Dr. Daniel Olukoya of the Mountain Of Fire & Miracle Ministry recounted how he met and proposed to his wife in 1986.
That is what the couple said during a recent program at the church.
On his part, Olukoya said, “I asked God for a woman who would work and fit in with what God wanted me to do and the Lord brought her image.
I did not sleep o. It was not a dream, and God said “this is the woman”. Again, I prayed three times and received the same answer “this is the woman”. That was my first testimony.
“My father, who was a pastor, also prayed. He never saw her, but when he visited Lagos and saw her for the first time, he said “… this is the woman I saw too”.
“It’s not a question of whether I feel led, or I mean it, I have heard and seen before I have taken a step.”
Pastor Madame Sade Olukoya speaks:
When I first met my husband, I was a chorister. I was very inexperienced and all I knew was to serve my God.
I grew up that way. He was then the music director who came to our church to improve the performance of the choir.
We called him Brother Daniel. I really had nothing in mind except that we had a nice brother who taught us in the choir.
He was down to earth and straight. Every time he came, we enjoyed his teaching. We always wanted him around because we learned a lot from him; more than the songs he taught us.
That day he called me and we were in a small room where we usually had our community. There he also gave his advice. I thought to myself when I heard he wanted to see me and I asked myself, oh my god, did I do something wrong? What does the man of God have to say to me today?
I was on dry fasting also trying to see a man of God. In preparation for that visit, I prayed and asked, oh God, what is this congregation about?
Just as he writes his books, he is a man of not too many words, but action, supported by the power of God. I do not praise anyone, but I tell the truth from the bottom of my heart.
That day he spoke to me and he said, “God cares in my heart that you are my wife. Simple.”
It was like I was on another planet trying to get back. Before I said anything, he just said to me, “You have enough time, you go and pray.”
When he visited, it was like a question about what was going on after the appointment. The result of my prayer and things like that. When I came to Ife, it was as if God had prepared this place for me to have a personal encounter on this subject.
For me, it was a matter of life and death, because of our Christian background. We prayed about everything, committed everything into the hands of God.
We did nothing without hearing from God. For the first time in my life, we did marathon fasting. I fasted for 3 days just to make sure I got it right.
Just to get a yes or no. While I was praying, I had the idea of having a very pleasant marriage and a man I can call my brother, my friend. True love comes from the heart.
I prayed to the Lord that I did not want to be deceived, I did not want to make any mistake. I wanted a happy marriage and God confirmed his word. God confirmed it by showing me a revelation.
As an artist, I was able to make a sketch for my own future reference. God showed him. I was actually introduced to him. That was when I knew God had a hand in it.
I was not really mature enough to say that I heard God’s voice. God has given me this revelation and has also given me witnesses to support it. I prayed to God and I was happy. I had peace in me and I could see the future bright.
I was confident I had done the right thing. I told him what the result of my prayers was and asked him when my next birthday was.
I told him and he said to me, you share the same birthday with me. The relationship was not based on maybe because we shared the same birthday.
We actually knew about that at the time. It made the relationship even more special for me and from there we started.
We attended prayer meetings together. In the beginning, we met on Tuesday. Then he gave me topics to talk about. He was a very good moderator, and he only gave me 10 minutes to talk about a particular topic. We discussed and we prayed together. We enjoyed every part of our court.
We did not engage in pre-marital sex. The trial lasted about a year and a few months. As I told you, before I was born again in 1974, the Lord helped me.
I never got into trouble like other people .. So, the question of temptation did not come up in a way that most people now talk about temptation. When we meet, we meet on purpose to study the word, discuss it, and go.
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