Summary: <p>In today's episode, we respond to Helen's questions. Her main question goes thus:</p> <p><em><strong>"What can you say about a single lady who is waiting and working because she is not sure that it is time for her to get into a marital relationship yet? She is willing to walk according to divine timing; she is working on discovering herself, acquiring useful skills, working on her character flaws, maximizing her God-given potential, and receiving training on 'the art of authentic ministry.' Meanwhile, as she is doing all these things, proposals keep coming from Christian brothers; what should she do? I believe that some people see this kind of 'waiting' as being 'seemingly foolish' while some would tag it 'a fear of commitment' or 'fear of being vulnerable in a marital relationship'; perhaps, some would even call it 'pride.' Is this so, sir? What if such a person feels so strong about this inner perception of hers (to take her time and do all these preparations BEFORE getting into a relationship)?"</strong></em></p> <p>We discussed this in the episode.</p> <p>Meanwhile, her other question came up in her mind while reading <em><strong>Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village </strong></em>(Joseph and Anu Ola's latest book). Helen wanted to know if Anu's fears prior to consenting to the beginning of her relationship with Joseph played a part in her waiting for almost 4 weeks before responding positively to Joseph's marriage proposal. To this, we pointed her to previous episodes where the reasoning behind this was already well discussed. See the following past episodes:</p> <p>S1E03 - <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/episode/dbfdea73/s1e03-pre-courtship-courtship-and-pre-wedding-fears" target="_blank">Pre-Courtship, Courtship, and Pre-Wedding FEARS</a></p> <p>S3E01 - <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/episode/3a7beca8/s3e01-being-sure-of-who-to-marry" target="_blank">Being Sure of Who to Marry</a></p> <p>S1E27 - <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/episode/22257a94/s1e27-becoming-the-right-person-while-waiting-for-the-right-person" target="_blank">Becoming the Right Person While Waiting for the Right Person</a></p> <p>S1E28 - <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/episode/1bffc5c3/s1e28-the-audacity-of-marrying-on-a-god-said-basis" target="_blank">The Audacity of Marrying on a 'God Said' Basis</a></p> <p>Our response to Helen's questions welcomes us to Season 4 of the Not Alone Today podcast. You can click on any of the links to listen . . . and please, remember to share.</p> <p>✥ Joseph's Website — <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/" target="_blank">https://www.josephkolawole.org/notalonetoday/</a></p> <p>✥ Other Podcast Platforms — <a href="https://pod.link/1537774506" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1537774506</a></p> <p><strong>ALSO MENTIONED</strong></p> <p>✥ <a href="http://viewbook.at/echoes" target="_blank"><em><strong>Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village (Volume 1)</strong></em></a><em><strong> - </strong></em><a href="http://viewbook.at/echoes" target="_blank">http://viewbook.at/echoes</a></p> <p><strong>FOR MORE RESOURCES FROM JOSEPH & ANU OLA</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/josephola" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/josephola</a></li> <li><a href="https://josephola.disha.page/" target="_blank">https://josephola.disha.page/</a></li> </ul>
