Topic: COMMITMENT: BACKBONE OF SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES(1)  By Pastor Faith Oyedepo Living Faith Church [ Winners Chapel] 9 August    2022

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COMMITMENT: BACKBONE OF SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES(1)

Dear Reader,

Welcome to another great month where I will be sharing the Word of God with you. This week, I will be teaching ‘Commitment: Backbone of Successful Marriages’.

Commitment is the backbone of any successful relationship, marriage and family inclusive. It is the adhesive of every marriage. A home can hardly survive without the element of commitment between husbands and wives. Therefore, to enjoy family success, you must be committed both to the institution of marriage and to your spouse. God has joined you together, but you must also be committed to the institution and your spouse that nothing is allowed to put you asunder (Mark 10:9).

What is Commitment? According to Oxford Dictionary, commitment is defined as “An engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.” In other words, there are some things you cannot do because of your commitment. That was why Apostle Paul said: All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient… (1 Corinthians 6:12).

Commitment makes you choose the expedient above the lawful; it makes you forgo some things you like or take pleasure in. Sometimes, rights and privileges that are lawfully yours may have to be forfeited in the interest of the family. God’s Word says: Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). Therefore, commitment demands that you promote whatever it will take to ensure that peace reigns perpetually in your marriage. Whatever shortcomings your spouse or other members of your household may have, commitment demands that you find a way to cope with them. You may even have to forgo some things you enjoy, just to ensure peace is maintained in your home.

For instance, as a man, commitment demands that you place the interest of your family above your own.  God has programmed you as the breadwinner of the family, so before you consider all that you need, you must first and foremost make adequate provisions for your family’s well-being.  Also, as a wife in the home, no matter the lure of your social status, commitment demands that you pay top priority attention to members of your family, especially your spouse, before yourself or your peers.

Commitment also demands that you discipline your thoughts to conform to the Word of God. Thoughts not conformed to the Word of God can cause your family hurt until you overcome them. A man once lost his family and destiny to a lousy thought he failed to tame for twenty-five years. Instead of casting down the imaginations and fantasies of his heart, he constantly indulged in them until they became an irreversible reality in his life. Like a roller coaster, his thoughts gradually took on flesh, and before he could put a stop to them, his entire destiny was cast before the pigs and crushed under his feet. He lost his family and destiny for lack of commitment.

Furthermore, God’s Word says marriage is honourable – that is, respectable (Hebrews 13:4). As an institution established by God, Marriage is perfect, but the individuals in it are not because people change as they grow; the marriage is constant. It is an unchanging institution. So to build a successful marriage, those in it must learn to honour marriage itself. This is the secret! If you are so committed to the institution of marriage, you can cope with the imperfection of the parties involved. Commitment overlooks the physical changes in your spouse.

As a single person, before you agree to marry anyone, find out how committed he/she is to God and marriage. It is the level of his/her commitment to God that will determine how committed he/she will be to your marriage. 

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Are you married to someone who is not committed to God, and now you are wondering why he/she is not committed to your marriage? He cannot be because the foundation is faulty. He needs to be “sold out” to God first! Nevertheless, all hope is not lost. If you make a decision today to become committed to your marriage and family, God’s grace will be available to establish your desire.

However, until you are born again, grace cannot be made available. You get born again by confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. If you are set for this, please say this prayer: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Now, I know I am born again!

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