Isaac Boluwatise

Husbands, go all out in your love for your wives… 
Ephesians 5:25 MSG

After many years of marriage, John decided to divorce his wife. 

The reasons he gave his counselor were: ‘She’s not attractive, she’s not interesting, she’s overweight, and she’s a poor housekeeper.’ 

So the counselor gave him this suggestion: ‘Starting today, I want you to go home and treat your wife like a goddess. 

Start doing everything in your power to please her. Listen intently when she talks about her problems. 

Help around the house, and take her out to dinner at the weekend. I want you to literally pretend that she’s a goddess. Then after two months of this wonderful new behaviour, pack your bags and leave. That should get her attention!’ 

John agreed it was a great idea, and decided to implement it. He took his wife away on romantic weekends and read poetry to her every night. 

After two months the counselor called and asked, ‘John, did you file for divorce? Are you looking forward to being a bachelor again?’ 

John replied, ‘Are you kidding? I’m married to a goddess. I’ve never been happier in my life. I’d never leave my wife in a million years. 

In fact, I’m discovering new, wonderful things about her every single day. 

Divorce? Not on your life!’ The Bible says, ‘…A man reaps what he sows’ (Galatians 6:7 NIV). 

And when John changed his strategy and started sowing seeds of love, he reaped a marriage he never dreamed possible. 

Do you think this same strategy might possibly work for you? What’ve you got to lose? 

Give it a try and see what happens. Chances are you and your spouse will love the results.

Courtesy: UCB Word for Today

If you would learn to look away from the effects that the past has put on you, to consider where God is taking you, extraordinary things can happen

It is true that the experience from the past could leave someone with scars. Some of the scars can be listed as unhealthy self image and inadequacy.

Inadequacy is the state or quality of being inadequate or lacking the quality that is required; it also means inability to deal with a situation or with life. Inadequacy keeps people stuck in the rut of the past without being able to move forward.

Never ever insist on being inadequate with God

The high calling of God upon your life is more than whatever you have been through. You cannot afford to allow the experience from the past to affect it.

With God, where you are coming from and its scars on you cannot be as important as where you are going.

If you would learn to look away from the effects that the past has put on you, to consider where God is taking you, extraordinary things can happen.

There were too many ‘who am I’ in the scriptures. You can also see what God did with David, Gideon, and Saul among many others.

The importance placed on where you are headed is the reason why God formed you and why He is dealing with you. 

There is nothing wrong with trying to be relevant, but we need to understand that there is a BOLD line between being trendy, and then completely disfiguring the message of Jesus. We can’t expect to bring any change to the world when we don’t look any different from it. I’m a firm believer that Jesus came to reclaim culture and not abolish it, but this doesn’t mean we need to water down His message so that it’s easier to swallow. – Jarrid Wilson

Conquer through your challenges, do not look for ease within them. The strength you gain as you militantly wade through your current challenges prepares you for the environment of your next level. 

Too many people have traded their victory and prospects for ease. Too many have traded their capacity to receive from God for the arrangement to depend on man. The two are never the same.

The sufferings of the present time are useful for the coming glory. Don’t run from your challenges. Avoid shortcuts.

Your home is a treasure to God. Those who appreciate this treasure their family. God hasn’t done anything significant, beyond heaven’s intervention, without the family.

Respect the structure ordained by God. Let the wife submit to her husband as unto the Lord in all things.

Let the husband be loving to his own wife as Christ loves the church.

Obedience is better the sacrifice. You cannot obey God in your home and your family will fail to be blessing to the world.

Save the society! Treasure your family!