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How to Find Your Life Partner! a Personal Experience
by Emil Clad
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144 pages1 hour
Summary
Not long after I was saved I met a group of already established Christians who discussed how some preachers made wrong choices in marriage and how it later destroyed their ministries. What scared me most was a particular incident where it was alleged that a spouse confessed to being possessed by evil spirits and how she succeeded in wrecking the husbands church. That prompted me to go in search of the way to find the right partner and avoid danger. Being the son of a preacher and a second-generation Christian for 20 years, and having been married for nearly a decade, I have come to tell the adventure of my story how I found my life partner and the Biblical lessons that I learnt in the course of time.
In this book, you will discover
How the Holy Spirit helps us pray according to the will of God
The importance of Gods blueprint for you in three main areas, i.e. ministry, marriage, money
Knowledge of the scriptures as your basis for inheriting the promises of God
How God works behind-the-scenes to fulfill His promises when we pray
How to cooperate with God for success in finding your marriage partner
Publisher: iUniverseReleased: Sep 7, 2010ISBN: 9781450244695Format: book
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How to Find Your Life Partner! a Personal Experience - Emil Clad
How To Find
Your
Life Partner!
A Personal Experience
EMIL CLAD
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Copyright © 2010 by Emil Clad
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NASB–New American Standard Bible
GW–GOD’S WORD
BBE–1965 Bible in Basic English
CEV–Contemporary English Version
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Acknowledgment
Can I ever thank my wife Erica, our four children, the entire family and the Christ Tower Of Grace ministry enough for what they mean to me and what they have done for me? I have literally been leaning on you guys for that vital support. Charles & Mary Avornyo, Kwame Paul Kelvin Dzakpasu, Rubi Gati, Doris Addae-Konadu, Joyce Bansah, Cephas Kofodu, Emmanuel & Gifty Obeng, are just incredible helpers by my side.
Indeed, a friend loves at all times. Your love for God is what motivates you to offer me the usual conducive environment to do what the Lord has commissioned me to do. I wonder if all these could have been possible without your company.
The constant guidance and encouragement of Mr. & Mrs. William K. Agbesinyale has been a great source of inspiration to my family and ministry. They have virtually put everything at my disposal. This sacrifice cannot go unnoticed.
Over the years, I have also become heavily indebted to the following people for their company, godly counsel, and contribution to the course of God’s call on my life: Mr. & Mrs. Henry Tabi, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Kotey and the Kotey family, Mr. & Mrs Vanney, Mr. & Mrs Sagoe, and Rebecca Essel.
Many thanks also to Abena Akyere Akosah for the kind gesture of editing this book. That was quite a task by all standards. I duly recognize the contribution of Jojo Ocran, Abena Afriyie Kwarteng, Yvonne Tchao for proof-reading and making very valuable suggestions. My gratitude further goes to Nina Djopo and Edmund Addae-Konadu for doing printouts for the manuscript at each stage till completion. What a blessed family you all are to me. I am very grateful.
To Christ
And His Glorious Bride
The Church
Which He Purchased
With His Own Lifeblood
To Be With Him Forever
Introduction
Exactly six months after our wedding, we were invited to an engagement. As is the custom in out part of the world, time is allotted on such occasions for any piece of advice. My wife, with her great sense of humor tapped me on the shoulder and suggested I go forward on our behalf and advice the new couple. It took a hard time for me to control my laughter as I never expected her to come up with such a funny thought. I wondered what experience a six-month old marriage would bring to bear on this new one. So I didn’t.
A few months after, we visited Rev. John B. Ghartey, a long time mentor and our marriage counselor, at his Spintex Road office and had a hearty chat. During the conversation, I expressed the desire to write a book on marriage. Suddenly, there was silence. At that moment his countenance dropped as if to protest against my inexperience. Gently he broke the silence with the advice,
Emil! Wait until you are about ten years old in marriage before writing. Then the message will be your own experience and not other people’s ideas.
That counsel sunk well into my heart. On our return, I made a quality decision to study, practice and gather materials to that effect but keep revising until a proper time.
So far, I have discovered that one major issue confronting every young adult is marrying the right
person. But many are those who are simply at a loss how to locate their own. New methods intended to help individuals avoid making mistakes keep emerging every time. However, there’s no doubt that the extent of divorce or live-in relationships demonstrate how confused and frustrated people are. Those prescriptions do not seem to offer any solution, hence the unpredictable procedures being followed just to get by.
For a little above two years now, I have felt comfortable sharing some of the benefits the Lord Jesus has enabled us to enjoy. When the message caught the attention of a few people they suggested it will inform the entire spectrum of Christendom and even catch the attention of those outside. As a result "How To Find Your Life Partner! A Personal Experience" was born. It is not just finding a partner but a Life
Partner because according to Romans 7:2, marriage is a covenant that binds a man and his wife as long as they live. It ends only when one partner passes on.
This book contains real events with real people in real places. However, for confidentiality I have chosen to conceal their identity. Let me express my unreserved gratitude to all involved. Wherever they may be on the face of the earth, may they see how much their lives count for God to involve them in other people’s affairs. You are not just blessed but have become a blessing to others. Many thanks!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
How It All Began
Chapter 2
Learning To Appreciate God’s Will
Chapter 3
Choosing Or Finding A Life Partner
Chapter 4
The Place Of Persistent Prayer
Chapter 5
An Unforgettable Night With God
Chapter 6
God Hears Prayers
Chapter 7
God Answers Prayers
Chapter 8
Series Of Revelations
Chapter 9
Keeping His Way
Chapter 10
Meeting Each Other
Chapter 11
Tracing the Footprints Of God
Chapter 12
Timing To Propose
Chapter 13
Where Is My Chocolate?
Chapter 14
The Letter Of Response
Chapter 15
Her Part Of The Story
Chapter 16
The Beauty Of Diversity
Chapter 17
Marriage Counseling
Chapter 18
Year Of Marriage Confirmed
Chapter 19
Divine Supplies
Conclusion
Your Package Is Ever Ready
The world is in dreadful need of men who will have the courage of their own visions and who will recognize clearly that we are only at the beginning of the voyage, and have to learn an entirely new system of seamanship.
–Hendrik Willem Van Loon
Chapter 1
How It All Began
Ecclesiastes 9:17
17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
In the early days of my Christian life there was this insatiable desire to do things not to please myself or anyone else but God alone. Resting deep down my heart was the thought that anything that pleases God will certainly bring me fulfillment.
Because of the strict, religious upbringing, we never had the opportunity or even the guts to associate with Christians outside our sphere of belief. As such we were alien to the
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