(A Special Article For Those Battling With Marital Delay).

It was from Late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya (of blessed memory) I first heard this profound statement:

“It is better to marry an angel at forty than to marry a demon at twenty”.

I am quite sure this is self-explanatory. So it is not every marital delay that is caused by sinfulness or is a result of the enemy’s attack. Some marital delays are the act of God towards His beloved ones. And He allows it, perhaps, to bring them into His perfect plan for their marriage.

The fact is, God’s perfect plans for us in all areas of life, including marriage, are a function of time. Hence, the Scriptures say in Ecclesiastes 3:11 – “He (God) has made everything beautiful in its time.” This means every beautiful (perfect) plan of God for us matures with time. Just as sowing has its time, harvest has its own time. The sun shines in the day (that is its time); the moon by night – it’s own perfect time. Are you experiencing marital delay? Calm down; be wary of being desperate for marriage but be desirous of one.

When you are desperate for marriage, you will do anything to get one but if you are only desirous of one, you will do the right things to get married. Take heed my single folks because you can’t wait this long to get it wrong at the end of the day.

I have seen cases of ‘matured singles’ (although I don’t like to use this phrasal verb) in their 40s and 50s who went ahead to get married out of desperation, only to discover that they had made a mistake. This should not be the case. It is better to wait and marry right than to rush into marriage and regret it later. Invariably, your years of waiting would be wasted because you ended up in a bad conjugal relationship.

“Are you experiencing marital delay? Please don’t be desperate for marriage but be desirous of one.”

The fact that God lives outside the time of this world is the reason why we should let Him do things for us in His time. Those who acknowledge and understand divine timing know that God is never too late, nor is He slow as we count slowness. Sometimes, when God seems to come late, He is actually coming at the right time. Remember Jesus and Lazarus’ death.

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If you seem to be battling marital delay as a faithful child of God, please don’t give up yet; God is never too late. He will come just in time for you, and He will lead you into a worthy relationship that will culminate in a promising and tranquil marriage.

For those who know their God and trust in Him, experiencing delayed marriage could also be that God is is taking His time to prepare you for a right partner who would build your dream marriage and home with you.

My dear single reading this, you can not afford to let your waiting period be a waste. Hold on to God. Your delayed marriage may not be palatable now, yes, but in the end, your story will be enviable; if you’ll let God have His way.

1 Peter 5:10

“But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”

In the above scripture, God, the only infallible One has promised that after your delay (suffering) will come an all-around settlement. What is the essence of settling down by any means (trying to interrupt the delay), only to become unsettled in your home and life after the wedding?

Your delayed marriage may not be palatable now, yes, but in the end your story will be enviable; …

There is no constitution or law in any country that prohibits delayed marriage. Think about it. It is not an offense to marry in your own time, your divine, beautiful time. Once it’s your turn, whether you are 30 or 50 years old, everyone will celebrate with you, even your mockers. I will not fail to empathize with you that delayed hope (of marriage) could make one feel sickly and cause disturbances, especially for females, but if God is with you, all will be well that ends well.

I pray for you, your delay shall not end in a denial of a good marriage when you marry at last. If you have waited this long, then you have to try to get it right by God’s grace and by being patient in spirit.

God bless you. Thank you.

© MAGI

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