The Sunday Mail
Many people want to eat the fruit of a happy home but are not ready to be obedient to the terms of the covenant.
This cannot happen. Outside of obedience, the fruit of a good home cannot be obtained.
A good home is therefore the fruit of obedience. A good, fulfilled marriage is a possibility, but only those that are ready to obey the terms of the agreement can have access to this unique fruit. There are some obedient individuals that are presently eating the fruit of a good, fulfilled marriage.
If you will be obedient like others, what others are enjoying you can also enjoy. Marriage is meant to be sweet, enjoyable and failure-proof, if only couples could obey the terms of the covenant as stated in God’s Word.
You are the architect of your own marriage. So, whether your marriage succeeds or not is determined by the two of you.
Marriage can be likened to a physical house. Houses in the physical don’t just happen, they are consciously built. It takes conscious effort and input to make it happen. In the same manner, and even much more, a good marriage doesn’t just happen; it is consciously made to happen! You are the builder of your home.
No one else can build your home for you, you have the duty to build it the way you want it. Stop shifting your responsibilities to God. You must fulfil your own part for God to fulfil His own.
God assures us that if, as man and wife, man fulfils his own responsibility and builds his home, He will ensure that his home remains built, guaranteeing fulfilment for every member of the home, (Hebrews 3 v 4).
True, you are the builder of your home, but remember that God is the ultimate builder. Constantly remember that you are only able to keep your home through God’s enablement.
The Word of God is the basic raw material required for effective building. As you keep applying the raw materials and your home is being built, don’t forget to give all the glory back to God. After all, the Lord said, “ . . . without Me, ye can do nothing.” John 15:5.
Marriage can be likened to a garden. God Himself planted the marriage garden. A garden typifies pleasure, abundance, and fulfilment. The maximum yield of a physical garden is determined by the use to which it is put and how well it is taken care of.
The marriage garden operates this way too. Put this garden to the best use and you will get a maximum yield from it and if you take proper care of it, the output will be affected positively.
Also, a marriage is not just an ordinary garden, but a garden full of treasures. Treasures are highly valued objects, which when profitably traded with, take one off the realm of the ordinary to that of the supernatural. They also raise one from the realm of poverty to riches.
In the same way, when the treasures in marriage are properly harnessed, one is bound to enjoy success.
However, most treasures are buried deep inside the earth and have to be dug out before they can be of any use. You must believe that those treasures are there and then consciously dig them out before you can profit by them.
We are a living testimony to the fact that the marriage garden is full of treasures. By the grace of God, we continue digging out some of the treasures in it, and I tell you, they are profitable. God is no respecter of persons and He can do it for you too. You can also start digging out the treasures and make use of them to the glory of God.
The act of digging is a process and it requires labour, diligence, wisdom, determination, patience and time, among other things. Many people don’t want to dig, but want to enjoy the treasures. There can be no achievement without demand.
The strength required for digging will be supplied to you by God Himself. Digging, to know the one you are married to, is a must. Understanding your spouse is important, (Proverbs 24 v 3).
If you want an established and satisfying home, you must utilise the tool of understanding to dig into your spouse. Remember, what your home becomes is determined by how much you have invested in digging up its treasures.
Marriage is meant to give you satisfaction in life. Don’t die of hunger when you can be filled. Many in the world are dying, even though married, for lack of fulfilment.
It is hunger or a lack of fulfilment in marriage that makes a married man or woman go outside the home to commit adultery. This shall not be your portion in Jesus’ name. Begin to tap into the treasures in marriage and enjoy God’s best for your life.
God put man ( husband and wife) into the garden for two reasons: first, to dress it, and second, to keep it. Dressing a garden simply means caring for it.
When dressing a garden, you remove all unwanted elements such as weeds. You water it and put manure in it so the yield can be high. Labour, time, diligence, patience, among other things, are involved. When you dress the garden, you make it beautiful and its productivity is increased. It is the same thing with marriage.
For you to enjoy the best of it, it is your duty to work at it. Don’t be selfish, careless or indifferent. Invest spiritual labour in prayer, study of the Word, sharing and diligently apply the virtue of patience and see what God will do.
It is not enough to dress your marriage garden without keeping it. Keeping the garden means protecting it, giving it a covering, avoiding any exposure to danger.
If a garden is well dressed but is not well kept, any destroyer can have access to it and in a moment all the labour spent on it will be destroyed. Your home is for keeps. It should be shielded from the enemy, who is the destroyer.
No matter how well you dress a garden, as long as it is not kept, it shall be thrown down and trodden upon.
The garden you cannot dress, you will not keep. Adam dressed but did not keep his garden, no wonder the devil was able to come in and cause damage.
Shield your home from the attacks of the enemy, be concerned about the company your spouse keeps, their likes and dislikes, their movements and so forth.
Keep your garden or else after your spouse has been beguiled, you will also be affected. As you do your own part in dressing and keeping the garden, trust in the Lord absolutely. Enjoy your marriage.
Apostle Langton Charles Kanyati is the founder and president of Zoe Life Changing Ministries and Grace Unlimited Ministries. Email:[email protected]; WhatsApp : 0772 987 844.
