Every man worships a god, yes even atheists. While some allow the living God to be the Lord of their lives, others are the slaves of their stomachs, their urge or some other human beings. It’s the 21st century and many mythological and man-made gods are disappearing and leaving us obsessed with other gods so silent that until we look closely we can’t notice them. Even in Africa, the carved gods are becoming extinct and they are being replaced by these muted, modern, scientific gods. When was the last time you heard of the Greek mythological gods like Eros, Zeus, Apollo, and Artemis or in Africa; Oduduwa, Shango, Sopona and others? If you read as much as I do you will agree with me that they are silently stories we hear in museums. You want to know the replacement? Just look closely at you and around you. Do you notice how men have replaced these gods with food, sex, fashion, work etc. just as there are thousands of mythological gods, there are thousands of self-imposed gods in our lives these days? Needless to say, these self-imposed gods run our lives and influence our decisions. Their havoc is unquantifiable too. To know a man or the destiny of your relationship, study his gods or God.
Sadly the devil is not in direct contact with many men or tempting them to do evil anymore. His plan is to push them to yielding to something or someone to the point of worship. In my opinion, the devil is busy with some serious business of causing global pandemic or architecting the destruction of a large quantity of people as we have witnessed in our world lately like September 11 catastrophe in the United States, floods, earthquakes, crisis, hunger. He has not visited many men on earth lately and whatever they did and held the devil responsible for was the doing of the gods they have created for themselves. Don’t you know that to whom or what you yield the control of your life has become your god?
I intend to make this article brief and hit the nail on the head quickly but I will not find rest if I don’t say this. Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace. He calmed the raging storm, and saved His friends; the disciples from tragic death. You need a man whose god is the Lord, whose standard is the bible and who will be willing to love you like Christ did to the church and lay down His life for her. We know that as humans our strength is limited. But a man who looks up to God for support always finds a way. As it is written, “…the name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runs into it and they are saved”. You can always count on God to save your relationship when you don’t have enough strength to do it. Men whose gods are their stomach, their sexual urge, their abilities will always fail because vain is the strength of man. But those who put their trust in the living God will soar with the wings of the eagle when troubles come. And though they fall seven times, they will rise again stronger and better for you because they lean on a strength that is bigger than theirs.
The god in your man matters especially in these perilous days of innumerable divorce and abuse. Pray if your man knows not God. And may the spirit of God speak to His soul and spirit to hear the call. Remember, Christ in us the hope of glory. See you soon.
Remain blessed
Collins Agboju
