JUBRIL AKINRINMADE'S BLOG

SINGLE AND SEARCHING   5 reasons why you are still single You could be single by choice. However if you are not this kind that choose to be single, then there could be other reasons why you haven’t found a partner to be with yet. Here are 5 of these reasons 1. You are too defensive of yourself You have been hurt before and so you think anyone else would do the same to you. You are wrong. Not every person will hurt you. Being too defensive could be a reason why you are still single. 2. You are too picky You are too choosy such that among all the 10 possible mates you have come across, you didn’t find one you can keep. Being picky and judgemental will see you stay single longer. 3. You don’t expose yourself to new people You don’t go out there to meet and see new people. Restricting yourself to your circle will not do you any good as far as finding a woman is concerned. Get out there and meet people, you could find your match in the process. 4. You’re  desperate...

            3.  INTELLIGENT:  There is an African adage that says 'a woman is like an object  in a tied bag . A man cannot know what it contains until he takes it home and opens it. In making a choice of a lifemate, there is the need to apply your God given intelligence.  This goes beyond asking questions or observing characters it involves getting to remove the veil of pretence from your partner and knowing the true nature of the person.  A brother met a sister in a church and asked for her hands in marriage.  After the prerequisite counselling and courtship, they were joined together in 'holy ' matrimony. It was after the death of their third child that the husband discovered she was a witch. Another sister married a Pastor and was glad to have been married to a seemingly pious man only to discover that he had been married in Jos with children. These people did not use their God given intelligence to know if there was pr...

                        ENTERING INTO HIS WILL  To enter into a marriage relationship with your partner, you must have the understanding that you are operating within the ambit of the will of God. You must enter into His will before choosing a lifemate otherwise you will choose in error. To enter into His will therefore, you must have the attributes of God. These attributes are; 1. Foreknowledge 2. Power 3. Intelligence 4. Accuracy 1. FOREKNOWLEDGE : In choosing a lifemate, you need to watch, ask questions observe characters and consult counsellors with insight into both marital and spiritual issues ( not ritualists). You should do everything possible to confirm if your vision about your union with the person you are choosing will bring peace. You must know what you want and not what your friends, relatives or Pastor wants. As an express image of God, you must do things His way. God knew what He wanted at creat...