Session1: Text – Heb. 18:22 #prayerFocus – Romantic relationship2

Greetings dearly Beloved. Yesterday, we prayed about stalemated relationships.

Today our prayer focus is on those who genuinely desire to be married but who are unable to do so because of circumstances beyond their control. .

There are many factors that can cause delays in getting married. Let me illustrate.

Sometime in 2002, while on missions in a rural community in Lagos state, Nigeria 🇳🇬, I started the Healing Stripes Christian Counseling Clinic. It was a missionary outreach to hurting and troubled persons.

Eighty percent of those who visited, were single people between the ages of 35 to 45. Majority were well read pretty ladies with good income .

I felt very uncomfortable with that situation because I had unmarried daughters. I sure did not want them to be unmarried at 35.

A quick survey of the churches with larger congregations revealed that same trend – a great number of elderly single ladies, who truly desire marriage were being left alone.

I was so burdened for them that I called a 7-day prayer meeting to Confront issues. We had a good turnout.

I am old-school and do shut my eyes when praying. After I might have called out PrayerPoints.

During that prayer season There was one particular lady who was not my counselee but who came on referal. Because we were fasting and praying for the week, I had no counseling appointments and we only meet at the prayer venue.

From the very first time we met, I had a check in my spirit but had no idea why. On the 3rd day, with eyes shut in full prayer mode, the Holy Spirit nudged me and whispered, open your eyes and see what the daughter you are praying about is doing.

As I peeped through the rim of my glasses, I was shocked to see her peering into her mirror and touching up her makeup, while other ladies were praying fervently.

Back then, I used to be very brash and forthright. Righteous anger filled me and I called her out. I was like, why are you here, are you satan’s agent sent to disrupt this meeting?

If you are in the Western world you may not understand how traumatized an African woman is, who is single from 30 years upwards.

I had over 50 women crying out to God to roll away the reproach of ‘late marriage’, and someone was disrupting the atmosphere with her demonic manifestations.

Sad to say, till date, she is not married. However every woman who attended that prayer meeting got married within a year.

After my sharp rebuke, she said she was addicted to her mirror and makeup. She is indeed what deliverance ministers would call ‘queen 👑 of the coast’.

One of the major reason for ‘forced singleness is Demonization. Others are character flaws and sexual immorality.

Demonization is a none issue if the individual is willing and obedient. I once know a lady who when I told her to renounce spiritual concunbinage, bluntly refused.

In that one week of prayer, we dealt with spirit-spouses, ancestral blood covenants with satan that sold out their daughter(s) to him etc.

Characters flaws were dealt with through counseling and application of God’s Word.

The sexually immoral changed for good. And they got married.

If you are serious about marriage, conform to Word and not the world. The grace of marriage will come upon you to connect you with your ordained partner.

Exposing the better part of your anatomy will attract users and not husbands. Lying or pretending to be who you are not will not get you a good wife either.

Marriage is a Divine institution. God is still in the business of match – making. He still rules in the affairs of men!

You will find your wide when you commit the finding to God. Bible says to commit all your ways to God and He will direct your path.

Ladies, relax, there is no menopause in the Bible. Forget your biological clock and look up to God who makes all things beautiful in His time.

Stay with God and you will be found by your spouse.

Mary was not the only virgin in Israel and yet the Angel located and favored her. Your husband will locate you. Favored is who you are. And remember to invite me to the wedding 💒.

Prayer

Today, I stand with you in worship of the Most High God who engraved you on the palm of his hand.

Mighty God thank you for your faithfulness which extends to the heavens.

You ordained marriage and confirmed that singleness is not good.

In appreciation of Your Word which says it is better to marry than to burn with passion, i present before your Holiness this your child who desires to do the honorable thing and be married.

There is absolutely nothing you cannot do.

We refuse to acknowledge all covenants except the Supreme covenant with the blood of Jesus Christ which speaks better things than all others.

By the blood of Jesus Christ, we have been forgiven redeemed justified, made righteous, delivered and victorious.

We acknowledge You alone as our God and Father. So have your way in our desire to be married.

We affirm your Word that there is therefore now no condemnation to us.

Your grace that brings favorable circumstances, beauty, divine appointment and announcement, is upon us.

We receive the grace of marriage, all round prosperity and goodwill from others.

We are blessed with the fire of attraction and grace of acceptance. All barriers and evil covers are removed.

Thank you for perfecting all that concerns our spouses to be. Excellent and wonder working God, we Thank you for rolling away the reproach of singleness, for shutting doors against users, against mean and wicked persons and human agents of the devil.

Glory to your Holy name for making our joy full to your glory and praise, in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amein.

If you need spiritual counsel about your desire to be married, reach me via Facebook messenger.

Shalom from #theWatchman Hephzibah Christly