Enoch Adeboye has advised young women to place greater importance on a suitor’s financial stability and character than outward religious displays when considering marriage.
Speaking during the May edition of the Holy Ghost Service, the RCCG General Overseer stressed that spiritual discernment and domestic responsibility should take precedence over physical attraction or social standing.
“No matter how religious the brother may be, or how well he prays in tongues, ask him: ‘Have you a job?’” Adeboye said.
Referencing Genesis 2, he explained that God gave Adam work before giving him a wife.
“Job first, wife later. If he has no job, how is he going to take care of the family? The Bible made it clear that any man who cannot provide for his own home is worse than an infidel.”
The cleric further cautioned women against men who make empty claims about their careers.
“If he says I am a contractor, ask him to give you evidence of the contract he had executed before. Otherwise, you will be the contract,” Adeboye added.
He also warned women to be careful of flattering men, citing Proverbs 29:5 on the dangers of excessive praise and deception.
Using humorous references to his past before becoming born again, Adeboye said romantic words and poetic expressions could sometimes be misleading.
He concluded by urging women to carefully examine a potential partner’s commitment to holiness.
“If he does not believe in holiness, run,” Adeboye said.
Addressing men during the same service, Adeboye cautioned against choosing wives based solely on physical beauty, warning that lack of prayer and discernment could lead to disastrous choices.
He also advised men not to marry women who cannot cook, wear “excessive makeup,” or insist on extravagant weddings that could plunge couples into debt.
The pastor also reportedly told church workers that God had already determined Nigeria’s next president ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that divine will would prevail regardless of political calculations.
