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Good intentions are not enough

I met my two very best friends during my undergrad in KNUST. I loved them to bits and they were always looking out for me and my interests. They still do and there is one question they won't stop asking...which is very normal. Haha😄

Back in school, we had sleepovers, ate together (from a big bowl), visited each other, talked at length, studied together and were very involved in each other's lives. 

We believed that the best thing to do was to live together for our final year...we had very big plans of how living together was going to be like. And we did move in together.

My, we were in for a shocker!
We had some very distatsteful times whiles living together...and it was that bad even to a point were I wondered whether we would last the year and still be friends after school.

Living together was a test but also a clarion call on me to step up.

In the final months to graduation, we realised by Daddy's Grace that in our relationship, we couldn't live only on our good intentions for each other. We thought we were alright because we loved each other...in spite of our issues and all. 

Daddy helped us realise that our relationship wasn't just about living together and eating together from the same bowl. We had to be intentional about our unity in the presence of Daddy. 
It wasn't just about eating physical food together but also feeding on spiritual food together. 
It wasn't only about praying individually but also about praying together as a unit. 
We learnt of the need to pursue Daddy individually and together. 

It was a shock and it sometimes gives me a scare when I think about my future relationship with babe.

You see, good intentions and good plans are not enough. You need to pray the future you want into being. And when it comes, you need to pray to sustain it. Regardless of whichever stage, you ought to pray. I am learning that we need to pray pray pray. I fall short many many times. I need to pray about babe, our future together and about our kids. I need to pray about my career and ministry. I need to pray about my walk with Daddy. I need to pray that I abide because I need His Grace to abide. 

Man ought to pray and not faint. It is a necessity. Truly, whenever I think about my stay with my best friends, I get scared and I pray that I keep focusing my attention on Daddy's Grace and providence which saw us through and the fact that He used that period to inform me of what can happen without him in my future relationships...and in yours too. 

Dear man,
Are you pursuing a lady. Pray for her before she says yes and pray with her even after. Please, do not stop pursuing Jesus Christ and please do not stop leading her to pursue Him too. It is not enough to take her to restaurants,  the movies and other fun places. You have to lead her to church. If she doesn't know Jesus or have a relationship with Him, lead her to Him. Read the Bible together. Buy books that together with the Bible, help renew your minds and keep you anchored to Jesus Christ (our eternal Rock of Ages). Go for programs that build up your faith together. Let Jesus be the Center of your lives and of your life together. Be intentional, my brother, before and after. Your love will never wean if you do. 

Dear lady,
Please do not lose your focus when your man comes. Keep fixing your eyes on Jesus Christ even when he comes. Pray about everything and at all times. Plan your dreams but pray more about your plans. Seek Him. 

Brethren,
Daddy has imbued in us so much potential than we know. Above all, He has given us great capacity in His Holy Spirit. Like Him, we can do all things. But, we can do none of our assignments without prayer. This message speaks to me greatly. In all things, we ought to pray. We need to seek God's face. We can do nothing without Him. 
We cannot assume that because we have good intentions for what we are doing, that alone is enough. We need to pray too. We need to feed on His Word on place our hope in His Word. We need to get our perspectives right for the sake of what is and what is to come. But, we can only find our perspectives in His perspective. Lord, help us.

Know this:
your life won't stand without Jesus.
your relationships will cannot stand without Jesus.
your career, ministry or calling will never stand without Jesus.

Father, please help us not to forget this truth.
In Jesus' name, amen.

Blessings.

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