OLOLUFE
The past few days have been a time of reflection for me; contemplation seemed to have taken the place of celebration, at least for a while. The reason is, on the 5th of August, my marriage to Adetola turned 25.
Yes, I'm full of thanks to God. In the next few weeks, I intend to celebrate my wife. Like an "expert," I could say I know what it's like to be married for 25 years. It's not difficult; just marry right and live right, and 25 years will roll by one year at a time. What could be simpler than that? But that would make me a superman. You'd only have to know me for a day to realize I am far from being a superman.
I celebrate Adetola because she made this marriage work. Nothing I could have done would have made this work if she hadn't worked it with me. She loves me without reservations.
I came into this marriage a simple-minded young man. I had never had a girlfriend in my life; yes, I was a virgin. My naivety was of the dumbest kind. I threw myself totally into this marriage as if there was no possibility of it failing. Looking back now, I can say that if Tola had disappointed or betrayed me, I was finished. I was simple-minded, but “The Lord preserveth the simple” (Psalm 116:6).
God helped me to maintain my simplicity in marriage. In all my years in this marriage, I've not had an affair. No "side chick." No girlfriend. No sexual dalliances with any woman, dead or alive. Don't mistake this for a boast; I'm just stating a cold fact. I'm not ashamed of living such a life; after all, I am a Christian, and that's how we roll. I'm just saying this because, after God, my wife made this work.
Someone once told me after hearing my testimony that I kept to one woman because I was "strong." I looked at her in great surprise.
Strong? God knows this because He sees my heart. I have never considered or seen myself as strong. It has always been my belief that the day a man says he has mastered strength is the day his "strength" begins to fail. It is God who "worketh in [me] both to will and to do His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13), “working in [me] that which is "wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ" (Hebrews 13:21).
So, Adetola Ajini, when I sing for you and cavort like a teenage brat, it's because of the miles you've traveled with me barefoot on thorny and stony paths. It's because of the days of darkness so thick that your right hand was passionately clasped to my left hand, lest we drift apart. It is because of the shared blood and sweat that we buried with smiles and sermons as we wiped people's tears while we cried within. It is because of the divine joy that has shielded us from the arrows and bullets of the world's wickedness. It is because of the Presence that has always been there and has never failed us once.
Ololufe, abiyamo a b’ọja gbọoọrọ gbọọrọ.
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The attached picture was taken 7 years ago.
The past few days have been a time of reflection for me; contemplation seemed to have taken the place of celebration, at least for a while. The reason is, on the 5th of August, my marriage to Adetola turned 25.
Yes, I'm full of thanks to God. In the next few weeks, I intend to celebrate my wife. Like an "expert," I could say I know what it's like to be married for 25 years. It's not difficult; just marry right and live right, and 25 years will roll by one year at a time. What could be simpler than that? But that would make me a superman. You'd only have to know me for a day to realize I am far from being a superman.
I celebrate Adetola because she made this marriage work. Nothing I could have done would have made this work if she hadn't worked it with me. She loves me without reservations.
I came into this marriage a simple-minded young man. I had never had a girlfriend in my life; yes, I was a virgin. My naivety was of the dumbest kind. I threw myself totally into this marriage as if there was no possibility of it failing. Looking back now, I can say that if Tola had disappointed or betrayed me, I was finished. I was simple-minded, but “The Lord preserveth the simple” (Psalm 116:6).
God helped me to maintain my simplicity in marriage. In all my years in this marriage, I've not had an affair. No "side chick." No girlfriend. No sexual dalliances with any woman, dead or alive. Don't mistake this for a boast; I'm just stating a cold fact. I'm not ashamed of living such a life; after all, I am a Christian, and that's how we roll. I'm just saying this because, after God, my wife made this work.
Someone once told me after hearing my testimony that I kept to one woman because I was "strong." I looked at her in great surprise.
Strong? God knows this because He sees my heart. I have never considered or seen myself as strong. It has always been my belief that the day a man says he has mastered strength is the day his "strength" begins to fail. It is God who "worketh in [me] both to will and to do His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13), “working in [me] that which is "wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ" (Hebrews 13:21).
So, Adetola Ajini, when I sing for you and cavort like a teenage brat, it's because of the miles you've traveled with me barefoot on thorny and stony paths. It's because of the days of darkness so thick that your right hand was passionately clasped to my left hand, lest we drift apart. It is because of the shared blood and sweat that we buried with smiles and sermons as we wiped people's tears while we cried within. It is because of the divine joy that has shielded us from the arrows and bullets of the world's wickedness. It is because of the Presence that has always been there and has never failed us once.
Ololufe, abiyamo a b’ọja gbọoọrọ gbọọrọ.
___
The attached picture was taken 7 years ago.
OLOLUFE
The past few days have been a time of reflection for me; contemplation seemed to have taken the place of celebration, at least for a while. The reason is, on the 5th of August, my marriage to Adetola turned 25.
Yes, I'm full of thanks to God. In the next few weeks, I intend to celebrate my wife. Like an "expert," I could say I know what it's like to be married for 25 years. It's not difficult; just marry right and live right, and 25 years will roll by one year at a time. What could be simpler than that? But that would make me a superman. You'd only have to know me for a day to realize I am far from being a superman.
I celebrate Adetola because she made this marriage work. Nothing I could have done would have made this work if she hadn't worked it with me. She loves me without reservations.
I came into this marriage a simple-minded young man. I had never had a girlfriend in my life; yes, I was a virgin. My naivety was of the dumbest kind. I threw myself totally into this marriage as if there was no possibility of it failing. Looking back now, I can say that if Tola had disappointed or betrayed me, I was finished. I was simple-minded, but “The Lord preserveth the simple” (Psalm 116:6).
God helped me to maintain my simplicity in marriage. In all my years in this marriage, I've not had an affair. No "side chick." No girlfriend. No sexual dalliances with any woman, dead or alive. Don't mistake this for a boast; I'm just stating a cold fact. I'm not ashamed of living such a life; after all, I am a Christian, and that's how we roll. I'm just saying this because, after God, my wife made this work.
Someone once told me after hearing my testimony that I kept to one woman because I was "strong." I looked at her in great surprise.
Strong? God knows this because He sees my heart. I have never considered or seen myself as strong. It has always been my belief that the day a man says he has mastered strength is the day his "strength" begins to fail. It is God who "worketh in [me] both to will and to do His good pleasure" (Philippians 2:13), “working in [me] that which is "wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ" (Hebrews 13:21).
So, Adetola Ajini, when I sing for you and cavort like a teenage brat, it's because of the miles you've traveled with me barefoot on thorny and stony paths. It's because of the days of darkness so thick that your right hand was passionately clasped to my left hand, lest we drift apart. It is because of the shared blood and sweat that we buried with smiles and sermons as we wiped people's tears while we cried within. It is because of the divine joy that has shielded us from the arrows and bullets of the world's wickedness. It is because of the Presence that has always been there and has never failed us once.
Ololufe, abiyamo a b’ọja gbọoọrọ gbọọrọ.
___
The attached picture was taken 7 years ago.
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