It was at the age of 12 that I first heard the term, “one night stand.” And, my immediate reaction was, “Ewww, why would anyone do that?” And, even now I am still responding the same. My wife and I, on one chill Sunday evening, decided to rent the movie, “About Last Night”, starring Kevin Hart. I am a Kevin Hart fan so despite hearing how overly sexual it was; I wanted to … [Read more...]
3 Prayers Your Future Spouse Needs You to Pray
Your future spouse is a real person. I came into the understanding of that when God began to impress upon me to pray for my future spouse, and it changed everything. Instead of me praying for specific things that I had no control over such as certain physical attributes and type of person they would be. I accepted God had someone for me that was living and breathing, so that … [Read more...]
3 Actions that Can Destroy Your Marriage in the First Year
Your first year of marriage is the most exciting time of your life. It is the opportune time to lay a solid foundation for the rest of your life together. Over the course of your first year, the majority of your time will be spent learning one another, adjusting to new life schedules, and doing life together. While you are learning the ride of marriage, it is easy to shy away … [Read more...]
The Forgotten Link For a Godly Marriage
My wife and I have magnanimous goals we believe God has given us as a couple to accomplish. After getting married we discussed our passions and goals in order to better understand why God brought us together, and to be able to push each other to achieve them. Many couples marry without truly having the discussion of “Why did God bring us together?”. Yes, to love one … [Read more...]
5 Irresistible Qualities of a Woman of God
Before I got married, I would take time to pray over my future wife, and there were specific things that I prayed. It is during that time I learned the most important qualities that I desired in my wife. Every man of God has certain qualities they find irresistible in a woman of God. Whether you are an unmarried man in need of discovering what you should look for in a wife, … [Read more...]
25 Ways Other than Dating to Prepare for Marriage
After about 6 months of being married, I realized something that I pray every unmarried person will take very serious. Every second I spent before I said I do, was preparation for marriage. All the things I accomplished and all the things I failed to do contributed to my present day marriage. Before I married, I was a huge proponent for preparing for marriage. But now that I … [Read more...]
4 Requirements from God for a Thriving Marriage
The first marriage ever recorded in the history of humankind is found in Genesis 2 with our parents, Adam and Eve. Since that marriage, hundreds of thousands of other men and women have followed in their footsteps. Those that have invented things that have changed the course of history will never be forgotten. From Konrad Zuse, inventor of the computer, Alexander Bell, … [Read more...]
How to Fight when the Favor God Promised In Marriage is Tested
As I was spending time with God a few weeks ago, I was lead to write in my journal. When I began to write, I heard the Holy Spirit say that the next 3 months would be very pivotal months of our marriage because God is preparing us for greater level of exposure and increase. Yes, I got very excited at the thought of productivity and more opportunities, but not at all did I … [Read more...]
The 5 Stages of a Dating Relationship Done God’s Way
by Jamal Miller, The developmental stages of a relationship have their variations, but when doing it God’s way there are some stages that are pivotal for laying a solid foundation for marriage. Doing it God’s way ensures that there are boundaries set in place to protect each person as they discern whether the relationship has potential for marriage. Dating because you’re … [Read more...]