Towards Success in 2026: Consider Strongly a Relationship Audit … Apostolic Reflections for Personal and National Transformation
By Citizen Bolaji Akinyemi
As we approach 2026, one principle stands unshaken in scripture and in life: the power of relationships. Destiny is never travelled alone. Every lifting, every breakthrough, every transformation in the Bible was tied to a relationship — wisely chosen or disastrously ignored.
This is why every believer, citizen alike, leader, and nation must embrace a Relationship Audit.
Biblical Foundations for a Relationship Audit
1. The servant that advanced Saul (1 Samuel 9)
Saul would have returned home in failure, unable to find his father’s lost donkeys.
But a servant — the seemingly insignificant voice in his team — advised:
> “Let us go to the man of God.”
That single relationship moved Saul from wandering to destiny, from searching for donkeys to being anointed king.
A relationship audit asks: Who in your circle carries the wisdom to push you into purpose?
2. Jonathan strengthened David (1 Samuel 23:16)
When David was discouraged, hunted, and confused, Jonathan “strengthened his hand in God.”
A relationship audit asks: Who strengthens your hand in God — and who weakens it?
3. Naomi aligned Ruth with destiny (Ruth 3)
Ruth’s connection to Naomi opened her to divine placement, restoration, and relevance.
A relationship audit asks: Which relationships are doors to your next chapter?
4. Wrong company destroys destiny (1 Corinthians 15:33)
Samson’s downfall was not Delilah’s beauty but his inability to audit his relationships.
A relationship audit asks: Which people carry the seeds of your destruction disguised as affection?
Why This Matters for 2026
Success in 2026 will not come by prophecy alone; it must be partnered with discipline.
A relationship audit requires you to:
Identify those who inspire you,
Evaluate those who distract you, and
Release those who diminish you.
Not everyone is meant to continue with you. Even Jesus, the Perfect One, walked closest with only three disciples.
Applying the Principle to Nation Building
Nations rise or fall by their relationships:
– Israel was strengthened or weakened depending on the kings they allied with.
– Judah was misled into exile through wrong partnerships.
– Even Daniel’s rise in Babylon was because he found the right companions (Daniel 2:17–18).
Nigeria today suffers from:
– Toxic alliances between leaders and vested interests,
– Compromised partnerships between institutions and politics,
– Broken trust between ethnic groups and the state,
– Relationships that reward corruption and punish integrity.
Like Israel of old, a national relationship audit is required:
Who surrounds our leaders? Who influences our policies?
Who benefits from our disunity? Who speaks truth at the gates?
A nation is only as healthy as the relationships that shape its decisions.
The Call for 2026
As individuals and as a nation, let us embrace this timeless discipline:
Audit your relationships.
Align with godly purpose.
Detach from weights that slow you.
Walk with destiny helpers.
Build partnerships rooted in truth and righteousness.
Just one relationship turned Saul into a king, David into a mighty warrior, and Ruth into a matriarch of the Messiah’s lineage.
And one relationship can change your 2026 — and Nigeria’s future — forever.
His Servant and Yours,
Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi,
Apostle and Nation Builder.
