Grace and peace to you in Jesus' mighty name.
People of God, today's edition of 'Faith Is Natural' is a unique, special one.
Because today I'm not only going to share
a word of encouragement with you,
I also have some news, some wonderful news
to share with you all to the glory of God.
Yes, by Divine design, I am getting married!
Thank You, Jesus Christ! I am getting married.
This important decision is a product of divine revelation,
clear heart conviction and the perfect timing of Almighty God.
And my fiancee's name is Allison.
She is from the wonderful nation of Colombia in South America.
And I'm happy to say that she is a woman after God's heart.
We actually met each other about eight years ago,
June 2014 in the Crusade that Prophet T.B. Joshua held in Cali, Colombia,
where she served as a translator.
And amazingly, I mean, God works in wonderful ways,
she was actually one of those who translated for me
from English into Spanish during that crusade.
And it was after this life changing event that she surrendered her
academic pursuits to answer God's call
and come to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria
where we both served God as disciples under Prophet TB Joshua.
Now, at this point, I want to honour and appreciate
God's servant Prophet TB Joshua for the remarkable role
he played in both of our lives as a mentor,
shaping us to be the people God wants us to be,
imparting such profound, priceless lessons of life and faith
and quite literally carrying us down the path of Divine destiny.
And I'm forever grateful to God for the life of Prophet T.B. Joshua.
It was after God called him home
and the Holy Spirit prompted me to launch God's Heart TV that
I reached out to Allison and shared with her
this mission and vision that God had put in my heart.
And following a time of prayer,
personal prayer for her and reflection,
God convicted her to come and join the ministry.
And she's been an integral member,
an integral part of the God's Heart TV Team ever since -
from the very beginning, from day one.
And we were both focused on the work of God.
But then... How do I best describe this?
Let me put it like this, people of God:
We both surrendered our hearts completely to God,
and He chose to write each others names on them in an ink that never runs dry.
In line with His perfect time, in June of this year 2022,
God chose to sovereignly merge and meld our visions
in fulfillment of mutual destiny.
He chose to pour this overwhelming love into our hearts for each other
in a way that it's impossible to express in natural words.
And I want to tell you, people of God -
love is beautiful.
Love is beautiful in God's time.
I want to encourage you,
especially to the young people of our generation today -
Love is worth the wait.
It is worth it.
Please, don't cheapen the beauty of love
due to the pressure of conformity to a standard that is set by man.
Don't devalue the purity of love
in an attempt to satisfy the insatiable urges of this flesh.
Love - real love, God's kind of love, love that springs from the heart -
it's worth waiting for.
It's worth fighting for.
It's worth making a sacrifice for.
Let me share with you a small part of my story.
I'm now 34 years old,
and this is the very first time in my life
that I've experienced a romantic relationship.
I've never had such a relationship.
And I came to a point of internal peace
several years ago that if serving God
wholeheartedly meant not getting married,
that was a price I was prepared to pay.
And today, what I was willing to give up for God,
He has given back to me in the most glorious, the most joyful,
the most beautiful of ways, in His perfect time.
And what shall I say unto the Lord?
All I have to say is thank You.
Thank You to Jesus for such amazing grace, mercy and favour in my life.
I'm forever grateful to God Almighty.
I can testify that truly, in the words of Prophet TB Joshua,
"The right time brings the right person."
And if I'm to describe my union with Allison, I would say that it's
heart agreement with Divine arrangement.
I mean, my wife to be is very beautiful
but physical attraction is not the basis of our union.
She's really intelligent
She's really, incredibly intelligent
but human talents and gifts - that's not the basis of our union.
We enjoy a wonderful camaraderie and companionship - amazing!
But our mutual interests are not the basis of this union.
No, the foundation of our relationship with one another
is our relationship with God and that passionate pursuit of God's heart.
That's what connects us.
That's what unites us.
That's what brings us together.
The basis of this connection is spiritual, not just natural.
Heart, not flesh.
It's not about age, financial status, family background
or the intoxicating influences of peer pressure.
No. Heart agreement by Divine arrangement.
Just as we see in the Biblical example of Isaac and Rebecca in Genesis 24.
You see, people of God, we are living in a time where
the institution of marriage is evidently under attack.
I mean, divorce and separation are rife and rampant.
And sadly, many people today grow up under this atmosphere with
the wrongly placed, the misplaced belief
that it's impossible to experience real love,
and they settle for nothing more than this cheap imitation championed by the devil.
Many attempt to replicate the sensual experience
without the framework of godly relationship.
And this often leaves hearts empty, homes broken and lives scarred.
Many today in our society have confused love with lust.
And people of God, they are completely different.
Lust is all about the agreement of this body.
But love is all about the agreement of the heart.
Lust seeks to satisfy the self, the senses.
Love expresses itself in selflessness.
Lust always attaches conditions.
But love is simply unconditional.
And I want to encourage you today.
Let my story, let this message encourage you.
Don't let lust get in the way of love.
Purity is too precious to be sacrificed on the altar of carnal desires.
It's too precious.
Love God above all; seek Him first.
When you seek Him first, He will bring the right person
in the right time, in the right way, according to His perfect will.
Don't be in a haste
when it comes to a decision that bears such significance in your life.
Remember what the Bible says in 1 John 4:16.
The Bible says God is love.
He's the Author of love.
He's the Giver of love.
He's the Source of love.
And when God pours His love into your heart for someone,
it's truly an extraordinary experience.
It's the overflow of a Source that can never get empty,
a Spring that can never run dry.
Such love is not conjured. It's not coerced. It's not conditioned.
It flows naturally, freely, spontaneously - from the heart.
And when that love comes from the heart,
marriage is a journey of cooperation, not competition.
Yes, there will be differences. That's normal.
But differences will not lead to division.
Yes, there will be disagreements.
Of course there will be in this world.
But such disagreement will only bring a greater degree
of agreement in the light of God's Word.
Yes, misunderstanding will come in the course of the journey,
but that misunderstanding will only produce a greater, deeper
sense of understanding, love, unity and togetherness in Christ.
To married couples who are watching this today -
continue to keep God at the center of your union.
Ask yourself - if God is not the foundation of your home,
if He is not the central character,
where then does the strength come from to overcome
the inevitable challenges of marital life and growth?
To those who are waiting on the Lord for marriage who are watching this right now:
Don't be in a hurry and don't compare yourself with anyone.
Your own journey is unique.
What you see as delay or disappointment
may be God's method of preservation.
I mean, look at me as an example.
God preserved me. God preserved Allison
for such a time as this, for such a marriage as this
according to his Divine purposes.
So people of God, thank you.
Thank you for your love, prayers and support.
Truly, love is beautiful.
What incomparable joy to pursue wholeheartedly God's call for your life
and at the same time fall deeply in love with your God-given partner.
Today I can see the fulfillment of a prophetic word concerning marriage
that Prophet TB Joshua gave personally to me three years ago in January 2019.
And I can say with all assurance of heart
that the best is certainly yet to come.
So, right now, it's time for us to pray together in the name of Jesus Christ.
People of God, let us pray right now.
To every home threatened by the spirit of disunity -
I declare peace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
to every marriage threatened by the spirit of division -
I decree unity in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
To every family threatened by the spirit of discord -
I declare peace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Harmony, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Let there be unity right now.
Let there be peace right now.
Let there be harmony.
Let there be freedom, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Whatever strange spirit that is harassing your life -
be it in your marriage, business, career, finances -
I say, be cast out right now!
Out, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Be delivered from every yoke of reproach!
Be delivered from every yoke of shame!
Be delivered right now from every yoke of disgrace!
In the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
Hallelujah.
May God richly bless you as you continue to seek His heart
and see life clearly, in Jesus' name.