helping relationships and marriages grow
I came to believe in prayer…
Not because a pastor told me…
But because I grew up seeing my mama many times on her knees…
And I remember the many times when her bed was my hospital…
I needed no other evidence…just to know there is power in prayer!!
Thank You Mama!!
I thought of you today…you are dearly missed.
A man doesn’t have to wait until he marries before taking on the role of spiritual headship of his love relationship.
It is easier to lead the woman you plan on marrying in the right spiritual direction and get her to respect your spiritual headship when she sees that in you or see you exercising that role way before the marriage covenant is even entered into. And it may be more easier to sustain it way into marriage when you’ve cultivated it early in the relationship.
Yes, be romantic towards her; but be all the more spiritual towards her.
Women need leading; if you fail to lead her, she will lead you. Just don’t resent it when she eventually takes over your roles and you begin to feel (spiritually) irrelevant.
Many men are in serious love relationships but don’t command prayer times together for the relationship, they don’t command fastings, they don’t command Bible study and devotions; they don’t even pray themselves for the relationship! Yet, they want the best out of the relationship, they want everything to just go smoothly, they want spiritual and character compatibility or synchronization?
Well…maybe things do fall in place effortlessly for some people.
©Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
Marriage & Personal Development Author
Today I feel led to speak LIFE over you:
I command every dead thing in your life to come back to life!
May your business, finances, marriage, relationship, education, etc witness a glorious facelift!
I declare that your joy is returning and out of your belly shall flow springs of living waters!
I see God writing your story anew and I see the windows of heaven open over you!
You shall not die before your time but you shall live to be celebrated!
I silence every voice of accusation against you!
You are delivered from the grave!
The hand of the devil is lifted off your business, marriage, family, children, etc!
Today onwards your destiny is secured and God’s pillar of fire is separating your camp and that of your enemies…!
No evil shall befall you and no plague shall come near your dwelling!
You are blessed, an oak of righteousness, a planting of the Lord!
Many shall come to enjoy your fruits, to drink of your waters….!
You are victorious in life and nothing can change that!
For He that has promised is faithful and He shall perform it!!!
Amen and Amen!!
It’s a prayer to be claimed…so if you believe it, shout a big AMEN to receive it.
Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
We have said it a billion times!
Our churches have lost it!
Both the “sane” and “insane” churches
Our people both literate and illiterate have lost it too!
In the name of spirituality…we have all lost it!
We have argued many times
How far church discipline should go
We have argued a billion times
Where the Churches assumed role of “parenting” ends
We have raised it a million times
How church “membership” ought to be defined
And where the church’s “authority” over its “members” ends
We have voiced out a thousand times
How non-ethical our church leaders are operating
How manipulative and cunning they have become
How the main purpose of the Church has shifted
How “secular” our churches have become
How we can no longer differentiate
Church from a Business or Secular Organization, etc
But for fear of being labelled “carnal”
And put in some particular stereotypes
And for how wrongly we have been brainwashed
In interpreting the “touch not my anointed…” scriptures
The “it is God speaking through me” gimmicks
That makes us take every message/direction from the pulpit
Hook, line and sinker!
We ourselves have become unwise and “stupid” followers
How brainwashed we have become
How undiscerning we have become
How dead in our spirits we have become
Because we do not know the Bible for ourselves
Because we fail to realize
Our lives are not sold out to churches to do as they please
Our lives are to be led by Christ and not the Church
Church leading you and Christ leading you…
There’s a whole lot of difference!
The day you know…you will be liberated!
Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
(PS: Sentiments entirely mine! Don’t steal it! And don’t hate when you don’t share same sentiments! Leave me to Christ…lol 😂😜)
Should you despair over a relationship gone bad…take a minute and think about the person who has never known what it’s like to love and be loved in return.
Love unexercised is but a sweet perfume in a closed vessel.
May we know by sweet experience what this means.
Love should not be hidden. Keep showing love and yield the fruits thereof.
Maybe she’s too young for you…if she can’t make any critical decisions like:
The list is so long…but the choice remains yours.
She can’t make the simplest of decisions?? Then maybe…
With marriage comes a lot of very critical decisions to make. Decisions in marriage, no matter how small, are no child’s play. It’s no place for “too young” folks. Being “too young for you” is not necessarily about age…but the mental ability to decide what one wants out of life and in a marriage.
Indecision is a big killer in marriage. Marriages are planned and that means loads of decision making. It’s not an “anything goes” affair.
So whether he or she is too young for you is a question you can’t avoid to ponder. Lol.
Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
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Today I’m reminded of this inspiring quote I shared some years back on Facebook. I understand it’s a quote by Steve Maraboli, author of “Life, the Truth and Being Free”.
Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. Why not you?
Today, many will open their eyes to the beauty that surrounds them. Why not you?
Today, many will choose to leave the ghost of yesterday behind and seize the immeasurable power of today. Why not you?
Today, many will break through the barriers of the past by looking at the blessings of the present. Why not you?
Today, for many the burden of self doubt and insecurity will be lifted by the security and confidence of empowerment. Why not you?
Today, many will rise above their believed limitations and make contact with their powerful innate strength. Why not you?
Today, many will choose to live in such a manner that they will be a positive role model for their children. Why not you?
Today, many will choose to free themselves from the personal imprisonment of their bad habits. Why not you?
Today, many will choose to live free of conditions and rules governing their own happiness. Why not you?
Today, many will find abundance in simplicity. Why not you?
Today, many will be confronted by difficult moral choices and they will choose to do what is right instead of what is beneficial. Why not you?
Today, many will decide to no longer sit back with a victim mentality, but to take charge of their lives and make positive changes. Why not you?
Today, many will take the action necessary to make a difference. Why not you?
Today, many will make the commitment to be a better mother, father, son, daughter, student, teacher, worker, boss, brother, sister, & so much more. Why not you?
Today is a new day!
Many will seize this day.
Many will live it to the fullest.
Why not you?”
Be inspired to aspire!
Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
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My late Granny once advised someone:
Women are many but wives are few.
I didn’t understand at the time. Now I do.
#ValueYourSpouse
Mark Gadogbe (McApple)
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