23/08/2026
Second Service Word Except with Pastor Richard Nnaji
❤️🔥 Love Revolution and family breakthrough - Choosing Wisely and Protecting Your Destiny
Marriage is good, but it is also expensive and requires attention, commitment, sacrifice, and investment. It is capital-intensive—not only financially, but emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
“If you choose wrongly in marriage, you lose 70% of your usefulness in the hands of God.”
📖 Daniel 1:8 – Life is a choice.
Marriage goes beyond emotions; it requires wisdom and deliberate decisions.
⚠️ Judges 14:1 – Distraction can destroy destinies.
💍 Points on Whom to Marry
🔹 Marry Your Friend; Don’t Marry a Stranger.
Build friendship and understanding before marriage.
🔹 Marry Someone Within Your Circle.
Consider someone from your church community, social circle, or someone introduced through a trusted referral. Find out whether you can genuinely complement each other.
🔹 The Referrer Must Have Integrity.
If someone recommends a person to you, ensure that the person making the recommendation is trustworthy and has good judgment.
🔹 Marry Someone Committed to Serving God.
A person who is genuinely committed to serving God should understand the values of sacrifice, responsibility, and care for others.
🔹 Marry Someone Who Has the Fear of God.
Character and reverence for God should be more important than outward appearance or material possessions.
🔹 Choose Carefully - Once you marry wrongly, it can significantly affect your purpose, destiny, productivity, and usefulness in the hands of God.
⚠️ Things That Can Make Us Marry Wrongly
📖 Proverbs 3:5–6 – Trust God with all your heart and acknowledge Him in all your ways.
✓ 1. Physical Attraction and Appearance
Song of Solomon 4:1
Physical attraction is important, but it should not be the foundation for choosing a life partner.
✓ 2. Connection - Do not marry simply because someone has connections that can make you relevant or influential.
✓ 3. Beauty - Do not allow physical beauty to override wisdom, character, and spiritual discernment.
✓ 4. Money -Do not choose someone merely because, “He/She is loaded.” Financial capacity is not the same as character or compatibility.
✓ 5. Influence - Do not allow the influence or pressure of parents, friends, or society to determine whom you marry.
Song of Solomon 8:4
🚫 Boundaries Before Marriage
✓ Never make someone of the opposite s*x your primary prayer partner when there is no clear marital intention.
✓ Do not spend excessive or inappropriate amounts of time alone with someone who is not your spouse.
✓ Have respect for yourself and maintain healthy boundaries.
✓ Never spend the night in the house of someone you are preparing to marry.
✓ Do not engage in premarital s*x. Maintaining s*xual boundaries can help you preserve emotional clarity and protect your heart if the relationship eventually ends.
✓ Ladies, never date a married man. Respect the boundaries of marriage. 🙏
👩 Three Powerful Gifts God Has Given Women
💄 1. Make-Up – Personal Development
The emphasis is on making yourself up through personal development—spiritually, physically, educationally, and emotionally.
A woman plays a significant role in raising and shaping the next generation. Therefore, invest in yourself and become better in every area of life.
🧠 2. Intellect – A Sound Mind
Develop your mind. Do not be ignorant. Pursue knowledge, wisdom, education, and understanding.
✨ 3. Beauty – Physical and Inner Beauty
Beauty is powerful, but true beauty goes beyond physical appearance. Cultivate both physical beauty and inner beauty, because character gives lasting value to outward beauty.
