Marriage and Family: A distinctive union

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: A DISTINCTIVE UNION Marriage is an institution that binds a man and a woman together. The woman was created for the man. People are born for one another in accordance to divine order of precedent at creation of the world when the right woman, Eve was created for Adam. So also there is the divine power and plan of God at birth to bring the right woman to the right man as they grow up in life to be husband and wife. A strong family united in both spirit and soul, is the most important basis of society in any country and civilization. If the family survives, the entire world will survive. If the family falls apart, the world will fall apart. Thus, marriage is the pillar of society. The book is to serve as cure for any wounded companions, precaution for the standing ones and to serve as guide on how to discover the will of God for the singles. Janet Akinola was born in Nigeria in April, 1959. She graduated from the University of Zimbabwe where she studied English Language and Communication Studies. She has been an English teacher in Lagos State since 1985 after her National Youth Corps Service. On 23rd of January, 1977, she heard the voice of God calling her unto salvation and that changed her life and she became a useful instrument in His hand. She got married on 14th April, 1984 and the marriage is blessed with three children. She accompanied her husband in his Diplomatic career to Senegal, Zimbabwe and South Korea where the vision of writing books become a reality. She has been a pastor alongside with her husband in Deeper Life Bible Church in Nigeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe.