I know somebody who had a covenant with poverty and has lawfully wedded herself to it for life. If her children’s father buys new clothes for her children, she will lock them away and give them hand-me-downs from their cousins, which are torn and tattered to wear. If you ask her why she did this She would say, “New clothes are for Sunday service in church and special occasions. You are spoiling the children and making them live up to standards that are not realistic and attainable. Her children’s father built a house. The first day she stepped into the house, she cried all day and all night that by building a house, he has ruined their lives. Her children’s husband bought cars, and with every new car she became more sorrowful until she became bitter. The more her children’s father prospered, the more resentful she became and the more violent she also became. All the new silverware and kitchenware are locked away while she cooked with old handleless pots and served food in plastic plates.

If her children’s father provides a driver and a car to take the children to school, she will reject it and insist on the children riding tricycles to school. Ask her why. She will say, “The children will get spoiled if exposed to luxury. Obasanjo was once a houseboy, and he still became president.” When her children’s father began to close multimillion Naira deals, she packed out of the house and left the marriage. Ask her why. She said when her parents went to pray for her before she got married, the prophet her mother consulted said she would be the one who is richer than her children’s father, and he would depend on her for sustenance. She said they told her that if her man ever became richer than her, then she should leave the marriage. The moment the man became richer, she told him he had to stop the business he was doing and return to his paid employment; otherwise, she would have to leave him. He didn’t listen, and she left. When they got to court, her reason for leaving the marriage, as stated in the court documents, was “Sudden Wealth of her ex-husband” Her ex-husband offered to take her and the children on vacation abroad, but she rejected it and seized the passports of the children so that they also couldn’t travel. The ceiling of her house went bad, her ex-husband saw it while making video calls with the children, and offered to help her fix it. She said no Why? She said, “The children must learn that life is not a bed of roses.” The ceiling has been like that now for two years. She is currently praying and fasting for God to provide her with another husband.

PS: There are so many kinds of strange singles out there, both male and female. Some husbands will become bitter if their wives become more successful or begin to earn more than them. Some wives have to hide their assets from their husbands so that they can have peace of mind in the marriage. There are all sorts of strange people with the label Christian and the tag “born again” Don’t be hasty to marry anybody Do your findings, ask questions, observe, and behold. May you not marry your enemy.

-GSW-