Why People Have Delayed Marriage
By King Oladipo
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King Oladipo
King Oladipo is a seasoned academic; he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Master’s in Clinical Psychology and a PhD in Personality and Social Psychology, from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a Senior Lecturer and currently lectures at Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is happily married with children.
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Why People Have Delayed Marriage - King Oladipo
Copyright © 2011 by King Oladipo (Phd).
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4568-5015-9
ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4568-5016-6
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CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1
What Is Marriage?
Marriage is a command from God
Fellowship and Companionship
Procreation
Strength and Protection
Eternal Goal
Chapter 2
Do Not Give an Occasion to the Devil
It is not a sin to be single
God cares and has special plans for your life
Overcome Loneliness
Control Yourself
Chapter 3
Why Do People Have Delayed Marriage?
Spiritual Factors
Socio-Cultural Factors
Psychological Factors
Physical Factors
Chapter 4
Effects of Delayed Marriage
Social Stigma
Delayed Childbearing
Mental Breakdown
Prolonged Days of Strife and Labour
Feeling of Inferiority and Inadequacy
Chapter 5
Ways Out of Delayed Marriage
Have Hope in Christ
Identify the Problem
Chapter 6
Choosing A Life Partner
Seek a wife among the brethren
Seek God’s Guidance Through Prayer
Seek a woman of excellent character
Seek a culturally compatible partner
Believe God for answer
Expect answer to your prayer
Chapter 7
How to Hear From God
God speaks directly by word
God can speak through another man
God can speak in a vision or dream
God can send an angel
God uses the conscience to speak to people
God uses perception and intuition to speak to people
The burden of the Lord
Spiritual insight, impulse or divine impression
Quickening of scriptures
Anointed preaching and teaching
CONCLUSION
PRAYER POINTS
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to all children of God who have experienced delayed marriage at one time or the other and those who are still experiencing it.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I give thanks to God for the wonderful opportunity accorded me to be a blessing to the body of Christ in this way. I am grateful to Him.
I cannot but thank Dr and Rev (Mrs) G.F. Oyor for the encouragement given me while this book was being written.
I sincerely acknowledge my best friend, prayer partner, confidant and wife, Christianah and my precious children for their support and encouragement when this book was being written. May you be specially favoured of the Lord in Jesus name.
King Oladipo (PhD)
FOREWORD
To God be the praise and adoration for the opportunity given me to write the foreword of this unique book ‘Why People Have Delayed Marriage’ by Dr King Oladipo.
I have had the opportunity of reading books (secular and Christian) and to the glory of God, here is one that stands out on its own. It stands out because of its uniqueness. Dr Oladipo has clearly and in simple-easy-to-read-and-understand manner, made the issue of delayed marriage a simple problem to get over. He has treated what marriage is all about, how not to give place to the devil while waiting for one’s partner, four reasons why people have delay in getting married (Spiritual, Cultural, Physical and Psychological), the effects of delayed marriage on the people concerned and the way out of delayed marriage.
Dr Oladipo has provided steps on how to know the will of God and once for all, treated scripturally and clearly, how to hear from God.
The Holy-Spirit-inspired 108 prayer points that are included in this book will assist the reader to deal with the stubborn roots of problems that have refused to bow all these years.
This book has blessed me richly. For the first time, I have an organised weapon I can give to all those who desire that I should talk and pray with them in the area of getting married. Nobody who sincerely reads, applies the biblical principles in this book and prays the 108 prayer points included at the end of this book, can remain the same by God’s grace.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to
All those who desire to get married.
All those married already and will like to counsel the unmarried aright.
All those who desire to hear from God concerning any area of their lives.
All those who will like to experience the instantaneous power in praying the targeted prayers hat finish the powers of the devil.
Thank you and God bless you.
Dr. G.F. Oyor
President,
God-Will-Do-It Ministries Inc.
Ibadan, Nigeria.
INTRODUCTION
A man or woman of marriageable age is expected to marry and live a happy life. In recent times, my observation as well as comments from other ministers of the gospel (particularly on the African continent) is that; the number of Christians of both genders experiencing delayed marriage has been on the increase, irrespective of tribe and social status. A survey carried out in the course of writing this book shows that first on the list of problems many Christians are facing is financial poverty, infirmities, barrenness and delayed marriage respectively.
This observation has bothered me. I could not understand why people of God should suffer this kind of problem, so I began to seek the face of God on the issue. My belief has always been that ‘everyone that asks receives’ and I know that God not only reveals the deep and secret things, he also knows what is in the darkness and the light