ExodusMagSep2017

RELATIONSHIPS
Zechariah and Elizabeth were eventually
given a child who was to tell people about
Jesus, John. Elkanah and Hannah gave birth
to Samuel whom God used. Joseph and
Marry gave birth to Jesus. So who are you to
feel that you should get what you want. Instead
of being grateful to God’s blessing,
you are undermining it by dwelling on its
faults. If you are going to go around carrying
a design in your head of the kind of person
you want to spend the rest of your life with
you are only hurting yourself. Trust who GOD
gives you, be content with the one you have
for He does not make a mistake. Moreover,
He knows you more than you know yourself.
He created you and breathed the breath of
life into your body. He knows how that design
could not work for you, hence Him providing
you with what is suitable for you.
I once listened to a lady at a wedding talking
about how she got to become a divorcee.
In fact, she was still undergoing the divorce
process. She described her ‘husband’
as a waste of energy. He was always trying
out one business after another. Some businesses
would work but would eventually
crumble, while others struggled to even to
take off. She says that with all that she was
always the bread winner in the house because
she had a stable job; a very good job
that allowed her to take care of the household
and the children’s needs. So she did not
mind being a bread winner while allowing
her husband to do what he is passionate
about doing, being an entrepreneur. The
only problem came when he started feeling
resentment for her for always being able to
handle things while he struggled with his
choice of career. Even though she always
supported his business ventures financially,
he could not understand when she finally
said that she could no longer support them
as the children are growing and their demands
financially are growing too. So she resented
the woman and ended up cheating
and being abusive towards her. She could
not tolerate the mistreatment and so she
filed for divorce.
That kind of a man clearly has a certain passion
that needs to be natured and coached
for it is where his dream lies. However, he
had obstacles in his way. He had the right
kind of a woman, who allowed him to do
what he wanted to do, chase after his
dream while she took care of the household
business. All she needed was a strategy,
prayer strategy. They were a perfect match
according to God’s plan. It could be that
their blessing was to come from these business
struggles he had. They both just needed
patience and a good strategy in place.
Imagine if now he had a design in his head
of a certain kind of woman who was nothing
like what his wife was. Perhaps a young lady,
very easy in the eye and very obedient with
interests to only be taken care of. While there
is nothing wrong with obedience, it can also
be harming if the person obeys even what
she sees to be wrong and unproductive.
Partners need to be able to build each
other, help each other through weaknesses
and faults. Lift each other up when the other
one is down and continue in prayer and
hope. Most importantly be able to listen to
each other. Most partners that get through
the toughest of situations are partners that
managed to be in the situation together instead
of just one person doing what they feel
is right, ignoring the other’s thoughts. Others
got through them because one was a diligent
prayer warrior.
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