World renown pastor, Enoch Adeboye while celebrating 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, Pastor (Mrs) Foluke Adeboye advised newly wedded couples and those seeking life partners to marry for love because it endures longer.
Shedding light on what makes a successful marriage, he posited:
“Marry for love. It’ll endure. I’ve been married for 50 years and still on honeymoon. I was the poorest among those lurking around the girl I married.One was a lawyer who had a car; I had nothing. But I told the girl that if you marry me, whatever I am, wherever I ever become, will be yours.
“I was not a Christian, but I was an incurable optimist. We struggled but today if we want to eat a cow now, God will provide. After our wedding in September 8, 1967, we faced challenges. The baby came 1968. It was tough. We were happy because we were in love. I had no car, no house, a marriage into a rented room and a parlour. We have stories to tell. If you marry for love, the reason it will last is because God is love.
“You must continue to tend the fire, meaning, no matter how little, you must constantly give gifts to your partner. If it’s given in love, it’ll be appreciated. When two people are in love, they exchange gifts. Always open your mouth to say to your partner.”
