Most States in Nigeria resumed academic work for Primary and Secondary Schools today, kick-starting the last lap of the 2024/25 academic session.
This term is crucial because out of many things, this is the term will highest numbers of holidays, end of the session party, and the determinant of whether a student will move from the present class to the next higher one.
With that in mind, I am enjoying all dear parents being supportive as always, not slothful in providing for your wards’ academic welfare
Also not to make them angry so that they will not be psychologically disturbed.
Lastly, I pray the kids are protected in Jesus’ name.
No evils will befall them in Jesus name and knowledge, wisdom and understanding will be their portion in Jesus’ name.
1. There will be salvation on all fronts. 2. Healings without numbers for all. Both physical and spiritual. 3. Those who joined last year will testify and if you join us, yours is next.
4. An atmosphere of deep worship will be created. Bring you A-dancing and praying shoes!!! 5. All work and no prayer, make Christian a ______. Get away from the business of life to face your creator 6. You will meet godly young people. 7. If you are single, this is a perfect opportunity to find the one – the awaited God’s will, 😍 the love of life🤩. Or you are not interested in kingdom marriage again? Now, if you are absent, What’s your gain.
Scene 1: After two months of marriage, these new couples are filing for divorce. No fight. No new bad discovery. No irreconcilable difference but genotype incompatibility.
Something that ₦2500 worth of test can prevent.
If you probed further, they courted for 3 years and above.
Scene 2: I met my wife for the first time ever on 7th May, asked her out and got Yes same day. Picked wedding date 24 hours after, and got married 3 months minus 3 days after.
By the end of week 1 of our courtship, all major discussion has been settled. Today, We are in blissful marriage by the grace of God to His glory alone.
Dear, I will never advised you to do as I do but I can assure you that there’s nothing you want to know in a potential partner that you can’t know between 3 – 6 months or at max, 1 year.
In fact, dear sister, a man know if you are wife worthy to him from the first day of meeting you.
Instead of wasting your time, doing, ‘have you eaten,’ ‘how was your day,’ everyday, ask intentional questions.
First hour of asking out, genotype issue should be already a settled affair.
By week 4, belief system of each partner should be known so that edgy areas can be smoothened on time. Make e no shock you that, though your husband is a Baptist, he doesn’t believe in tithing first month in marriage.
By third month of your relationship, issues like numbers of kid, where to live after wedding, in-laws, etc., should be agreed on already.
No dey think because you grow up in the same area, denomination, you go dey think alike for marriage.
Short or long courtship ❌❌
Intentional Courtship ✅✅
6 – 20 months of intentional Courtship is okay.
Advantage is that no one time and resources are wasted and premarital sex can be avoided.
Now, away from that, Our Evangelism Outreach Pastor is Pastor K. Adegoke. He is a passionate MoG who love God’s people differently and He is happily and intentionally married.
Pray for the fresh infilling of Holy Spirit on him and pray along with him for outpouring of miracles and power during the program.
I hope to eat your wedding jollof rice before the year ends.
Today make it 4 years, 4 months, 3 days, 5 hours, 10 minutes and 2 seconds, you last received I love you message, since Bro Dare served you premium breakfast the following month.
You are not a tree, ma.
You deserved the best, love can offer you.
You are advised to spread the love Christ has for you.
Open your heart to receive love.
Moreover, since you are assured of God’s love, why don’t you join us to spread it during our Annual Evangelism Outreach holding at Olooyo from Nov., 1st – 3rd, 2024.
Maybe you may meet bro. David during the program by partnering with us and who knows what can happen?
Quite some times. I am so sorry for being irregular here this year. I had been so caught up in the ordinary daily business in life, but I think the coast is getting clear.
Recently, couples trended on FacebookNG for divorcing after two months of marriage. Reason; genotypic incompatibility.
My first question to them was, what were they discussing when they were courting?
Now, let’s talk about 5 issues, questions and clarification that should be a forgone conclusion by the end of your first week being in a romantic relationship leading to marriage.
I hope you are not thinking, ‘Are you a Christian?’ as one of them. Nada! Because as a Christian, you are only permitted to choose, date, court and marry a fellow believer.
That should be a foregone conclusion, a settled affair before even contemplating the relationship.
Now, here are 5 things you should considered a settled case before the end of your 1st weekniversary:
GENOTYPE
If you are not African, you may not fully grasp the reason for this.
You see there is what we called sickle cell patients here and it is an inherited sickness as a result of either parents being a carrier of type S or C in their genotypes – AS, AC or SS.
Marriage between these groups have higher probability of producing a sickle cell children.
Children who will become regular customer at hospital and suffer through childhood and adolescence.
Only few of them make it to their adulthood and it will be in great pain.
But the pain and suffering on innocent child can be avoided if intending parents know their genotype at the tip of their fingers so that they can make informed decision.
I will even say once someone is asking you out for a defined relationship, before even perhaps pray, ask him or her, what is your genotype. So that you can know, if the offer is what can be considered or not.
This should be a settled case by the end of your first week in relationship, so that you will not invest your time, resources and energy in to something that may result to loss on all fronts and likely bring pain and suffering to the unborn babies.
DENOMINATION AND DOCTRINE
We are all Christian but we worship differently and have minor doctrinal differences*. (Infact, I used to advise that you marry someone who, you agreed, at least 95% doctrinally. It won’t be funny if one believed in tithing and sowing while other partner don’t.
By the end of the first week, you should know where he worships and what they believe there, in order for you to decide whether this is where I can worship or I can do marriage with someone with someone believing with or that doctrinally.
It is better done early that arguing one week to walk the aisle, about Mariology or tithes, worship mode.
BASIC BIO-DATA
Another dating partners also trended on TwitterNG because the guy dumped the girl after learning that she is from a particular tribe. 7 years of dating in-between.
Though, it is wrong of him to break someone’s heart on account of tribal sentiments but the question begs for answer; how can you be dating someone for 7 years without knowing something as basic as where he or she is from?
Who does that except Gen-X and -Z?
Don’t be surprised, there is a guy and a girl now in relationship who doesn’t know each other’s official name saved each other social media handles.
My friend, ask her, her government approved names and by the end of the first week of lovey dovey, you should be able to put a face to a particular address and location.
This will boost your confidence and make you a serious
WHAT DID HE/SHE WANT
As Christians, we date because we want to marry but not all of us think likewise.
Some just want to use you to pepper their ex.
Some just want to catch cruise.
Some just your friendship with no strings attached.
Some are just pure time wasters.
Ask so that you will not shed premium tears after 4 years of courting when you hear, ‘ We are just like a sister to me.’
GENDER ROLES BELIEF.
We are some believers who still hold on to traditional gender roles – the husband provides, and the wife keeps and cleans the house. Some have reversed versions of the traditional while some have modified versions – whoever has the means and power to provide, cook, or clean should do – be it husband or wife.
None of these models is bad as long as it was agreed on by both partners but it becomes problematic if this isn’t talked through.
To avoid, needless arguments in marriage, settle this very early in the courtship.
Summarily, the reason for all these early questions is to prevent waste of time, resources, and affections.
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Courtship, much like a soccer match, requires strategy, teamwork, and perseverance. The image of a dramatic moment on the soccer field offers a rich metaphor for the dynamics involved in courtship and dating, especially from a Christian perspective. Here are a few lessons we can draw from this picture to guide us in our relationships:
1. TEAMWORK AND SUPPORT
In the image, we see players working together to defend their goal. This is akin to the collaborative effort required in courtship. Both partners need to support each other, communicate effectively, and work towards common goals. Just as soccer players rely on their teammates, individuals in a relationship should rely on their partners for emotional and spiritual support.
2. RESILIENCE IN ADVERSITY
The goalkeeper and defenders are clearly in a high-pressure situation, trying to prevent a goal. This mirrors the challenges and trials that couples face in courtship. There will be moments of difficulty and setbacks, but resilience and determination are crucial. Like the players on the field, couples must stay focused and work through obstacles together, trusting in God’s plan and timing.
3. HONEST COMMUNICATION
Effective communication is essential in both soccer and courtship. The players must communicate to coordinate their defense. Similarly, in a relationship, honest and open communication helps to build trust and understanding. Sharing past experiences and expectations with transparency can strengthen the bond between partners and ensure they are on the same page.
4. PATIENCE AND TIMING
Just as players wait for the right moment to make a move, patience is vital in courtship. Rushing into decisions or forcing progress can lead to mistakes and misunderstandings. It’s important to wait for God’s timing and allow the relationship to develop naturally. Patience allows for deeper connection and understanding, leading to a more solid foundation for the future.
5. ACKNOWLEDGING HUMAN IMPERFECTIONS
In the heat of the game, mistakes are inevitable. The image captures players in a moment of action, possibly making errors. In courtship, it’s essential to recognize that both partners are human and will have flaws and imperfections. Embracing these imperfections with grace and forgiveness fosters a healthy and realistic relationship.
CONCLUSION
Courtship, like a soccer match, is filled with dynamic moments that require cooperation, resilience, communication, patience, and acceptance of human flaws. By applying these principles, couples can navigate the complexities of relationships with faith and confidence, ultimately leading to a stronger and more fulfilling partnership.
In the olden day, when an old man died in Yoruba and not quite long after, his son gave birth to a boy, such boy will be called Babatunde, meaning father has come back again.
That’s by the way, three months after birth, we can’t place who Kyle-XY resembles but after, all of a sudden, he started resembling my younger brother, especially hair-wise.
But recently, as he is nearing a milestone, I discovered a keen striking resemblance with my paternal grandfather (his great-grandpa) who has been dead for more than 50 years now.
Also, there is no behaviour, my darling son has displayed that I can’t trace to my nuclear family, particularly my younger brother.
What I am saying, look at your current partner ( and his family) or even you, that is how your son/daughter will look like because Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Like mother like daughter.
Now, ask yourself, if my son takes after me, I mine complete or completely finished.
One of the intense battle I will always advised Singles to avoid by all means, is in-laws battle and hatred and my advice had always been, ‘if they don’t like you, don’t marry their son/daughter.’
I know you can prayed them for a change of heart but I date you to say, free your time to pray on better things in marriage.
But what could really be the problem, you mother-in-law hates you?
You may have incurred your mother-in-law hatred because of the following:
You have what she didn’t have when you married. You see, human beings generally hate the good things they don’t have.
The amount of love, care and affection their son is giving you which she didn’t receive from your father-in-law when she too was your age, and marital status may be reason she didn’t vibe to you.
She may be demonically possession especially if she is an unbeliever and you are a believer. Believe it or not, demonic possession is real and unbelievers are devil and minions, abode.
You being a Christian and with the virtues attached will naturally repel an unbeliever’s way of life and thinking.
You didn’t hate them but according to what Peter said in his epistle that, they are amazed that you didn’t join them in their ungodly behaviours, now instead of them to praise you, they slander you.
Thirdly, you are the cause. We are in the era where intending spouse have already hated their mother-in-law, when they have even have a suitor yet. More like an in-built hate.
Some of you were shown love, care and respect when you meet her but because of what popular media have told you about in-laws or because of what your own mom experienced with hers. You locked up from receiving love.
By God’s grace I have been able to put together these body of works together for the benefits of your godly courtship and beyond.
The Tearless Courtship – A Christian Guide to Courtship and Dating.*
God Doesn’t Want You To Be A Virgin.*
Love In Action – 31 Principles For Courtship and Beyond
Meet And Marry+
500 Yoruba Names And Their Meanings
A-Z of Content Creation*
You can’t read these books and your Courtship remains boring, unattractive and ungodly and they are available for purchase via Selar and Amazon marketplace
I repeat, if your Courtship is boring , then you have read any of these titles.
Courtship Forum 