Saddled with several medical reports on the impossibility of ever becoming a mother, and with a husband who chose to marry me in spite of these reports, (I had prayed that God would make him leave me alone, didn’t want to make him fatherless…but he didn’t), we had to wait for a miracle as it was the only way we were going to be able to bear a child. Waiting for the word of God to come to pass in …
Immediately after a couple gets married next thing expected is the cry of a baby in the house. This is very common especially in Africa, I cannot say exactly how it is for other places but it is a big deal in my country Nigeria. Just two months into my wedding my mother had already started asking if I had gotten pregnant. See what I mean? I waited for what may seem a very short time for others but for …
My late dad told us a story about a time when there was a contest for the leadership of the animals in the forest, after the general screening the tortoise and the squirrel emerged as the final contestants. The tortoise suggested a race be held in order to determine who the leader would be, every one wondered why he would suggest that, being one of the slowest animals. The squirrel and other animals were so sure he (the squirrel) was going to …
Everyone wants their prayers to receive fast answers, like immediately! We all want God’s “suddenly” to happen for us, we would be very excited for the answer to come to us while we are still on our knees before we say amen. While this can happen, it is not always so, other wise we will not have the need to “wait” on God like He says. The first thing to do when prayers are not answered is to check the following: …
When a spouse gets saved after marriage it can cause very severe strain on both couples, especially the one that believe in God. It is easy for the believing spouse to mount pressure on the other in a bid to “make” them give their lives to God. But unfortunately in many cases the more pressure is mounted, the angrier they can get and the further it can drive them from God or wanting to have anything to do with Him. …