Dear Reader,
Welcome to the concluding part of this teaching. In the previous edition, we examined how locating your purpose for a fulfilled life can help you face pressure from families, societies and parents. This week, we dive deeper into Dealing with Pressure.
Other Vital Step to Dealing with Pressure Includes:
Reject Anxiety: Anxiety is a feeling of fear or apprehension about what is to come. It is a spirit and strategy from hell to confuse and torment believers. It is a killer disease which needs a cure, and if left unchecked, it can degenerate into a physically dangerous disease. So, you have a choice to either refuse it or let it kill you. As a single, you do not need to be anxious about the day you will get married because God desires that you live your day per time. The Word says: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof (Matthew 6:34).Whenever you give in to anxiety, you are judging God as unfaithful and calling Him a liar. He has promised not to withhold marriage from you. Therefore, hold on to His Word and trust Him to bring it to pass in your life (Isaiah 55:8-9). Even when it appears to be delayed, you must never lose hope because God makes all things beautiful in His time. The Word says: Be careful (anxious) for nothing; but in everything by supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God (Phillippians 4:6 Emphasis mine).Instead of allowing anxiety to take over your life, why not cast all your cares upon Him (1 Peter 5:7).
How to Overcome Anxiety?
Study the Word of God:The Word says: For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us (2 Corinthians 1:20). It is important to note that all of God’s promises, including marriage, will surely come to pass in your life. The Word of God has the keys. When you discover His many great promises concerning your marital life, you will be able to counter every contrary thought or feeling and surmount every pressure that comes your way. Therefore, as you set time to study the Word of God, you have access to revelation, which gives you authority, power and dominion over anxiety. The Word says: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it (Isaiah 55:11). So, His Word will build your confidence in His ability.
Pray Fervently: Prayer changes things because it is the master key. Every family pressure can be taken to God in prayer, so pour out your heart to Him. The children of Israel cried out to God in the land of bondage, and He heard them (Exodus 3:7-10). No amount of worry has ever solved any problem; instead, it compounds it. Once anxiety thoughts surface, you must say a word of prayer in faith. You can even switch to praying in the spirit, that is, praying in tongues. Anxious thoughts unchecked can lead to fear.
Make Supplication: Supplication, which is a higher form of prayer, also changes things. Prayer can be likened to asking, while supplication is likened to seeking (Matthew 7:7-8). It is pleading your case with God in prayers by producing strong reasons from the Word of God to back up your petition. The Word says: Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified (Isaiah 43:26). Therefore, you must be loaded with the Word of God to bring forth your strong reasons for your marital settlement.
Add Thanksgiving: In addition to prayer and supplication, thanksgiving is required. So fill your heart and mouth with praises; thank Him in that situation, and He will bring you out of every marital grave (John 11:41-44). Therefore, thanksgiving will secure, preserve and perfect your blessings.
In conclusion, be assured that God is not slow, and as you wait for your life partner, look unto Him. The Word says: They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed (Psalm 34:5).Do not be too fast for Him; His own time is the right time, He is never too late, He is always on time. Be assured that God is not slow, for He is thoughtful of you.
However, to deal with pressure, you need the help of God. To access this help, you need must be born-again. So, if you are not born-again, please say this prayer: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Now, I know I am born again!
Congratulations, you are now born-again and a child of God. He loves you and will never leave or forsake you. With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace, in Jesus’ name! Please write or call to share your testimonies with me through oyedepofaitha@gmail.com OR 08141320204.
For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian Bookstores: Single with A Difference, Make Your Life Count, Dating: Biblical study guide, Overcoming Anxiety and Single and Not Entangled.
