INVESTING IN YOUR MARRIAGE - BUILDING A GOD-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP - A FAITH BASED HUMANITARIAN AND EVANGELICAL ORGANISATION

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THEME: RECEIVE AND BE FULFILLED

DAY 22 OF30 SERIES (APRIL, 2024)

TOPIC: investing in your marriage – building a God-Centered relationship

AUTHOR: MARY LAWRENCE-DOKPESI

SCRIPTURE

“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”- 5:33

INVESTING IN YOUR MARRIAGE – BUILDING A GOD-CENTERED RELATIONSHIP

Reflection:

Marriage is a sacred covenant between a husband and wife. Building a strong, God-centered marriage takes effort and commitment from both partners.

What Next?
Prioritize spending quality time together. Engage in activities that strengthen your connection and communication. Pray together regularly and seek guidance from scripture on building a godly marriage.

Powerful Prayer Point:
“Lord, bless our marriage and make it a reflection of Your love. Guide us to love, respect, and support one another. Help us grow closer to You and each other every day. Amen.”

Additional Verses:

Proverbs 31:10-31 – (Description of a virtuous wife)

· 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour the other person, it does not seek self-gain, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

· Malachi 2:16 – “‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord God of Israel. ‘So guard your heart, and do not be treacherous to the wife of your youth.’”

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.