MARRIAGE AND VISION
MARRIAGE AND VISION
#love #marriage #relationships #purpose
Smith wigglesworth popularly called "a man of one book" was born into an impoverished family,his father was hard pressed to feed his wife and 4 children. Smith went to work at age 6 pulling turnips and as a result he was an illiterate during childhood.
He became born again at age 8. He first saw Mary Jane Polly at the altar giving her life to Christ, she was 17 at the time and they became friends afterward.
Wigglesworth 23 married Polly 22 on May 2,1882. at the time of their marriage she was a preacher with the Salvation Army. He learned to read after his marriage to Polly. She taught him to read the Bible.
He often stated that it was the only book he ever read and did not permit newspaper in his house 😂 😂 preferring the Bible to be their only reading material.
“She became a great help to me in my spiritual life. She was always such an inspiration to holiness. She saw how ignorant I was, and immediately began to teach me to read properly and to write; unfortunately she never succeeded in teaching me to spell...She was a great soul-winner.
I encouraged her to continue her ministry of EVANGELIZING, and I continued my business as a PLUMBER.
I had a burden for the parts of Bradford that had no church, and we opened up a work in a small building that I rented. As the children came we always prayed through for them before they were born, that they would belong to God.
I used to carry the children to meeting and look after them while she preached. I was no preacher myself, but I was always down at the ‘penitent form’ to lead souls to Christ. "HER WORK WAS TO PUT DOWN THE NET, MINE TO LAND THE FISH". The latter is just as important as the former.”
There came to Bradford a very severe winter and plumbers were in great demand. It was not only through the winter period but for the two years that followed that they were having to repair fallen spouts and other damage done by the storms. Wigglesworth and the two men who were helping him were kept busy from morning till night. In those days of overmuch business and overmuch prosperity, his attendance at religious services declined, and his heart began to grow cold toward God; but the colder he became, the hotter his wife became for God.
Polly" evangelistic zeal never abated, nor her prayer life. Her quiet, consistent Christian life and witness made his laxity all the more apparent, and it irritated him. She had a merry heart, and while she was on fire for the Lord, she made every mealtime a season of fun and humor. And she wooed her husband back to the Lord and to his old time love and zeal for God.
Her fidelity was severely tested during those months when he was spiritually unsettled, but it was her gracious stability that guided him through the dangerous period, saving him from a terrible spiritual shipwreck.
She was a popular preacher for women’s services and quite a favorite with men’s bible classes. Untiring in zeal, she literally ate up work of all kinds, including the care of a large house. She and her husband were always given to hospitality, and she never complained no matter whom he brought home suddenly for a meal or invited to stay for a few days in their home. At convention times there were always large numbers entertained in her home, but never once did she murmur.
Resources: Internet
You're a blessing to your spouse and that is what marriage is all about.
Esther Ebunoluwa Omoniyi
omoniyiesther1@gmail.com
#love #marriage #relationships #purpose
Smith wigglesworth popularly called "a man of one book" was born into an impoverished family,his father was hard pressed to feed his wife and 4 children. Smith went to work at age 6 pulling turnips and as a result he was an illiterate during childhood.
He became born again at age 8. He first saw Mary Jane Polly at the altar giving her life to Christ, she was 17 at the time and they became friends afterward.
Wigglesworth 23 married Polly 22 on May 2,1882. at the time of their marriage she was a preacher with the Salvation Army. He learned to read after his marriage to Polly. She taught him to read the Bible.
He often stated that it was the only book he ever read and did not permit newspaper in his house 😂 😂 preferring the Bible to be their only reading material.
“She became a great help to me in my spiritual life. She was always such an inspiration to holiness. She saw how ignorant I was, and immediately began to teach me to read properly and to write; unfortunately she never succeeded in teaching me to spell...She was a great soul-winner.
I encouraged her to continue her ministry of EVANGELIZING, and I continued my business as a PLUMBER.
I had a burden for the parts of Bradford that had no church, and we opened up a work in a small building that I rented. As the children came we always prayed through for them before they were born, that they would belong to God.
I used to carry the children to meeting and look after them while she preached. I was no preacher myself, but I was always down at the ‘penitent form’ to lead souls to Christ. "HER WORK WAS TO PUT DOWN THE NET, MINE TO LAND THE FISH". The latter is just as important as the former.”
There came to Bradford a very severe winter and plumbers were in great demand. It was not only through the winter period but for the two years that followed that they were having to repair fallen spouts and other damage done by the storms. Wigglesworth and the two men who were helping him were kept busy from morning till night. In those days of overmuch business and overmuch prosperity, his attendance at religious services declined, and his heart began to grow cold toward God; but the colder he became, the hotter his wife became for God.
Polly" evangelistic zeal never abated, nor her prayer life. Her quiet, consistent Christian life and witness made his laxity all the more apparent, and it irritated him. She had a merry heart, and while she was on fire for the Lord, she made every mealtime a season of fun and humor. And she wooed her husband back to the Lord and to his old time love and zeal for God.
Her fidelity was severely tested during those months when he was spiritually unsettled, but it was her gracious stability that guided him through the dangerous period, saving him from a terrible spiritual shipwreck.
She was a popular preacher for women’s services and quite a favorite with men’s bible classes. Untiring in zeal, she literally ate up work of all kinds, including the care of a large house. She and her husband were always given to hospitality, and she never complained no matter whom he brought home suddenly for a meal or invited to stay for a few days in their home. At convention times there were always large numbers entertained in her home, but never once did she murmur.
Resources: Internet
You're a blessing to your spouse and that is what marriage is all about.
Esther Ebunoluwa Omoniyi
omoniyiesther1@gmail.com
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