10 PRACTICAL WAYS TO PREPARE FOR MARRIAGE
There are many practical ways to prepare for marriage and family life. Here, we will take our time to examine them:
- READ AT LEAST FIFTEEN BOOKS ON MARRIAGE
Before your wedding, read at least fifteen different books on marriage, each taking about four hours to read. If you multiply this by fifteen that will give you at least sixty hours of total commitment to your future.
- READ AT LEAST FIVE BOOKS ON PARENTING
Don’t just read books about marriage. Devote quality time to read about parenting too. Note that soon after your wedding you will become a parent. Don’t be a clueless parent. Get yourself prepare for child bearing, rearing and training. Get to know how to raise godly children now and make your future bright.
- PRAY AGGRESSIVELY
Pray seriously before your marriage and continue to pray in marriage. It is one of the sure ways to make your marriage work.
- COMMUNICATE DEEPLY WITH YOUR SPOUSE TO BE
Talk, talk and talk. Talk WWW, that is talk Whenever, Whatever and Wherever. Ask questions and answer many. Know all you should before you sign the dotted lines.
- GET A HOUSE
Without a house you can’t say you have a home, so get a house of your own. The man must not stay in the family house.
- GET NECESSARY THINGS FOR THE HOUSE
Don’t just get a house; get everything that will turn the building to a house.
- ATTEND QUALITY MARRIAGE PROGRAMMES
Attend quality programmes to learn all you need to know about family life.
- HAVE A MARRIAGE MENTOR
Get a marriage mentor. Get somebody with proven testimony to mentor you and your spouse to be.
- ATTEND PRE-MARITAL TRAINING CLASS
If you are fortunate to be in a church where premarital counselling is organized for intending couple, don’t joke about it. Take it very earnestly.
- ATTEND COLLEGE OF MARITAL SUCCESS
Attend our college of marital success where you will be privileged to undergo series of courses on Marriage and Family Life.
(C) Bisi Adewale 2020
