Day 9: Single but not lusting: The Spouse worth waiting for

Michael was raised in a socioeconomically low-income family that couldn’t afford to send him to formal education past the basic class. But he was so passionate about education, science, and greatness. He began to teach and prepare himself. His 300-page jottings attested to his wide reading, painstaking commitment to classes, and self-development. The jotter became a significant lifeline for Sir Humphry Davy, and it was the gateway to destiny for Michael. He became one of the most consequential scientists in history - physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Michael Faraday’s inventions are linked to the advent of electric motor technology and the application of electricity in technology. He became a Professor of Chemistry. 

Today is not for history or motivational class. Some months ago, I listened to Bishop Oyedepo’s sermon about Michael Faraday, and the Holy Spirit told me how we have no excuses not to excel. So, let’s get to today’s business. 

Despite the advent of science and technology, digital and artificial intelligence, how we have remained a people/generation of too many excuses remains an alarming concern. On the marital front, we blame every ill in today’s world on poverty, upbringing, dysfunctional parenting, lack of opportunity, unemployment, childhood trauma, early and mid-life crisis, society, practically everything. 

A strange excitement about getting married is trending - people are now living on the benefits of marriage without a proposal or even intention to marry. And the excuses are intriguing. Fornication has never been a way to prepare for marriage. It is a journey and a life in itself. 

Michael Faraday was neither raised by elite parents nor trained at MIT. While we don’t underestimate their impacts, poverty, challenging upbringing, dysfunctional parenting, early life struggles, and limitations cannot always continue to be tenable excuses. If we apply ourselves, we can live above these setbacks and still excel in all facets of life.

Michael Faraday had peers who were passionate and had an appetite for greatness. Who are your friends? How do they help you, and how do you help them? Likewise, the greatest of people have overarching coverage: people they submit to and are taught by. Sir Davy mentored Michael Faraday, and Barnabas mentored Paul. Paul mentored Mark and Timothy. As a bachelor, mentoring helped me in many ways. I would discuss with my mentors before starting a relationship with a lady. After a particular ‘breakfast’, I resolved to tell and be guided by my mentors even before I proposed. 

Channel your youthful energy to noble and rewarding exploits. Get busy with excellent passions, read wide, and continue to prepare yourself for your life’s big picture. Michael Faraday is one of the many testimonies of the Christian faith, but he did not become one when he became a professor; he became one as a youth. And we have countless examples of such men and women. Prophet Ayo Babalola is perhaps the most famous of such generals in the Nigerian Church’s history. 

So, while yet unmarried, spend your time deliberately. Evolve into a spouse worth waiting for by adding value to your life. Soar in your field of endeavour. Grow in your walk with God and service to God and God’s people. Invent noble things. Birth business, entrepreneurial, scientific, and professional ideas. Travel. Learn an extra skill. Unearth the Michael Faraday in you.

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