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💜 HAPPY 14TH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY TO US 💜
Pastor Ayodele Titus & Deaconess Joy Oluwanifemi Titus
Today, we celebrate 14 years of God’s goodness, mercy, and unfailing love upon our union.
The same God who began this beautiful journey with us has faithfully kept us, strengthened us, and caused our home to flourish—to Him alone be all the glory!
Father, we thank You
for anchoring our marriage in Your love,
for guiding us with Your wisdom,
for covering our home with peace,
and for continually supplying the grace to love, forgive, grow, and flourish together.
Lord, as we mark 14 years today, we pray:
* May Your presence remain the foundation of our home.
* May Your love bind us deeper in unity and understanding.
* May Your wisdom guide every decision we make.
* May Your peace dwell richly in our hearts and household.
* May our marriage continue to be a testimony of Your faithfulness.
*May You lift us into new realms of fruitfulness, joy, prosperity, and purpose.
*May the dreams You planted in our hearts as a couple continue to blossom and find full expression.
We decree that the next phase of our journey will be sweeter, richer, deeper, and more glorious than the past years combined!
Our love will never grow cold.
Our joy will never diminish.
Our covenant will never break.
Our home will continue to shine as a beacon of God's grace.
Happy 14th Marriage Anniversary to us!
More years of peace, passion, purpose, and prosperity.
May our union keep bringing glory to God and blessings to generations after us.
With love and gratitude —
Pastor Ayodele Titus & Deaconess Joy Oluwanifemi Titus

‎7 Silent Signs You’re About to Marry the Wrong Person — Don’t Ignore Them!
‎By Bisi Adewale
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‎Every failed marriage once looked beautiful during courtship. Every broken home once shared love songs and exchanged sweet words. The truth is, no one enters marriage expecting pain, but many walk in blind, ignoring the silent signs that scream danger. Before you say “I do,” take a moment to look again.
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‎Marriage is too sacred to gamble with. It’s not a destination for the unprepared; it’s a lifelong covenant that can either advance your destiny or bury it. As a Marriage Clinician, I have sat with countless men and women in tears, people who once believed they had found “the one,” only to discover later that they had walked into an emotional trap disguised as love. Don’t let that be your story. Let wisdom guide you.
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‎Below are seven silent but deadly signs that you might be walking into a wrong marriage. If any of these apply to your relationship, pause and seek God’s direction before you proceed.
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‎1. Lack of Inner Peace
‎When you constantly feel uneasy, disturbed, or anxious about your relationship, it’s not just your emotions, it’s a divine signal. True love brings peace; wrong love breeds confusion. God often speaks through restlessness. When there’s no peace in your spirit, it’s a warning light saying, “Slow down!” Don’t ignore it. The peace you ignore before marriage may become the pain you endure afterward.
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‎2. Spiritual Mismatch
‎If your partner mocks your faith, avoids spiritual discussions, or finds prayer and godly standards “too much,” you are not in love, you are in danger. Light and darkness can’t walk together. You cannot build a godly home with someone who doesn’t value God. The spiritual mismatch you tolerate during courtship will become your greatest warfare in marriage.
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‎3. Emotional Distance
‎When your partner shuts down easily, hides their feelings, or treats communication as a burden, that’s not love, that’s emotional immaturity. Marriage thrives on openness. If you cannot freely express your thoughts without fear of judgment, you will soon live in silence and loneliness. Emotional distance today will become emotional divorce tomorrow.
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‎4. Hidden Anger and Pride
‎Many singles excuse bad temper, pride, and arrogance as “just attitude.” But that attitude can destroy your joy. If your partner shouts at you, insults you, or belittles others, marriage won’t change them, it will reveal them. Don’t marry a person you need to endure; marry someone you can enjoy. Love without humility will soon turn into a battlefield.
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‎5. Manipulation and Control
‎When your partner constantly tries to control where you go, who you talk to, or what you wear, that’s not love, that’s control. True love gives freedom; manipulation steals it. Many have walked into abusive marriages thinking they were loved deeply. Control is not care. A controlling partner before marriage will become a tyrant afterward.
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‎6. Ignoring Godly Counsel
‎If everyone who loves you, mentors, parents, pastors, is raising red flags about your relationship, and you’re the only one convinced it’s right, check again. Love can blind you, but wisdom from others can help you see clearly. When wise voices speak, listen. The same people you silence today may be the ones you’ll run to tomorrow.
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‎7. Divine Warnings Ignored
‎Sometimes, God doesn’t speak through thunder; He speaks through discomfort, delay, or disappointment. When doors close repeatedly, when things don’t align despite your efforts, it could be God’s mercy keeping you from disaster. Don’t fight what Heaven is preventing. It’s better to lose a relationship than to lose your peace, purpose, and future.
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‎Dear single, before you marry, remember this truth: “God still warns before destruction, but will you listen?”
‎Marriage is not a correction center. Don’t assume that marriage will change a person; it only magnifies who they already are. Preparation before marriage is protection from heartbreak after it.
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‎That’s why I wrote “Preparing for Marriage” not just for singles, but for pastors, leaders, counselors, and every young man or woman who desires a strong foundation before saying “I do.” This book is filled with practical wisdom, deep insights, and spiritual guidance to help you build a marriage that stands the test of time.
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‎If you’re serious about avoiding marital mistakes and building a home that pleases God, don’t postpone wisdom. Read before you say “I do.” It’s easier to prepare than to repair.
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‎Order for your copy via the link in the comment session.
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‎©️ Pastor Bisi Adewale
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