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July 25 2023

Simply Obey

[Jesus] said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
– Luke 5:4-5

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

There’s no reason to think that Simon Peter’s response to Jesus was sarcastic, but you have to wonder if he was thinking, Yeah, right. That carpenter-rabbi thinks He can tell a fisherman how to fish?

But really what did he have to lose at this point?
So as he squinted in the sunlight glinting off the Sea of Galilee, he flung his soaked net overboard one more time.

I’m not sure where those fish had been hiding all night, but this time they swarmed into his net as soon as it hit the water. Simon Peter had never had such a wasted night, and now he had never hauled in a catch like this, in broad daylight.

What Jesus suggested wasn’t difficult or complicated; it just didn’t make any sense. Practically speaking, it seemed like a waste of time. It went against Peter’s extensive experience and intuition.

Jesus gave no fresh explanation. His directions weren’t innovative or creative. Yet Simon Peter simply obeyed.

Sometimes following Jesus is simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy.

Humble obedience to what God has called us to may be as simple as making a phone call, extending an invitation, or walking across the street.

Maybe it carries a greater challenge, like extending forgiveness to someone who has hurt you, moving to a mission field, or trusting Him by tithing.

But when God asks us to do something that seems impractical or inconvenient — maybe especially when it does — it brings abundant reward.

Notice that God will let you voice your objections. So, if that makes you feel better, He’s okay with it.

Just remember that the One telling you where to fish is the one who created the fish.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Lord God, your word is my command. I ask for your direction and instruction in every area of my life.

Speak to me, Open my eyes to see, Incline my ears to hear, and Impart my heart with understanding.

I want to get to be the best of me in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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July 24 2023

Have Faith In God

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‘ Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first, make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’” ‘
-1 Kings 17:13-14

” To overcome lack, Faith for miraculous provisions must be set to work in us… We have to go where the spirit leads…”
– BeulahToks Johnson

Monday, July 24, 2023

Here is the widow’s plight in the context of today;
Down to your last savings in an economic recession, insecurity is prevalent, anger, and frustration all around. The government of the day is irresponsible, corrupt, and clueless, with so much disunity and ethnic misgivings.

Some so-called Men of God are extorting members and turning blind eyes to injustice.

Poverty capital of the world. High unemployment, failed judicial system, and poor credit rating.

What! Does that look like a country you know right now?

Then a man of God shows up from only God-knows-where and asks you to give!

He is not even asking you to give to a cause or donate to charity, at least that will be on record for posterity to remember. But to give him for personal consumption!

“No way. He must be a self-serving, glory-seeking, man of God.” Social media will say. ‘He is one of them’ … the crowd will further insinuate.

“No! I don’t get it, this is unfair and unkind to a widow. No husband, No jobs, An outcast so why her?” The human mind reasons.

“Go to the rich. Go to people that have means. That is the way it works”; people will say.

Alas the God we serve does not follow man-made protocol.

You might have been told that you are supposed to give out of what you have, what about giving all that you have?

Beloved, when God stands and makes a demand. Please trust and obey.

Look unto him! Even if with teary eyes, don’t look away, don’t take your gaze away from Him. Don’t listen to the voice of reason, just say Yes!

A time of personal crisis is the time to prove the Love of God, His Covenant Mercy, and His true Fatherhood.

God wants you to trust Him more than things, trust Him more than human reasoning, and people’s opinion. Trust Him as the source and creator of all.

Don’t put your trust in possessions, and don’t place all your hope on strategy, networking, skills, and hard work. Put all your trust in God to settle all matters.

The currency (money) of the kingdom is faith. Listen to God in the place of prayer and whatever He asks you to do, do quickly. Don’t argue!

LET US PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, Help me to be firm and unwavering in faith. Help me see beyond people’s opinions, human reasoning, and media comments.

Open my ears to hear you, open my heart to perceive you in every affair of my life. May your word be my light from now on and forevermore.

The voice of God will be clear to me and I will obey Him no matter the seeming contradictions. Grant me strength Lord to trust and obey you in all circumstances.
In Jesus’ Name, I declare that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in this land of the living. This land will yield an increase for me. Amen

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July 22 2023

My God My God

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Today we receive the promise of God in His word, from the book of Psalm 22. As you read His word, meditate on the words and ask God to grant you understanding.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

¹My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?
²My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
    by night, but I find no rest.

³Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.
⁴In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.

⁵To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

⁶But I am a worm and not a man,
    scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
⁷All who see me mock me;
    they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
⁸“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
    since he delights in him.”

⁹Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
¹⁰From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

¹¹Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.

¹²Many bulls surround me;
    strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
¹³Roaring lions that tear their prey
    open their mouths wide against me.
¹⁴I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.
My heart has turned to wax;
    it has melted within me.
¹⁵My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,
    and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
    you lay me in the dust of death.

¹⁶Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.
¹⁷All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me.
¹⁸They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.

¹⁹But you, Lord, do not be far from me.
    You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
²⁰Deliver me from the sword,
    my precious life from the power of the dogs.
²¹Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
    save me from the horns of the wild oxen.

²²I will declare your name to my people;
    in the assembly I will praise you.
²³You who fear the Lord, praise him!
    All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
    Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
²⁴For he has not despised or scorned
    the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
    but has listened to his cry for help.

²⁵From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
    before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows.
²⁶The poor will eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—
    may your hearts live forever!

²⁷All the ends of the earth
    will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
    will bow down before him,
²⁸for dominion belongs to the Lord
    and he rules over the nations.

²⁹All the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
    all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.
³⁰Posterity will serve him;
    future generations will be told about the Lord.
³¹They will proclaim his righteousness,
    declaring to a people yet unborn:
    He has done it!

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July 21 2023

Ask The Father

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‘ Until now you’ve not been bold enough to ask the Father for a single thing in my name, but now you can ask, and keep on asking him! And you can be sure that you’ll receive what you ask for, and your joy will have no limits!’

– John 16:24 (TPT)

Friday, July 21, 2023

Do we ask too much of God?

Do we desire more than we should?

Is God weary of our longings and dreams?

In The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis responds to these questions this way:

It would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because He cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

As the people of Israel wandered in the wilderness, they looked back on their time in Egypt with selective memory. Although they had been in slavery, beaten, and oppressed… at least they’d had basic food. After God delivered them from Egypt with a powerful hand, parted the Red Sea, and rained heavenly bread from the sky, they looked over their shoulder and cried,

We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost — also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. — Numbers 11:5

The Israelites stood in the wilderness with the Promised Land ahead of them and Egypt behind them. But instead of dreaming of the Glory Days that awaited in a land flowing with milk and honey, they remembered the cucumbers and onions of Egypt.

Freedom comes with responsibility but slaves take no responsibility because they live with little or no imagination.

As children of God, we have the freedom to become all we can and want to be. However, the responsibility is on us to push for it. It is no longer manna, it is about reaping what you sow.

Do you want a better life? You have to pray and work for it. And to stay in the kingdom, there is no room for small thinking. The God of abundance cannot raise children with a survival mentality, He raises champions and conquerors.

Beloved, it is time to march, run, skip, and press forward. No matter how good things might seem in the rearview mirror, what lies ahead can be better. It is time to dream big, to ask of God with boldness, and to believe that there is more for us.

We must always choose to believe God fulfills His promises and He does it in the most unusual ways and places.

In the attitude of shameless audacity as a local assembly, we would be having a night of prayers today, Friday, July 21, 2023, at our facility, Capstone Resource Center, 25 McEwen Street, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos.

The door opens by 10 pm and we will be praying through the night.

If you are far from our location and would like to be a part of this, then follow @capstoneonline on Youtube to connect tonite by 11 pm.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, teach me to pray without ceasing. Help me know your presence as different from all other distractions and pleasures.

Lord, help me to know you more as ‘Father’ and teach me to spend time with you more than anything else the world offers.

Lord teach me to build you an altar deep within my heart and grant me the spirit of boldness to reveal you to the world till the earth receives you as her King.

May your kingdom be first and uppermost in my life today and always.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen

July 20 2023

Simply Quintessential

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“Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? – John 8:46

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Only Jesus can save! This is because ONLY Jesus’ life and blood remain untainted by Sin, ONLY He lived without failing and with no error, therefore He qualifies as the sacrificial lamb. Listen to Him, what sets Him apart is His sinlessness.

This was the requirement of the Law, that the sacrifice is without blemish. Lev 1:3 says that the sinner shall “offer the male sacrifice without blemish (or fault)”.

The duty therefore of the High Priest was to examine the animal brought by him. If it is without flaw, then the person also would be accepted. The focus was always on the quality and authenticity of the atoning sacrifice. This is why it was important for Jesus to ask this question in the book of John as a public affirmation of his guiltlessness.

It is important that we also recognize that Jesus is our perfect sacrifice, for only in accepting this truth, can we truly be confident that we have received “redemption through His perfect blood..” (Eph 1:7).

Take note that His sacrifice was so precise, authentic, and powerful it was a “one-off” event, for, “…after He had offered ONE SACRIFICE FOR SIN FOREVER, He sits down at the right hand of God, waiting…”.

If you discount Jesus’ sacrifice as NOT being enough and sufficient, you will continue to struggle to prove yourself worthy to God! This is what many people are going through today, on one hand struggling with themselves, scared of God, terrified of death, trembling at the thought of the second coming of Christ, etc. rather than trusting Jesus with their life.

On the other hand, some are living in denial, looking for every means to prove a fact of history wrong or simply looking to other means like religion, education, or tradition to satisfy their soul.

While some are simply arrogant, believing like the Pharisees that on their own morality or heritage, they are righteous because they do not commit “big sins” and can live as good as Jesus did.

Beloved the truth, and a humbling truth at that, is that our salvation is predicated on Christ’s acceptance by God. If God did not accept His sacrifice, we would all be doomed, no matter how we lived!

God is Spirit, and they that worship Him must do so in spirit and in truth. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, no one can come to Father except through Him.

To live as a child of God with the hope of eternity, you must believe those two statements in your heart and life. You must be conscious of the Spirit realm that controls all things visible and invisible. You must also accept the truth of Jesus’ death and resurrection as the only certified atonement for sin and reconciliation with God.

This is why we surrender our life and essence to Him, for it is not in us to be saved, but it was all of Him, His life, and His Perfect Blood!

LET US PRAY:

O Lord! I thank you for Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Thank you for the once and for all sacrifice for sin. What a wonderful day, the day my savior went to the cross.

I believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for my redemption. He lived sinless and He is the perfect sacrifice. I believe that He rose again on the third day and is now seated with God the Father. I believe He is coming back again.

I accept Him as my Lord and saviour and I yield my life and essence to Him today and always.

Thank you, dearest Jesus Christ, for saving me. I’m forever grateful for the cross. Amen!

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July 19 2023

Walk On Water

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“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” He said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

— Matthew 14:28-29

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

The extraordinary act of Jesus walking on water is legendary. This is a great bible story and contains some memorable lines and quotes, but how often do you really meditate deeply on this miracle?

Have you ever been to the beach? Waves of water rising to gigantic heights and crashing down with loud splashes. The water moves restlessly in unending replays.

How about taking a boat ride in the deep waters in the dark? Even a professional fisherman will never go alone.

How do you feel?

Now, imagine Jesus standing before you — walking to you on the waves, while the storm continues to rage, waving to you to get out of the boat…

What will you do?

Can you let yourself believe that it is real? Can you allow yourself to trust what you’ve never seen before in all your many years of experience and expertise?

The Messiah is calling you to leave the known, tested, trusted, and well-crafted safe zone and join Him in the uncertain, untested, soft, and chaotic water terrain. He really thinks that you can walk on the water too.

What are you going to do?

Sincerely you have two choices here — belief or doubt, trust or fear.

Someone once wrote,” Nothing really great happens in your comfort zone”

It’s time to be courageous and move beyond the safe zone into the brave zone. After-all men are now flying to space for tourism.

Child of God, step out of the convenience and safety of the boat (the so-called well-proven ways, systems, and methods built from experience by humans) and walk on the raging seas (enter into the new, never seen before manifestations that only God’s presence can sustain and do it afraid).

It’s time to choose trust over logic, choose belief over doubt, experience the miraculous over the mundane, and do the impossible. You too can walk on water!

Let Us Pray;

Dear Lord Almighty, only you alone can do what no man can do.

I choose your word over my experiences. I choose your instruction over my reasoning and logic. I choose to trust in you over fear of the unknown.

Help me to hear you clearly and to obey promptly at all times.
In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen.

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July 18 2023

Press Towards The Goal

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” I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 3:14

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Time and again we set new goals. These plans fall into various categories like health, finance, relationship, spiritual growth, and much more.

While it is important to set goals and have plans, we must endeavor to make God the center, otherwise, it may end up in frustration, mere chasing of shadow.

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21)

In this most unpredictable time in the history of mankind, the most important goal you need to set is to know the mind of God concerning all areas of your life.

You should ask questions like;
What will God have me do with my family and relationships?
How will God want me to manage my health and finance?
What investment and career is God leading me into?
How do I deliberately reach more people for Christ with my words and actions?

Maybe you think all this is just being overly spiritual, no not so.

Peter worked very hard but achieved very little until Jesus spoke (Luke 5).
David won so many battles because he always inquired of God.
Noah survived the flood only because he received divine instructions.

Daniel and Joseph excelled as administrators because they always put God first.

You too as a child of God, will do well to know the mind of your father first in all your goal-setting. It will free you of struggles, hard labor, and frustrations.

And like Gamaliel said to the elite and leaders of his days, if the agenda is of the flesh, it will fail but if it is of God it will overcome.
{ … For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” – Acts 5:38-39 (NIV) }

Go ahead set your goals with God at the center and you will rise to the top.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, you are the center of it all. I enthrone you as chief over my life.

Show me the goals you want me to achieve and help me to do it right and in your own way.

Take me to the top and cause me to soar high like the eagle no matter the time and season.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen

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July 17 2023

Not Over Till You Win

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“From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.”

– Proverbs 18:20 (NIV)

Monday, July 17, 2023

A wise man once said, “your environment is not your reality”.

Jesus demonstrated mastery over His environment in the wilderness by boldly declaring “IT IS WRITTEN…” (Matthew 4:7 – Jesus said to him again, ‘It is written…).

These three simple words profoundly defined His entire ministry. Right there in the wilderness, Jesus affirmed His unwavering confidence in God in a manner that pleased the Father.

Contrast this with the Israelites’ wilderness experience, (Exodus 14:11 – Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt?).

Theirs was a wilderness journey laden with complaints, murmurings, doubts, tantrums, mood swings, and drama. Little wonder it lasted 40 years even though it could have been 40 days.

Indeed, we will all pass through the wilderness on the way to purpose. When you do, the template of Jesus is the shortest possible route.

A very hungry, thirsty, and famished Jesus may have been surrounded by the scorching heat, scarcity, dryness, and seeming recession, but within Him richly dwelt the oasis of God’s word, and out of it flowed “It Is Written”.

He put the devil to shame by refusing to submit to His environment.

Today, I encourage you to disagree with scarcity around and look beyond the screaming needs, wants, and desires. Yes, you may be sincerely hungry like Jesus was, He had not eaten for 40 days but He did not let His personal needs or desires override his sense of purpose and assignment.

Maybe you are sick in your body, out of employment, in some sort of financial debt, or in need of a breakthrough in certain areas of life, be like Jesus. Keep your gaze on what has been written and declare it over your life.

If your environment is crying for solutions, let your inner self (the real you) stay at peace, refreshed, and full of life. It is only a matter of time…you will overcome and outlast.

As witnessed in the games of life, it’s not over until it is all over. The resilient always win.

For God’s children, it is not over until you win, your Father is the author of life.

LET US PRAY:

In Jesus’ Name, I declare that I have whatsoever I say. I, therefore, say I am the head and not the tail. I live in dominion, not frustration. I live in healing not sickness.

Abraham’s blessings are mine. I am blessed in every area of life. I have the mind of Christ so I can solve all riddles, dreams, and challenges on my way.

The work of my hand is blessed. The favor of the most-high God rests on my life, I am highly favored everywhere I go today and always.

Amen.

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July 15 2023

Jesus Teaching On Prayer

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“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

– Matthew 7:7

But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!

– John 15:7

Saturday, July 15, 2023

Today we receive the teachings and promises of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in prayer. His words speak to our attitude to prayer, our focus when we pray, how often we should pray, and much more.

As you read His word, meditate on the words and ask God to grant you understanding. To help you understand better, kindly watch this Bible Teaching titled Prayer Starter-Pack

The book of Luke 11:1-13

Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

²Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:

“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
³Give us each day the food we need,
⁴and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation.”

⁵Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ⁶‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ ⁷And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ ⁸But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.

⁹“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

¹¹“You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? ¹²Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! ¹³So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”

More promises of God about Prayer

Ps.50:14,15.

– Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”

Jeremiah 33:3

– Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.

Matthew 21:22

– You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”

Mark 11:24

– I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.

James 1:5,6

– If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.

1 John 3:22

– And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

1 John 5:14,15

– And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

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July 14 2023

Let God Guide You

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“Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?”

Amos 3:3 (NLT)

Friday, July 14, 2023

If you wait for the perfect spouse, you’ll never find them. Let me tell you why: No one is perfect. We’re all broken.

And that’s okay. God loves you, despite your brokenness. But you need to understand that anyone you marry will be broken too.

Here’s where you need to be careful. Although everyone is broken, some people have a lot more healing to do. They aren’t ready for a relationship. And you need to avoid them as life partners no matter how good-looking, rich, or nice they are.

Before you enter into a long-term relationship, you need to understand the emotional health of your potential partner. Study after study has shown that 80 percent of all separations and divorces happen because one or both of the partners are emotionally unhealthy.

Here’s a partial checklist of emotional health factors, drawn from Scripture, to look out for:

Whoever you marry must not be nursing uncontrolled anger.

Proverbs 22:24 says, “Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered” (NIV). Uncontrolled anger reveals deep insecurity and low self-worth.

Whoever you marry must not be stuck in an addiction.

Proverbs 23:20 says, “Don’t associate with people who drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food” (GNT). Only two things—food and alcohol—are mentioned here, but there are hundreds of ways to get addicted.

Whoever you marry must not be harboring bitterness.

Bitterness is like a poison. It eats you alive. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:15, “Guard against turning back from the grace of God. Let no one become like a bitter plant that grows up and causes many troubles with its poison” (GNT).

Whoever you marry must not be selfish.

Proverbs 28:25 says, “Selfishness only causes trouble” (GNT). When it comes down to it, the number one cause of conflict in marriage is selfishness.

Whoever you marry must not be greedy.

Proverbs 15:27 says, “Greed brings grief to the whole family” (NLT). If you marry a greedy spouse, you will be in debt your entire life.

Whoever you marry must be generous and kind.

The Bible says, “A generous person will prosper; he who refreshes others will be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:25 NIV). It also says, “Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves” (Proverbs 11:17 NIV).

Whoever you marry must tell the truth.

Proverbs 20:7 says this: “A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity. Blessed are his children after he is gone” (GW). Love is based on trust, and trust is based on truth. If you don’t tell me the truth, I can’t trust you. And if I can’t trust you, how can I love you?

You might be thinking, “This sure is a long list. I’m not sure if I’ll ever find anybody who fits this.” Many have. And you can too.

God will give you his best as you seek his guidance and follow him in obedience. “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you” (Deuteronomy 31:8 NLT)

(Adapted from Daily Hope by Rick Warren)

LET US PRAY:

Lord God, help me to be intentional with my family and relationship life. Strengthen me to eschew all greed, selfishness, bitterness, addictions, anger, and insecurity.

May I only think about what brings you to honor in my relationships. Help me to be generous, kind, and truthful with my spouse. I want more of You and Your Word in my heart and life.

May my family and relationship serve God indeed. All these I ask through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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