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Day 5: It’s time to GROW UP!

After hearing God clearly, there is the need to grow. How many of you have wondered why some people still behave babyish even in their homes? Everything that happens with their spouse everyone knows about it directly or indirectly. This is usually attributed to lack of maturity or the absence of genuine love.

I love the later ending of the chapter on LOVE in the New Testament. “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.” (‭‭1 CORINTHIANS‬ ‭13:11‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

When you are ready to settle down to become wife to someone, you have to grow up. I’m sure some of us are conversant with the phrase “Marriage is not for babies”. Oh well. The statement is true and not true. Today we will dwell on the True aspect of that phrase. If you are one that when troubled or offended, we all get to know it on Social media or in the house or in the church, you need to GROW UP! Who else better to help you than yourself first then God.

Another area of growing up which is crucial is KNOWING THE RIGHT TIME TO SHARE GODS’S MESSAGE TO YOU. After hearing God most times, it is not for you to tell. It’s to watch for the right time to tell.

Confession: (Your name), you are no longer a child. You cannot behave like a child, You cannot reason and plan like a child. You grow up and forbear, you forgive, you overlook wrongdoings and most importantly of all, you will learn and know when to be quiet and when to share. (Do this in front of a mirror so you talk to yourself right in the eye)

Prayer: Father where it is I have been behaving childish. Where it is that my attitude has portrayed a level of immaturity. I ask that you forgive my mistakes and today I decide that I will grow up and grow better. I ask that you help me achieve this in Jesus name. Just like Mary, help me to know when it is the right time to speak or be quiet about that which you have shown me in Jesus name. Go ahead and pray about everything you need to in this area.

Action: You have an open book. Write on each page with every sense of maturity.

God bless you.

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Day 4: Hearing God clearly ALONE

I remember when I first heard God speak to me clearly, it was while I was on a compulsory holiday. I would stay indoor seeking God till noon on several areas of my life and settling down was one of it. When he gave me His word it was direct and nothing could make me believe otherwise.

Today many have carried too many companions of both genders and hearing from God had become confusing. They can’t even tell if they are the one speaking to themselves or God. I encourage you to seek to be alone and hear God clearly and by yourself.

Others always want to hear what God has to say to them via people other than themselves. This is the reason we have people running from here and there. Something I always tell myself and challenge God to is. Father, if you can tell someone something about me, please tell me all about me.

Confession: I will sit at my watch and hear for God to tell me what to do. I will be alert to hear God’s instructions for my life. I will not be crowded and be put in a state of confusion over whose voice I am hearing in Jesus name. Amen. (Habakkuk 1:2)

Prayer: Father give me a listening ear. Open my eyes to see and my mind to know when I am crowded and can’t hear your voice. I refuse to allow myself to be caught up in the hustling and bustling of life that I can’t hear you guide me in Jesus name. I receive today an open mind and a beautiful heart to read and hear in between the lines what you have to say to me in Jesus name. Amen.

Action: Check your circle, the people in there. Will they be a hindrance to you hearing from God?

God bless you.

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Day 3: Alone and busy

Yesterday we discussed God’s master plan which was for us to be a completion to man’s aloneness.

Okay today we will be building up on that but as related to us. Let us first consider the difference between ‘lonely’ and ‘alone’. LONELY – “sad because one has no friends or company.” ALONE – “having no one else present; on one’s own.” When one is alone, one can do whatever he wants to do. One sees the need to grow and excel. In the case of loneliness, one cannot even do what needs to be done. There begins to build up desperation to get something and this often leads to impatience, envy and mistakes.

As a young lady being alone at this point should be time to build oneself up, learn, grow and improve. Most importantly seek God first and trust me all these things will be given to you. (Matthew 6:33)

Set goals, dare God to unthinkable miracles. Write down everything you want God to do for you within a timeframe. I am saying this from experience that God is faithful. When you are alone. A man who is alone will be divinely arranged and both of you from a point of full aloneness will become one. The vision and assignment you are pregnant with while alone becomes for both of you. He sees everything about you as he sees everything about him.

Confession: I will understand my purpose as God has planned for me. I will grow and excel making the most of my alone time. I will be fulfilled now because I have God who I trust to take me to that point. I will not lose sight of all I need to change in me, I would not lose sight of all that I need to learn. I will not be lonely.

Prayer: Tell the Lord where it is that you have slipped from being alone to being lonely and ask the Lord to realign you.

Action: Write down 7 things you want to achieve now that you are alone. Work towards them and if they are miracles pray for a manifestation.

God bless you.

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Day 2: Walking within God’s Master-Plan

Yesterday we found out we are God’s look alike. With this understanding, let’s talk about US – Women. I am truly amazed at how God does his thing. He created everything man would need first then created man. You know there is this level of satisfaction one gets to when you see a need being fulfilled. You look right and left and see that every ‘i(s)’ have been dotted and every ‘t(s)’ have been crossed.

God, after creating man looked left and right and saw a need. He saw a NEED, the need of someone who would complete Man. He fulfilled this need when He created WOMAN! You and I were designed and created to complete an aloneness in a man not be a solution to his problem of loneliness. You were created to fulfill the need of companionship.

Genesis‬ ‭2:18‬ ‭(ERV)‬‬ “Then the Lord God said, “I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the companion he needs, one just right for him.””

I look at this scripture and I am Oh! Oh! There is a woman just right for a man. In the world we live in today, so many things have become the order of the day and some women have for one reason or the other gone along with men who they are not just right for. I need you to know that you were not designed or created for any man. No you weren’t.

Confession: I am a well thought out design of my Father. I was created to fit just right where I belong. I will be located by the one who I am made JUST RIGHT FOR!

Prayer: Thank you Lord for creating me. I know there is a man you have created for me to complete. Lord may I not settle for just anyone but THE ONE. Where it is I have missed it, I ask that you open my eyes and direct me on what to do. I will not be a solution to any man’s loneliness but I will complete THE Man’s aloneness in Jesus name. Amen.

Action: Reexamine your relationship with God. Before you say yes to that proposal, pass it through God. Be careful when you surround yourself with men. THE man may not be among them.

God bless you.

©BLArticles2016

Day 1: What’s your Identity?

Hello and welcome to the 7-days Word + Prayer Challenge. We just concluded the wives version and it was beautiful by the grace of God.

Genesis 1:26-27 clearly describes you. “Then God said, “Now let’s make humans who will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth.” So God created humans in his own image. He created them to be like himself. He created them male and female.”

‭‭I need you to to have it at the back of your mind and deep in your heart that you are your fathers’s look alike so anything that makes you not to be like your father puts a dent on your identity. Wherever you find yourself, the nature of Christ should be seen before you even speak about it. It should emanate from your inside reflecting on your outside.

Confession: I was made in the image of my father. Therefore, I look like Him, I act like Him and I live like Him. I live GODLY!!!

Prayer: Father, I thank you for creating me in your image. Today Lord where it is I haven’t represented your image rightly, I ask that you have mercy on me. From today, I live, act and think just like my father. Amen!

God bless you.

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The Christian Wife’s Testimony: I AM A GOOD THING!!!

Oh that beautiful day! The weather so cool and warm! I had barely slept the night before as I kept dreaming of my new home. Dressed in white, hands in hands with my boyfriend, we said goodbye to everyone as the whole wedding ceremony came to an end.

Just like every New wife, I had dreams and plans and wishes and goals and all that. What I didn’t understand at first was the power of my place, my role and my position. I never knew how powerful I was, how awesome I was and how GOOD I am. (Proverbs 18:22)

Coming from two different backgrounds and having two different upbringings, somethings my boyfriend and I did seemed strange or rather new to either of us and off course as human as we are, resistance was inevitable. But you know what, we had our individual resolves to ensure we made our marriage work. I didn’t know he had one neither did he know I had one too. But God knew because few months into the journey of marriage, I encountered a very IMPORTANT SECRET hidden in the pages of the Bible and things changed for the best. Amongst many secrets hidden within the pages, this is one every Christian Wife needs to know.

God instituted marriage when he created the woman and gave to the man. It was for companionship and fellowship. Today, many venture into it for all the wrong reasons. When I looked through the pages of the Bible, I discovered that in the New Testament God spoke to the wives first before addressing the husbands three times. (Ephesians 5:22, Colossians 3:18-19, 1 Peter 3:1-7) My dad shared with me the reason why this was so. In his words “…The reason for this can be connected to what happened in Eden because the wife was the first to take action and answer a question meant for the two of them. Who knows, if Eve had checked up from Adam before she answered the serpent’s question, there might have been a different Story.” ~ S.A Reju.

Eve made a decision that changed the whole of humanity forever. As a Christian wife, I have learnt and I am still learning that personal decisions and even those that are family based MUST not be taken by me alone. I MUST get approval and agreement from my husband. In a situation where my husband has to decide on a thing, I MUST respect his decision and wisely and humbly pass across mine if I have a better one.

As much as God made the man the head of the woman and the home, he made the woman a criterion in marriage provided she knows her place and understands her authority in Christ. This understanding would open doors for the Christian wife. It will influence some very crucial decisions our husbands must make as well.

Proverbs 18:22 holds this amazing secret. Let’s see it in some versions;

“If you find a wife, you have found something good. She shows that the Lord is happy with you.” – Easy to Read Version
“He who finds a wife finds what is good, gaining favor from the LORD.” – Common English Bible
“He who finds a [ true and faithful] wife finds a good thing And obtains favor and approval from the LORD.” – ‭‭Amplified
“The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD.” – New Living Translation
‭‭“Find a good spouse, you find a good life— and even more: the favor of GOD!” – The Message
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD.” – New King James Version
“A man’s greatest treasure is his wife— she is a gift from the Lord.” – Contemporary English Version

The Wife is described as a GOOD THING, a TREASURE and a GIFT. Understanding this my God-given position in my marriage is what keeps me on my face talking to God about my Boyfriend and Bambie. My position as a good thing, as a gift to my husband should produce the result of God’s happiness and favour. Isn’t it? Oh yes!!!

Have you been looked upon and termed good to be made Wife? I rejoice with you because Mr Right has just found Mrs Good Thing. Hello Mister, have you seen that woman that you want to spend the rest of your life with? 👏👏👏 You just found a treasure. She shows God is happy with you. Hey Mr Right and Mrs Good thing, if you are not experiencing the fulfilment of Proverbs 18:22, just before you blame someone, pause and check within, asking yourself these questions;
Is she still Wife(not literal meaning) to you?
Does she still make butterflies in your tummy?
Do you still go all out to ensure she is smiling and happy?
Dear wife, are you still a good thing?
Does everything around you show that God is happy with your husband?

Today so many people and I are beginning another year in this journey of marriage of which some have been in this a long time and some are just starting. In these years I have seen God prove himself over and over. I am known for using this phrase, “God is too faithful to fail“. Today with all boldness I reaffirm that “GOD IS TOO FAITHFUL TO FAIL!!!” I have not been the best of everything in the sense that I still get angry with my boyfriend and I still disagree with him. But in spite of my shortcomings, I have learnt and grown. I am not where I was when I said I do. The baggage of bitterness has been thrown into the sea of forgetfulness through God’s help and my Boyfriend’s encouragement. The independent strong will has been melted to prompt obedience through the help of God and my Boyfriend’s patience. I can go on and on but hey it’s not about me. It’s all about God.

To every Christian couple out there, young and old, every intending couple, and singles. A marriage founded on God, nurtured by his love and fed by his wisdom is achievable. We do not necessarily need to put up pictures showing how perfect we are and all that. What we need to push out there is that “Marriage is God’s idea and a happy marriage is possible.” Don’t show the world that marriage is flawless and perfect. Don’t show the world that couples do not disagree. Don’t show the world that Couples always do things together all the time. Let the world see that our flaws don’t define our marriage, God’s grace and mercy do. Our disagreements don’t, God’s grace and mercy do. We may not always be together doing everything together, but we have a God kind of love that is not limited by distance.

Today as we begin another year together as husband and wife;

We are not asking for the love that is perfect to the human eye but we ask that God’s love be perfected in us which makes us love one another and our kids selflessly and unconditionally.
We are not asking for the marriage or home that looks perfect to the world but we ask for a model marriage and home to our kids and the world which speaks about Jesus and Gods intention for creating marriage.
We ask for wisdom and more grace to lift each other in prayer, forbear with one another and grow better in his perfect Will.
And the list goes on.

Finally as i end this long writ, dear Wife, you are a good thing and I’ll share of Dad’s wisdom with you again: “You need to STUDY your husband to know what he likes or does not like and most men prefer to do things to be observed rather than to be said. Men are generally slower than women in taking some decisions (because they may want to think on the outcomes) and so you must learn to be patient with your husband instead of acting to mount pressures on some issues. There is always an opportunity to avoid mistakes and be guided by God when there is thoughtfulness before taking decisions, especially in a very critical situation.” ~ S.A. Reju. To you dear Husband, seek God, draw of his wisdom and please lead your beautiful family as the Lord leads you.

Marriage is indeed beautiful by God’s grace and we look forward to many more years in this ship with God as our Captain forever.

God bless you.

Day 12 – HIM

It is the last day of this challenge and we bless God for thus far He has brought us.

Today, you will pray for your husband and for you. There will be no prayer points. My heart desire is for every marriage to blossom. How beautiful it is going on a journey with someone you love so dear. I’ll admonish every wife here who has made this prayers to ensure that she plays her part while expecting results and answers from God. Don’t give the devil a chance to use you.

As we go through December, challenge yourself to all the romantic stuff you can do to rekindle the flame. Go buy that lingerie and look sexy to Him. Go cook that meal that He loves so much. Go plan that one night out for both of you. No where did they say that a man has to do all the romantic things. It’s the month of giving, so give beautifully to the one God has made number one in your life.

This challenge will hold again next year but as Christ tarries, we have a lot of articles and beautiful Christian challenges outlined for next year through God’s leading.

Prayer:

My faithful friend and Father, I am indeed wowed at the blessings you always shower on us, thank you for the opportunity to come pray for our husbands. Thank you for the answers we have received and those we will receive. When you designed marriage it was for fellowship, companionship, romance, and all the good stuff. You didn’t want man to be alone so you created woman. Our presence as wives in the lives of our husbands brought about completeness, fulfillment and joy. We take our place Lord as wives and we ask that we will bring about the completeness and fulfillment and joy you attached to us to our husbands forever in Jesus name. We have declared, we have confessed and we cover our declarations and confessions with the blood of Jesus. From today, we won’t relax but come to you casting all of our cares on you because you care for us. Our marriages will blossom, our marriages will show the world that a home founded on God stands all storm. Our children will be taught of the Lord by the lives our husbands and us will live. When we fight, we would not go to bed unsettled because we won’t give the devil a chance. Our husbands would lead us into all right and true things as he will be guided by the Holy Spirit in Jesus name. Father we will have all that we will need and more in Jesus name. Today we decree and we declare that it is well with us, our husbands, our marriage, our children and our home in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Bible Verse: Philippians 4:7 (CEB) “Then the peace of God that exceeds all understanding will keep your hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.”

‭‭Confession: I have a happy marriage and a happy home because I have a godly husband and we have a perfect God.

Thank you so much for participating. God bless you and much Love from Mrs O.

Day 11 – His help and His leadership

When I was growing up, I had disciplinarians as parents. As much as both of them were in the teaching profession, they weren’t just teachers to others, they were teachers at home too. I learnt a lot from my parents that when I was about to get married. I asked for someone better than my parents. In the part of the world where I am from, women tend to always be the one who do everything. When I say everything I mean; cook, clean, train the children, and sometimes be the breadwinner too.

For example when my dad said wash the dishes, he will take his to the kitchen and wash then he will monitor that we wash ours one after the other. He was what he preached and I am sure it wasn’t by magic or being spelled that he got there. We all need our husband’s help in our homes and guess what, as the kids see this, they learn. Especially our sons.

As we pray for his help, we will also pray for his leadership. I have seen Fathers who speak negativity into their children and then wonder why their children are acting up. Some husbands who are violent had been in a violent home where they always saw their dad beat up their mum. So many things can make a man be a terrible leader. Look around and write down those areas you need God to arrest your husband on.

There will just be five prayer points for this as you live with him so you know better what needs to be addressed.

Prayer Points:

Father I thank you for listening to my every request. Thank you for being God. I believe that as I have come today, you will hear and answer in Jesus name.
Father I have come once again to pray for (husband’s name) in the area of leadership and help. Lord, whatever has influenced him while growing up that is a reason for his behavior now or for his behavior in the future, I receive insight on his behalf to know what is right and what is wrong.
Lord I pray for (husband’s name) that he will lead by example. He will not make our children angry but raise them with the kind of teaching and training he learns from the Lord. (Ephesians 6:1) Lord our children will see home as a place of comfort because of your love that flows through (husband’s name).
My children and I will draw from the wells of wisdom that you have acquired of the Lord. You will live what you preach first at home in Jesus name. (Titus 1:8,9) I will not age and grow weary because of stress and too much work. I pray that God puts in you the willingness to help me at all times and by your example our sons will grow up to be helpful men in Jesus name.
(husband’s name) I pray for you today that you will live with me in an understanding way, you will see that I am weaker than you and you will show me respect, because God gives us the same blessing —the grace of true life. I pray that you will do this so that nothing will stop your prayers from being heard in Jesus name. (1 Peter 3:7)
Go on and pray.

Memory Verse: John 13:14-15 (ERV) “I am your Lord and Teacher. But I washed your feet. So you also should wash each other’s feet. I did this as an example for you. So you should serve each other just as I served you.”

Confession: Our children and I will exude the beauty of the Lord because we have you (husband’s name) to lead us. I will not grow weak and weary because I have you to help me. Our children will be different and unique because you will teach them aright.

Those participating in the giveaway should start sending in their composition.

God bless you and see you tomorrow as we round up this challenge.