By
Bisi Olaleye
General
Overseer, Happy Family Chapel, Akowonjo, Lagos,
Bishop Charles Ighele and his wife, Rev. Mrs. Caro Ighele have identified eight
factors why marriages, especially Christian ones continue to break down.
This
follows conservative reports, revealing that global divorce rate has escalated
to about 85 per cent, while that of Christian marriages pegged at 50 per cent.
These
eight factors according to the marriage ministers and counselors include not
trusting God enough, lack of commitment, longsuffering, patience, external
influences, not able to bridge the gap of dislikes, not arresting
unattractiveness and staying focused.
They
listed these factors at the launch of a marriage and relationship website,‘www.
TheLoveAren.com’ and book, titled: ‘Handling quarrels in your marriage’, in Lagos at the weekend.
They explained that it became imperative to mediate between gone sour
relationships and marriages through their latest book and website. They also
noted that it was much easier to log on their website to seek answers to
disturbing questions on marriages and relationships especially for people who
want to remain anonymous.
According
to the Bishop, the book was a desire and a solution to marriages being wrecked
by the devil on daily basis, because the devil knew that God valued the
marriage institution. While citing the banker who was killed by her husband and
condemning such act, he stressed that commitment is missing in today’s marriage
and only if the originator of marriage is re-invited to the home, history will
keep repeating itself.
Said
he: “The Christian marriage is from God and is supposed to make positive impact
in the world and affect other marriages, but people live their lives in such
manner that allow external global influences to affect their marriages. What
happens? We are supposed to be the light in our marriage in order to set
examples but most Christian marriages have failed and embarrassed God.
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