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Why People Have Delayed Marriage
Why People Have Delayed Marriage
Why People Have Delayed Marriage
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This book has blessed me richly. For the first time, I have an organized weapon I can give to all those who desire that I should talk and pray with them in the area of getting marries. Nobody who sincerely reads, applies the biblical principles in this book and prays the 108 prayer points included at the end of this book, can remain the same by God's grace.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris UK
Release dateJan 10, 2011
ISBN9781456850166
Why People Have Delayed Marriage
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King Oladipo

King Oladipo is a seasoned academic; he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Master’s in Clinical Psychology and a PhD in Personality and Social Psychology, from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a Senior Lecturer and currently lectures at Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is happily married with children.

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    Why People Have Delayed Marriage - King Oladipo

    Copyright © 2011 by King Oladipo (Phd).

    ISBN: Softcover      978-1-4568-5015-9

    ISBN: Ebook          978-1-4568-5016-6

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

    This book was printed in the United Kingdom.

    To order additional copies of this book, contact:

    Xlibris Corporation

    0-800-644-6988

    www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

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    CONTENTS

    Dedication

    Acknowledgment

    Foreword

    Introduction

    Chapter 1

    What Is Marriage?

    Marriage is a command from God

    Fellowship and Companionship

    Procreation

    Strength and Protection

    Eternal Goal

    Chapter 2

    Do Not Give an Occasion to the Devil

    It is not a sin to be single

    God cares and has special plans for your life

    Overcome Loneliness

    Control Yourself

    Chapter 3

    Why Do People Have Delayed Marriage?

    Spiritual Factors

    Socio-Cultural Factors

    Psychological Factors

    Physical Factors

    Chapter 4

    Effects of Delayed Marriage

    Social Stigma

    Delayed Childbearing

    Mental Breakdown

    Prolonged Days of Strife and Labour

    Feeling of Inferiority and Inadequacy

    Chapter 5

    Ways Out of Delayed Marriage

    Have Hope in Christ

    Identify the Problem

    Chapter 6

    Choosing A Life Partner

    Seek a wife among the brethren

    Seek God’s Guidance Through Prayer

    Seek a woman of excellent character

    Seek a culturally compatible partner

    Believe God for answer

    Expect answer to your prayer

    Chapter 7

    How to Hear From God

    God speaks directly by word

    God can speak through another man

    God can speak in a vision or dream

    God can send an angel

    God uses the conscience to speak to people

    God uses perception and intuition to speak to people

    The burden of the Lord

    Spiritual insight, impulse or divine impression

    Quickening of scriptures

    Anointed preaching and teaching

    CONCLUSION

    PRAYER POINTS

    DEDICATION

    This book is dedicated to all children of God who have experienced delayed marriage at one time or the other and those who are still experiencing it.

    Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT

    I give thanks to God for the wonderful opportunity accorded me to be a blessing to the body of Christ in this way. I am grateful to Him.

    I cannot but thank Dr and Rev (Mrs) G.F. Oyor for the encouragement given me while this book was being written.

    I sincerely acknowledge my best friend, prayer partner, confidant and wife, Christianah and my precious children for their support and encouragement when this book was being written. May you be specially favoured of the Lord in Jesus name.

    King Oladipo (PhD)

    FOREWORD

    To God be the praise and adoration for the opportunity given me to write the foreword of this unique book ‘Why People Have Delayed Marriage’ by Dr King Oladipo.

    I have had the opportunity of reading books (secular and Christian) and to the glory of God, here is one that stands out on its own. It stands out because of its uniqueness. Dr Oladipo has clearly and in simple-easy-to-read-and-understand manner, made the issue of delayed marriage a simple problem to get over. He has treated what marriage is all about, how not to give place to the devil while waiting for one’s partner, four reasons why people have delay in getting married (Spiritual, Cultural, Physical and Psychological), the effects of delayed marriage on the people concerned and the way out of delayed marriage.

    Dr Oladipo has provided steps on how to know the will of God and once for all, treated scripturally and clearly, how to hear from God.

    The Holy-Spirit-inspired 108 prayer points that are included in this book will assist the reader to deal with the stubborn roots of problems that have refused to bow all these years.

    This book has blessed me richly. For the first time, I have an organised weapon I can give to all those who desire that I should talk and pray with them in the area of getting married. Nobody who sincerely reads, applies the biblical principles in this book and prays the 108 prayer points included at the end of this book, can remain the same by God’s grace.

    I wholeheartedly recommend this book to

    All those who desire to get married.

    All those married already and will like to counsel the unmarried aright.

    All those who desire to hear from God concerning any area of their lives.

    All those who will like to experience the instantaneous power in praying the targeted prayers hat finish the powers of the devil.

    Thank you and God bless you.

    Dr. G.F. Oyor

    President,

    God-Will-Do-It Ministries Inc.

    Ibadan, Nigeria.

    INTRODUCTION

    A man or woman of marriageable age is expected to marry and live a happy life. In recent times, my observation as well as comments from other ministers of the gospel (particularly on the African continent) is that; the number of Christians of both genders experiencing delayed marriage has been on the increase, irrespective of tribe and social status. A survey carried out in the course of writing this book shows that first on the list of problems many Christians are facing is financial poverty, infirmities, barrenness and delayed marriage respectively.

    This observation has bothered me. I could not understand why people of God should suffer this kind of problem, so I began to seek the face of God on the issue. My belief has always been that ‘everyone that asks receives’ and I know that God not only reveals the deep and secret things, he also knows what is in the darkness and the light

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