19/01/2024
TB Joshua's legacy!
Marriage is a beautiful thing, but being married for over a decade without a single child not even a miscarriage puts a normal marriage life to a very huge test.
Having stayed for over 12 years in marriage with no sign of fertility, despite the medical steps, processes and procedures made. Not mentioning the queuing up for prayers from one renowned Apostles, Prophets, Bishops and Pastors in search of divine intervention without finding a solution drains one's strength and hopes. Seeing others getting married, especially officiating their weddings and only to see them have babies seemingly effortlessly is a test on your faith and walk in God. Talk of praying for couples with even worse medically proven impotence, and watching them become fruitful vines attracts suspicions that your source of divine powers must be diabolical. Pressure from families and friends for keeping a barren marriage is unbearable. If you are a leader, this is a typical state of leading while bleeding.
Great conviction with the help of some loving, caring and supportive Christian followers and partners made it possible for us to meet the Man in the Synagogue. Frustrated with previous prophecies of, " next year this time you will carry your baby." I purpose in my heart NOT to end up receiving another such prophecies from the man, but rather receiving our ability to reproduce in our marriage. Lo and behold, the man in the synagogue with a single tap on each of us - in the same year resulted into the birth of our two lovely babies (still counting); Temitope Honor (girl) who is 6yrs now, and Shealtiel (boy) who is now 1 year 6 months. I wonder if these two fruits of the womb are staged or they are a testimony of God's special and active grace upon the Man in the synagogue. (If the "fake" call upon Jesus and He answers them, one must surely question what the "genuine" must be termed if they call on Jesus without any answer). At the moment, our prayers are for the Woman in the synagogue to continue flowing with the contagious grace so much rabbed on her to keep the good works. Which is ably doing.
Our hearts remain grateful to God for his matchless expression of grace and love. Scars of our fruitless labours continue being converted into stars- one after another.
Our prayers go to every couple who is facing this trying, shameful and painful spell of childlessness. The feeling of giving up is realm. The thoughts of going apart is normal. Alternative thoughts are a pattern. But surely the fruit of that painful patience, and persistence with a mustard seed kind of faith will always put a smile on your faces. Rejection is OK. Mistakes are part of growth even as mush as they are costly. Nonetheless, the unfailing grace of God does the much needed to give joy and peace when answers come. Rejoice!
