MARRIAGE (continued)
So, he brought them to the wilderness, why on earth will God do that? i guess you've had enough time to ponder on that? Now the wilderness was not where he was taking them TO, the wilderness was where he was taking them THROUGH. get this very well, the wilderness though was not a fruitful ground it is the place of preparation for the promise land God was taking them to. He was taking them to the promise land.
Wondering where to place that, right?
Now you have EDEN, WILDERNESS, and the PROMISED CANAAN LAND.
This three places are the three aspects of marriage in GOD.. surprise.. yes they really are, you miss this now, i wouldn't know what will happen,
So, EDEN speaks of marriage, the aspect of marriage that has to do with the pleasure part, a comfort aspect, where there is no trouble at all. And some of you will bear record that when you got married newly, you were so shocked the first time you had a disagreement, an exchange of word with your wife, with your husband,. you had thought it would never happen. TRUE OR FALSE? You were so shocked, you felt ashamed, so disappointed, "you mean i could argue with her? You so loved her that you never believe it was possible. Now, here is another one, most men in the world today have slapped their wife.. I wish there was somebody who would be so bold to share his experience with us, you were so mad at her. Anyone who could say, "yes sir, i didn't mean to? Anybody...?
Now, i tell you again that all the men we have in this world have beaten their wives. I will tell you how. And the way they beat their wife is even the worst. He got so mad at her so, so, mad that he killed her, he didn't just beat her, he killed her, where? Inside her heart. That is the worst of it. You know why? Because the sins you commit inside your heart you cannot confess, and because it's not confessed, you can't receive forgiveness, it breaks your fellowship with God. Did you thought for a minute that i was speaking or referring to a physical slap? that is small, and that would have helped you faster, because you would have dropped to your kneels,"oh i slapped my wife" and when you heard your wife scream,. your eyes opened very fast,. and you are trembling with fear,. "oh i slapped my wife", you pick up your mobile phone and give your pastor a call., sobbing, "please pastor i slapped my wife, and to better your chances at forgiveness, you did it on a Sunday, morning, so you will repent really fast. That would have helped. And you feel so bad you wanna kill yourself, then The First and the Last comes around saying "Relax son, you didn't take me by surprise,i wanted it to come out". Dear readers, that doesn't mean you should go and be doing that. I am trying to say something to you.You never knew you could do it,you never though it was in you.
A different case, when that annoyance came, and it welled up in your heart and because you didn't want to do something funny you walked away instead, you know what, that is the worst part of it, It kills and destroys relationships, and that is what the devil wants. When the bitterness begins to grow on the inside of your heart as a result of that, resentment grows, he begins to see her in a different light, he starts to misbehave towards her, and everything she does from now on becomes an irritant to you.
So when he leads you, he wants to scatter it. The EDEN is that aspect of your life where everything is cool and calm, and precious, and peaceful, you are enjoying one another, you are kissing one another, romancing one another.. within yourself you would say,"Oh dear, this is it". Until he brings you into the wilderness, the wilderness aspect of marriage in God, where God shows you the thing you still have hidden inside of you, you don't discover that in EDEN, you learn that in the wilderness,. That is why many couples didn't stay long in their EDEN, because God doesn't want you to stay long there, you are asking why? Because your EDEN can so deceive you and so God does not want you deceived so he pulls you out and said "get into the wilderness". come and see what is really in your heart, so it is when you come into the wilderness, God begin to reveal a whole lot of things to you,. he begins to show you why it is impossible for you to have a good, successful, fulfilling, an accomplishing God glorified marriage with your wife and with your husband.
Okay, lets come to this understanding, Our old men of God, they didn't teach us all this things maybe because they didn't wanna feed us to much or because they didn't know. let me ask you, Do you know the greatest point of Abraham's life and Isaac in their relationship with God was when Abraham tied Isaac's legs and hands and laid him on the altar, pulled out the knife to slaughter him before God said, "hey, Abraham, STOP, don't do it".? Do you know that? let me ask you this again, what do you think God was trying to do?
okay i will tell you what happened there,
Watch this, when Isaac was not yet born, all that occupied Abraham's heart was God. God was the only passion, and devotion and love for Abraham. As soon as the promise became reality, as soon as it became manifested, as soon as Isaac was born, Abraham's passion begin to transfer, that devotion to god, that passion, that love to God, to whom? i guess you know it by now, "Isaac", are you seeing where this is going already? And God said "Abraham, It's either i am lord of all in your life, or mot lord at all", Abraham i will share your heart with no one,
Second reason, Abraham became the obstruction between God and Isaac, So Isaac couldn't see God, All he saw was Abraham, so Abraham was becoming a barrier to Isaac, so God said alright, "take your son, go slaughter him there for me. And Abraham knew God was damn serious about it, so watch this., Abraham tied the young lads leg and hand, and his face, while doing that, every wrap tie Abraham did, was withdrawing all the love, attention, devotion, that he has ever poured on him,saying "I didn't know you were gonna go this way", Please tell me you are not seeing this, he tied him up, drained it all, and Isaac was just there, please tell me, couldn't Isaac have at the least struggled with his father? Forget not, at what age Abraham was doing this, more than a hundred years, look for the nearest 80 years old man right there, and have him carry a boy of let's say 12 years old now,,, you must be laughing right now,
When God saw into the heart of Abraham that every love he got for Isaac has now been emptied out of his heart, that Isaac was no longer occupying his heart, are you following?, then God said "Hey, part time slaughterer, stop, do not kill him". Now imagine this, when Abraham got a replacement of a sheep for Isaac, what do you think he will be saying? " God, whatever made you not to kill my son today, i better pursue it. TRUE OR FALSE? okay, what about Isaac, what will be his testimony now? " aaaaaaaaah mama, help me thank God, God delivered me today", so here is my point, to both Abraham and Isaac, what is their testimony now? yes you are right, "GOD, GOD, GOD," That was how God delivered them and separated them from them..
Okay back to this direction, so he moves you into the wilderness, and show you that no matter how much love this woman, no matter how much you love this man, you cannot have a successful relationship in marriage with her............., Why? He then tells you, " your love for her is not enough", So he brings you into the wilderness to let you see that by strength shall no man prevail. By human wisdom and human love, by human strength shall no human being, born again or not,have a marriage that is successful enough for God.
we are not there yet, but very close,
Enjoy the rest of your day.
With love. ANDREW MARCH
So, he brought them to the wilderness, why on earth will God do that? i guess you've had enough time to ponder on that? Now the wilderness was not where he was taking them TO, the wilderness was where he was taking them THROUGH. get this very well, the wilderness though was not a fruitful ground it is the place of preparation for the promise land God was taking them to. He was taking them to the promise land.
Wondering where to place that, right?
Now you have EDEN, WILDERNESS, and the PROMISED CANAAN LAND.
This three places are the three aspects of marriage in GOD.. surprise.. yes they really are, you miss this now, i wouldn't know what will happen,
So, EDEN speaks of marriage, the aspect of marriage that has to do with the pleasure part, a comfort aspect, where there is no trouble at all. And some of you will bear record that when you got married newly, you were so shocked the first time you had a disagreement, an exchange of word with your wife, with your husband,. you had thought it would never happen. TRUE OR FALSE? You were so shocked, you felt ashamed, so disappointed, "you mean i could argue with her? You so loved her that you never believe it was possible. Now, here is another one, most men in the world today have slapped their wife.. I wish there was somebody who would be so bold to share his experience with us, you were so mad at her. Anyone who could say, "yes sir, i didn't mean to? Anybody...?
Now, i tell you again that all the men we have in this world have beaten their wives. I will tell you how. And the way they beat their wife is even the worst. He got so mad at her so, so, mad that he killed her, he didn't just beat her, he killed her, where? Inside her heart. That is the worst of it. You know why? Because the sins you commit inside your heart you cannot confess, and because it's not confessed, you can't receive forgiveness, it breaks your fellowship with God. Did you thought for a minute that i was speaking or referring to a physical slap? that is small, and that would have helped you faster, because you would have dropped to your kneels,"oh i slapped my wife" and when you heard your wife scream,. your eyes opened very fast,. and you are trembling with fear,. "oh i slapped my wife", you pick up your mobile phone and give your pastor a call., sobbing, "please pastor i slapped my wife, and to better your chances at forgiveness, you did it on a Sunday, morning, so you will repent really fast. That would have helped. And you feel so bad you wanna kill yourself, then The First and the Last comes around saying "Relax son, you didn't take me by surprise,i wanted it to come out". Dear readers, that doesn't mean you should go and be doing that. I am trying to say something to you.You never knew you could do it,you never though it was in you.
A different case, when that annoyance came, and it welled up in your heart and because you didn't want to do something funny you walked away instead, you know what, that is the worst part of it, It kills and destroys relationships, and that is what the devil wants. When the bitterness begins to grow on the inside of your heart as a result of that, resentment grows, he begins to see her in a different light, he starts to misbehave towards her, and everything she does from now on becomes an irritant to you.
So when he leads you, he wants to scatter it. The EDEN is that aspect of your life where everything is cool and calm, and precious, and peaceful, you are enjoying one another, you are kissing one another, romancing one another.. within yourself you would say,"Oh dear, this is it". Until he brings you into the wilderness, the wilderness aspect of marriage in God, where God shows you the thing you still have hidden inside of you, you don't discover that in EDEN, you learn that in the wilderness,. That is why many couples didn't stay long in their EDEN, because God doesn't want you to stay long there, you are asking why? Because your EDEN can so deceive you and so God does not want you deceived so he pulls you out and said "get into the wilderness". come and see what is really in your heart, so it is when you come into the wilderness, God begin to reveal a whole lot of things to you,. he begins to show you why it is impossible for you to have a good, successful, fulfilling, an accomplishing God glorified marriage with your wife and with your husband.
Okay, lets come to this understanding, Our old men of God, they didn't teach us all this things maybe because they didn't wanna feed us to much or because they didn't know. let me ask you, Do you know the greatest point of Abraham's life and Isaac in their relationship with God was when Abraham tied Isaac's legs and hands and laid him on the altar, pulled out the knife to slaughter him before God said, "hey, Abraham, STOP, don't do it".? Do you know that? let me ask you this again, what do you think God was trying to do?
okay i will tell you what happened there,
Watch this, when Isaac was not yet born, all that occupied Abraham's heart was God. God was the only passion, and devotion and love for Abraham. As soon as the promise became reality, as soon as it became manifested, as soon as Isaac was born, Abraham's passion begin to transfer, that devotion to god, that passion, that love to God, to whom? i guess you know it by now, "Isaac", are you seeing where this is going already? And God said "Abraham, It's either i am lord of all in your life, or mot lord at all", Abraham i will share your heart with no one,
Second reason, Abraham became the obstruction between God and Isaac, So Isaac couldn't see God, All he saw was Abraham, so Abraham was becoming a barrier to Isaac, so God said alright, "take your son, go slaughter him there for me. And Abraham knew God was damn serious about it, so watch this., Abraham tied the young lads leg and hand, and his face, while doing that, every wrap tie Abraham did, was withdrawing all the love, attention, devotion, that he has ever poured on him,saying "I didn't know you were gonna go this way", Please tell me you are not seeing this, he tied him up, drained it all, and Isaac was just there, please tell me, couldn't Isaac have at the least struggled with his father? Forget not, at what age Abraham was doing this, more than a hundred years, look for the nearest 80 years old man right there, and have him carry a boy of let's say 12 years old now,,, you must be laughing right now,
When God saw into the heart of Abraham that every love he got for Isaac has now been emptied out of his heart, that Isaac was no longer occupying his heart, are you following?, then God said "Hey, part time slaughterer, stop, do not kill him". Now imagine this, when Abraham got a replacement of a sheep for Isaac, what do you think he will be saying? " God, whatever made you not to kill my son today, i better pursue it. TRUE OR FALSE? okay, what about Isaac, what will be his testimony now? " aaaaaaaaah mama, help me thank God, God delivered me today", so here is my point, to both Abraham and Isaac, what is their testimony now? yes you are right, "GOD, GOD, GOD," That was how God delivered them and separated them from them..
Okay back to this direction, so he moves you into the wilderness, and show you that no matter how much love this woman, no matter how much you love this man, you cannot have a successful relationship in marriage with her............., Why? He then tells you, " your love for her is not enough", So he brings you into the wilderness to let you see that by strength shall no man prevail. By human wisdom and human love, by human strength shall no human being, born again or not,have a marriage that is successful enough for God.
So, what is God's reason for creating marriage? One word,
"GLORY"
I know you are wondering, while wondering yet again, take your time to ask God to make you see that which you are not seeing yet, don't just ask for anything, just tell him that God, I NEED YOU.we are not there yet, but very close,
Enjoy the rest of your day.
With love. ANDREW MARCH
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