their marriage, the brother invited her for prayer. She agreed but he observed that whenever he said, “In Jesus’ Name”, his wife refused to say ‘Amen’.
When he took her up on this, she told him she was not a Christian but that she wanted him as husband and her mission was accomplished! What was supposed to be the beginning of his joy became the beginning of his nightmare! Just because he could not pay the price in prayer!
Any choice you make without divine guidance will surely leave you with regrets, sorrow and lots of losses.
If you base your decision to marry that man or woman purely on physical beauty, material possessions, status or academic achievements, you may spend the rest of your life in regret.
That relationship in which you refuse to fully involve God, must be broken. Involve God at the fulcrum of every decision so that He can prevent you from painful errors.
In Genesis 17:1-3, God told Abraham that if he wanted to be in partnership with Him, he must be willing to pay the price.
“For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed” (Mal 3:6).
God told Abraham that He is the Lord, the Almighty God who changes not. The fellow who has to change is you. Change can be a painful experience.
Today, many who claim to be children of God – even pastors, are bereft of a commensurate change. They still talk and behave like the world, cheat God and fellow men, etc. Some female ministers are a shame to behold.
They are so full of gutter language and strife-prone that you cannot differentiate them from an average market woman on the street.
Take a look at your self: how have you lived your Christian life? Are you condoning what the Master cannot condone?
This year, the Lord is calling you into a closer relationship with Him. He wants to cut a covenant with you, your family, and church. But you must be ready to pay the price. Your consecration must produce a definite change in your dressing, talking, eating and sleeping.
You must be ready to be cheated and at the instance of the El-Shaddai, ignore it. Until you change, your change will not come. The greater your change, the higher you go. Pay the price. It’s worth the sacrifice!
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