Pastor Paul Eneche is known for his teachings on family and marriage. The family structure is slowly becoming one of the harbingers of negativity in the society and many people rush into marriage without have a proper knowledge and strong grounding of the system.
It is paramount that people intending to get into marriage understand the sacred ground they’re getting into.
To make his message easier for married Christian’s, Pastor Paul Eneche broke his teachings onmarriage excellence into 15 Tips.
Below is his message on marriage for married couples.
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“PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE IN MARRIAGE (FOR THE MARRIED):
1. Live both in the fear and love of God (Eph. 5:25-30)
Nobody who fears and love God can be a bad spouse
The closer you get to God, the more loving you become.
2. Live in genuine love and sincerity towards your partner (Eph. 5:25-30)
3. Live in genuine vibrant spirituality (Eph. 5:25-30; Matt. 6:33)
Marital harmony will flow if spirituality is in place
Spiritual integrity will promote marital dignity and harmony.
4. Associate with those who have positive family values (Eph. 5:25-30; Prov. 27:17)
5. Be under spiritual accountability (Eph. 5:25-30)
Let someone (a spiritual head/figure) be able to hold you responsible for the way you are living your married life
Accountability imparts and assists integrity
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6. Be watchful (Eph. 5:25-30; Matt. 26:41; 1Cor. 10:12)
Every good home is a threat to enemy agenda; the devil wants people to believe that nothing works in a home
7. Be friends of each other (Eph. 5:25-30; Prov. 18:24)
Let your spouse find in you a friend
Life is too short to live in tension; you have one life to live make sure you enjoy it.
8. Be trustworthy (Eph. 5:25-30; Prov. 18:24)
Be a person your spouse can trust; if your spouse doubts you, your relationship will have crisis
9. Be repentant (Ps. 34:18)
Don’t be too big to say sorry; in fact, be too quick to say sorry
10. Be forgiving (Matt. 6:12)
You don’t walk into the future going backwards
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11. Be considerate (Matt. 7:12; 1Cor. 7:1-5)
Anything you want, do it for the other person
It is not a compliment to have a frustrated spouse as long as the issue of sexual relations is concerned
12. Be interested (Prov. 18:24)
You cannot be an interesting person until you are interested in the affairs of your spouse
13. Be relevant, don’t be out-dated (Rom. 12:1)
Remain relevant to your spouse
Women, present your best to your husband
14. Remember where you have come from (Isa. 51:1-2)
15. Be mindful of the future of your children (Mal. 2:14-15)
Your son is looking at you as a father to see the model of a father and husband; how you operate can affect his masculinity and paternity.
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Irrespective of your personal grievance, calm your head and make your marriage work because your daughter is looking up to you and how you operate can affect her femininity and motherhood
Your success in marriage is confirmed if your children can boldly marry your type of person as a spouse.”
Pastor Paul Eneche is the founder of the popular church Dunamis International Gospel Center. He is also the senior pastor in the church which has been in existence since 1996. He is one of the richest pastors in Nigeria. He has also revealed that he believes that his spiritual father is Bishop Oyedepo.