26/09/2026
BE SPIRITUALLY STRONG NOW
If you are not spiritually sound while you are single, there is no guarantee that marriage will automatically make you spiritually strong. The discipline you build now will matter when you enter marriage.
Remember, marriage is another phase of life entirely. You will face different responsibilities, pressures, and challenges from those you experienced while single. Marriage brings two different people together to become one, and that requires patience, sacrifice, understanding, prayer, and spiritual maturity.
When you are single, you may have more freedom with your time. But when children begin to come, responsibilities increase. There are bills to pay, businesses and careers to attend to, family members who may need your attention, a spouse who needs your presence, and many other responsibilities competing for your time.
In the midst of all these, where will your spiritual life stand?
Will prayer become something you only do when you have spare time? Will studying God's Word become something you postpone because of work and family? Will fellowship with God gradually disappear because life has become busy?
This is why you must build your spiritual life now.
Do not wait until marriage before you begin learning how to seek God consistently. Do not wait until responsibilities increase before you develop the discipline of prayer, studying the Word, obedience, self-control, and fellowship with God.
Marriage does not automatically produce spiritual maturity. What you cultivate before marriage will become part of what you carry into marriage.
And this is where choosing a spouse also matters.
When both partners genuinely desire God and are committed to growing spiritually, they can encourage one another. As Scripture says, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” — Proverbs 27:17.
Your spouse should not become the reason you abandon your walk with God. And you should not enter marriage expectingyour spouse alone to become your source of spiritual strength. Your relationship with God must be personal first.
Yes, there are marriages where one partner becomes stronger spiritually and helps encourage the other. But do not intentionally remain spiritually weak because you assume that marriage will fix you.
Start now.
Learn to pray when nobody is watching.
Learn to obey God when there is no applause.
Learn to say no when temptation comes.
Learn to study the Word even when you don't feel like it.
Learn to seek God in your decisions.
Learn to surrender your desires to His will.
These disciplines will become valuable when life becomes more demanding.
Some people are afraid of marriage because they have seen people become spiritually cold after getting married. Yes, marriage can expose weaknesses, and the wrong relationship can make spiritual growth more difficult. But that is also why you must be intentional about the person you choose and the kind of foundation you are building before marriage.
Do not make marriage your spiritual rescue plan.
God is your source.
If you are single, use this season well. Serve God. Grow in the Word. Build your character. Develop spiritual discipline. Learn contentment. Learn self-control. Learn to hear God's direction and obey Him.
Marriage will bring its own responsibilities, but your relationship with God must remain at the centre of your life.
And if you are already married, it is not too late to strengthen your spiritual life. Start again. Pray together. Encourage one another. Make room for God's Word. Build a home where Christ is not merely mentioned but genuinely honoured.
Child of God, take your spiritual life seriously.
This world will present many distractions, temptations, and pressures, but your walk with God gives you the foundation to navigate them wisely.
If you have become lukewarm, wake up.
If you have become distracted, return.
If you have become spiritually weak, brace yourself again.
Do not wait for another season before you start taking God seriously.
Be spiritually strong now—not because you are preparing only for marriage, but because you are preparing for a life that belongs to God.