ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GUARANTEE peace of mind and cordiality between Spouses is the absence of the lack of basic necessities, the first of which is FOOD.
Ever before God instituted Marriage, He first set up A HOME for the couple. And one of the first things He made available for the coming Spouses was PLENTY OF GOOD, NUTRITIOUS AND BODY ENRICHING FOODS! Please, read:
“And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; AND THERE HE PUT THE MAN WHOM HE HAD FORMED.
9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, AND GOOD FOR FOOD; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2: 8-9)
And after God instituted Marriage and blessed the couple and handed them the Dominion over the Earth, the first thing He spoke to them about was THEIR FOOD. Kindly read:
“And God said, BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERY HERB BEARING SEED, WHICH IS UPON THE FACE OF ALL THE EARTH, AND EVERY TREE, IN THE WHICH IS THE FRUIT OF A TREE YIELDING SEED; TO YOU IT SHALL BE FOR MEAT” (Genesis 1: 29)
Can you see that? It shows the first place of FOOD AND FEEDING in the life of the couple. God prioritized FOOD AND FEEDING in human living right from the beginning and so should we.
Sadly, very many Spouses don’t prioritize PROPER FEEDING. Instead, they’re pursuing many other things first. However, the truth remains that you can’t have a happy, lovey-dovey and sex-saturated marriage on empty stomachs. You need strength to be happy, jolly and in the right frame of mind to be romantic and passionate.
In 1 Timothy 6, the Bible tells us:
“AND HAVING FOOD and raiment let us be therewith content.” (1 Timothy 6: 8)
In this verse, the first most basic provisions for living are high lighted and they are Food and Clothing. We need food to keep alive, be healthy and to grow; and we need clothing to have our nakedness covered and bodies warmed. However, the order in which St Paul presented the two most crucial necessities or provisions shows that FOOD COMES FIRST. Unfortunately, there are couples who have reversed this order of priority in their home to their own hurt. In their blind quest to be up to date in fashion or to dress like “others” they go to great length to spend on dresses more than they spend on food. The funny and ridiculous thing is that when they wear those expensive clothes, it just doesn’t fit them because their bodies are underfed in the first place. And so they appear as though the clothes were given to them as gifts. Someone might even say, “Madam Sandra, your brother in Abuja is really trying. I guess his wife sent you this beautiful ladies’ corporate suit. I know she’s a Banker.” That comment might ignite a heated quarrel at the occasion. But what led to it? Misplacement of priority.
I once passed by a small group of women who were talking and I heard one of them who seemed sad over the fact that she wasn’t endowed with a big backside or derriere say: “E no bad sha; Me, I no get big nyash like them”. And this brings us to the cruciality of the need to FEED YOUR BODY WELL IN MARRIAGE, so that all it’s hidden potentials will come forth!
Truth is: there’s no body who is ugly or poorly built bodily! And there’s no complexion that’s not good. No one really needs to tone or worse still, bleach their skin. Proper feeding on a consistent basis will bring out your hidden colours, hues, original shapes, hairs, and your other God-given peculiarities.
I once called one of my converts to come see me over an emergency. By the time she came, I couldn’t recognize her. She came with some other ladies. It took me a while to recognize her. Why? She was now married to a big shot; the husband of her dreams. Before, I thought she wasn’t beautifu but that day I saw how good living can bring out one’s hidden good looks.
Marriage is not your spiritual life. Yet, your spiritual life needs to be well fed on daily basis.
If feeding is important to your spirit man, it’s even more so to your physical body! And don’t forget this truth: Marriage is to a large extent A BODY BASED RELATIONSHIP. That’s why you and your spouse became ONE FLESH on the day you got married. So giving attention to feeding your bodies is highly crucial in marriage.
Everything in your body responds to how well you feed or otherwise. Have you not seen young ladies who were “flat at the back” who after marriage began to glow and look madamic with tremulous and protrusive backsides?
Your bodily weight, health and wellness as well as your good looks are tied to proper and timely feeding.
When you look at the Garden of Eden it contained diverse trees each bearing it’s own kind of fruits. The lesson here is: God provided diverse kinds of foods for the first couple. There were Pineapples, Oranges, Guavas, Cashews and thousands of other fruits in that great garden. In addition there were herbs and other sources of food outside the garden as we saw in Genesis 1: 29 earlier cited. This means that God provided the first couple balanced, nutrient-rich and diversified diet; showing us that in the home, we ought to eat varieties of foods that include fruits of different kinds, vegetables, whole grains, fish, meat, milk, etc
When we read Ecclesiastes, it emphasizes using your income, even the fruits of your labour, to ensure that you live THE GOOD LIFE RIGHT NOW! Foremost in such a lifestyle is FEEDING WELL.
In your marriage, ensure that you extinguish hunger. I remember being with a godly gentleman many years ago who said to me: “I CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS HUNGRY!” Such statements don’t drop out of the blues. He must have decided to prioritize feeding in his family and more importantly TO LIVE WITHIN
HIS MEANS.
This might not be a very friendly devotional Piece because it will give some Spouses a knock or two but it’s content are nonetheless true.
Give first place attention to feeding in your home. Going to bed on a full stomach every evening is more important than having three plasma tv in the house when you’re not feeding well; all because you believe that “it’s the way things are done these days”. Or having more cars than you really can afford to maintain; all because you so much want to look like “a big shot” when you know that you’re really not!
When you feed well everyday you’re happier and when there’s stability of happiness in your home, you’ll enjoy a stable and merry marriage. Your MARRIAGE will become what it should truly be: A MERRY AGE!
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