Whom Should I Marry?

By Sandra Lawal

"Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24 NKJV).

The idea of finding a life partner and becoming one with that person is God's plan, but He has given us the freedom to choose the person with whom we desire to share our lives. The issue gets tricky when we take that freedom literally and leave God out of the process of searching for that significant other.

Ms. Sandra has laid out in Whom Should I Marry a guide for those who, at this time, are at that stage of finding a spouse. And her treatise has very well stated the wisdom in seeking God's help and guidance during that process.

If you are in that group, consider the wisdom of this book to guide you through the process. Using the teaching and guidance in this book, you will meet that rightful person that God Himself has chosen, and your marriage life will be peaceful and blissful. That is what God has planned for the institution of marriage that He has set up for all to enjoy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9798889435334

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Whom Should I Marry?

Sandra Lawal

ISBN 979-8-88943-532-7 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88943-533-4 (digital)

Copyright © 2023 by Sandra Lawal

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Table of Contents

Tribute to my mother Iya Ige

Introduction

Chapter 1

The Question

Chapter 2

Institution of Marriage

Chapter 3

Know Yourself

Chapter 4

Know the Person You're Marrying

Chapter 5

Peer and Societal Pressure

Chapter 6

Parental Pressure

Chapter 7

Make Room to Seek God Together

Chapter 8

Seek Counsel

Chapter 9

Heavenly Challenge and Marriage Makeover

Chapter 10

Important Reasons

Reference List

Scriptural Note

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Tribute to my mother Iya Ige

Feeling devastated was an understatement.

How I wish I had another word to describe my present predicament.

Iya Ige Nevermore, No longer among the living.

I search for you in the snow, snow melted and you're not there.

I waited in the late rain, hoping the clouds covered you, but you will appear when the wind

blows.

I gazed my eyes at the morning sun with my heart pounding hoping to see your shadow coming,

but you're not among the early sun.

Suddenly, I recall a text informing me of your passage to glory.

Would I ever see you again, mom?

Hard to believe, hard to move on when you've nobody to grieve with.

The thought of seeing you and finding your obituary chatted my heart.

This is my reality! The thought of swinging your hand lingers in my head.

Iya Ige, you're a good mother, you gave an excellent legacy beyond your immediate

environment.

I remember you putting a mark in my brother's hand, and I told you what you did was child

abuse, you responded saying it's discipline.

You taught us love, your presence gave us strength. I remember you saying some of your

children are now bigger than you.

You sell your belongings to meet the needs of your children believing they will pay back some

day.

Even when your strength is failing, you fight on. The look on your face always shows me all will

be well.

No amount of words can describe your beautiful heart.

In all these, you came, saw, and conquered.

You're an embodiment of testimony.

As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, mom, but you