Hello, it is not bad at all to seek validation
from your pastor before making a marital
choice, we all have what we believe in, and of
a truth whatever faith we hold on to is what
works for us. I believe that.
But dear friend, these are no longer the days
of Elijah, Daniel and Moses, where the Holy
Spirit was only available to special men
Chosen by God. In 1Samuel 16, God directed
Samuel to anoint the youngest son of Jesse,
after which the Holy Spirit came upon David.
The Holy Ghost wasn't always available in
those times, the Spirit of the Lord comes down
on special occasions and on a chosen people,
not everyone could boast of the filling of the
Spirit. When people wanted to hear from God
they go to men who carry the Holy Spirit to
help them speak and act on God's behalf.
These are the days of Jesus, where grace and
the Spirit of God is in excess abundance.
Christ said when i go to my father, i shall
send you a comforter who will teach you all
things; the Holy Spirit. All things! Including
the wisdom to make the right marital
decision.
In Acts 2:16 He said "But this is that which
was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall
come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out my Spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and
your young men shall see visions, and your
old men shall dream dreams.
Guys, God has poured out His Spirit upon all
men, that is what we freely enjoy today, a
Spirit that teaches us all things, the one
wisest in all counsel. You do not need to keep
chasing after pastors to see visions for you on
whom to marry, can God not talk to you too?
Can the Holy Ghost not counsel you too? Or
did the Spirit of God not dwell in you when it
was poured out? You have the same authority
the pastors and Reverends have, they do not
need to go to God for you when God himself is
longing to see you come to Him on your own
behalf.
If God can talk to any pastor, He can talk to
me too! That is my faith, that is my belief. I
have the Spirit of God in me. And many times
the mistake we make in trying to get our
pastor's opinion is that we will go and tell
them exactly what the situation is, every
single detail, and then ask them to pray on it
for us. Nope! That is not a right way to seek
counsel, especially concerning marriage. What
then are you expecting God to reveal to a
pastor after you have told him everything?
Leaving him with the choice of deciding for
you base on his own understanding of the
situation, which you accept as God's
revelation for you. That is a wrong counseling
pattern, a Pastor can only confirm what God
has revealed to me, and not base their
revelations on their understanding of my
explained situation.
Needing a pastor to decide for you who to
marry is one of the most unwise decisions you
can ever make, because from that day forward
you will keep needing your pastor to decide
and intervene on what goes on inside that
marriage, truth! Which is the worse spiritual
level you can ever bring your marriage to.
Marriage requires the filling of the Holy Spirit,
as a matter of fact do not think about getting
married if you do not have the Holy Spirit
working in you, if you are not a carrier. If
you're running after spirit filled pastors to
chose a spouse for you, which Holy Spirit will
you now use to run your marriage after the
wedding? The pastors own I guess.
Get the Holy Spirit guys, that is the first
necessity to marry right. When you're filled
with the Spirit anything the pastors says
becomes a confirmation to that which the
Lord has already revealed to you.
IT IS TOO LATE TO MAKE A WRONG
DECISION!
I hope you somebody caught this?
