May 11 2022 26 mins
In today's episode, we respond to Helen's questions. Her main question goes thus:
"What can you say about a single lady who is waiting and working because she is not sure that it is time for her to get into a marital relationship yet? She is willing to walk according to divine timing; she is working on discovering herself, acquiring useful skills, working on her character flaws, maximizing her God-given potential, and receiving training on 'the art of authentic ministry.' Meanwhile, as she is doing all these things, proposals keep coming from Christian brothers; what should she do? I believe that some people see this kind of 'waiting' as being 'seemingly foolish' while some would tag it 'a fear of commitment' or 'fear of being vulnerable in a marital relationship'; perhaps, some would even call it 'pride.' Is this so, sir? What if such a person feels so strong about this inner perception of hers (to take her time and do all these preparations BEFORE getting into a relationship)?"
We discussed this in the episode.
Meanwhile, her other question came up in her mind while reading Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village (Joseph and Anu Ola's latest book). Helen wanted to know if Anu's fears prior to consenting to the beginning of her relationship with Joseph played a part in her waiting for almost 4 weeks before responding positively to Joseph's marriage proposal. To this, we pointed her to previous episodes where the reasoning behind this was already well discussed. See the following past episodes:
S1E03 - Pre-Courtship, Courtship, and Pre-Wedding FEARS
S3E01 - Being Sure of Who to Marry
S1E27 - Becoming the Right Person While Waiting for the Right Person
S1E28 - The Audacity of Marrying on a 'God Said' Basis
Our response to Helen's questions welcomes us to Season 4 of the Not Alone Today podcast. You can click on any of the links to listen . . . and please, remember to share.
✥ Joseph's Website — https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/
✥ Other Podcast Platforms — https://pod.link/1537774506
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✥ Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village (Volume 1) - http://viewbook.at/echoes
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