MY BABY HUSBAND
Episode 60
By Ayo Omolayo
I laid down like a sacrificial animal, about to be slaughtered. I knew what was happening, but the strength to fight it was my biggest struggle. My blood was so hot and indeed, there was fire on the mountain.
I had every opportunity to do what God expected of me, but refused. All I had to do was forgive someone that offended me. Was that too much to ask?
How many times did God warn me to let go? This foolishness in my head would not allow me fear God and keep his commandments. I was so daring.
How the enemy was able to penetrate my life to this level, I don’t understand.
So Christiana was the main target. Right now, she must be so sad for being responsible for my downfall. If something terrible happens to me and she hears of it, she might not survive it.
I have heard stories of brothers who committed immorality with agents from the pit of hell, and died immediately after the act. Was that what was going to happen to me?
“God please save me!”
“Save who?” Came that arrogant voice.
“You this rebellious servant? You refused to forgive your neighbour, now you won’t recieve forgiveness. You thought you were punishing Christiana by denying her forgiveness. Little did you know that you first of all forgive people because you want to get to heaven.
Forget about it bro. You’re dying today. You had the opportunity to repent and wasted it. Now is the time to suffer for the consequences of your sins”.
I felt like it was a dream. Was this truly the end for me? Truly, I began to accept it was. God had abandoned me. He had left me in the hands of the enemy to torment.
“Father, please help me!” I cried within me.
It was in my darkest moment that the light came to me.
“WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE RESCUED!” Came the gentle whisper.
It had been a long time. A really really long time I heard those words and most importantly, his voice.
“God! I’m a sinner! You asked me to forgive Christiana, but refused. Now I need your forgiveness. Would I ever find forgiveness from you when I refused to forgive my fellow human?” I asked within me.
“IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD?”
“No sir!”
“THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WE DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT”.
“Lord, I’m sorry for ignoring your warning. I broke the hedge, now the serpent is here to bite. I started a battle I had no strength to complete. Daddy, please forgive me and rescue me”,
“START SPEAKING IN TONGUES”, Came the gentle whisper.
I started speaking in tongues immediately within me. As I continued, I noticed the rush of anger in my spirit. Soon, the tongues were on my lips and soon, they became words.
Energy flowed within me from nowhere. She grabbed my shirt and was about to take it off when I stopped her.
I got up like a warrior who had just been provoked. I was burning with energy. I felt so strong within me that I wanted to crush her with my fists.
“What audacity?” I said and dragged her to my door.
She fought to break free but it was futile. I opened my door and pushed her outside.
“Go back to hell and tell them you failed”, I said and slammed the door.
I made sure to lock it with the keys.
That was when I realized myself. Oh my goodness! Where did I get the strength to do all these?
I went down on my knees and began to cry. Hot tears poured down my cheeks. God came to my rescue when I didn’t deserve it. He forgave me when I was yet to forgive my fellow human.
“Daddy, why would you do this to me? Why save a rebel like me?”
“SILAS! His voice came in my spirit, so gentle and soft.
I wept again, as if I had just started the weeping.
“SILAS! I TOLD YOU TO FORGIVE CRIS, BUT YOU HARDENED YOUR HEART. I SPOKE TO YOU SEVERAL TIMES TO LET GO, BUT YOU REFUSED.
YOU NEVER KNEW YOU WERE IN A BATTLEFIELD AND IN THE WAR FRONT, YOU DON’T JOKE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE COMMANDER. EACH DISOBEDIENCE AT THE WAR FRONT CAN LEAD TO THE DEATH OF THE SOLDIER.
WHEN THE COMMANDER SCREAMS, ‘GO LEFT!’ AND THE SOLDIERS TURN AND FOLLOW RIGHT, THEY ARE IN FOR TROUBLE AND DEFEAT.
NOW, NOT EVERY INSTRUCTION FROM THE COMMANDER MAKES SENSE. SOME ARE TOO DIFFICULT TO DO. BUT ONE THING IS CERTAIN. THE COMMANDER SEES BETTER AND UNDERSTANDS THE ENEMY BETTER THAN THE SOLDIERS. SO WHY DISOBEY INSTRUCTIONS? WHY WOULD YOU STRUGGLE WITH GOD?”
“I’m sorry sir!” I said admist tears.
“WAIT OOO! IS IT BECAUSE TOU ARE WISER THAN ME OR WHAT? WHEN I WAS TELLING YOU TO FORGIVE THOSE THAT OFFENDED YOU, WAS IT BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING?”
“No sir!”
“PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW. WHY ARE HUMANS BEHAVING AS IF THEY ARE ACTUALLY WISER THAN GOD? WHY DO THEY KEEP CLAIMING THEY KNOW HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIVES AND KEEP GOD OUTSIDE? WHO CREATED THE WORLD?”
“It was you”,
“WHO KNOWS THE BEGINNING FROM THE END?”
“It’s you”.
“SO WHEN I SAID FORGIVE, WAS THAT A MISTAKE OR A SUGGESTION?”
“No sir”
“YOU NEVER KNEW THAT GIRL WAS AN AGENT. SHE HAD BEEN ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR 3 YEARS NOW. SHE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL MEANS TO PENETRATE, BUT THERE WAS NONE. FOR 3 GOOD YEARS, SHE COULDN’T GET YOU.
BUT YOU OPENED THE DOOR FOR HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO ACCESS YOU THROUGH THE WINDOW YOU CREATED THROUGH BITTERNESS AND UNFORGIVENESS.
YOU STOPPED PRAYING. YOU STOPPED READING THE BIBLE. YOU STOPPED COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR MENTOR, PASTOR KUNLE. HE TRIED TO BE OF HELP TO YOU, BUT YOU WERE TOO ADAMANT TO OPEN UP TO HIM AND BE FREE.
A PRAYERLESS CHRISTIAN IS A POWERLESS CHRISTIAN. AS SOON AS TOU STOPPED PRAYING LIKE YOU USED TO, MORE SPIRITUAL LOOP HOLES WERE CREATED. LET ME GIVE A SECRET SON. ARE YOU READY?”
“Yes sir!” I replied and picked up my Bible study pen and jotter.
“SIN WILL STOP YOU FROM PRAYING AND PRAYING, WILL STOP YOU FROM SINNING. HAVE YOU NOTICED THE MOMENT YOU COMMIT SIN WHAT HAPPENS?
WHEN YOU KNEEL DOWN TO PRAY, YOU JUST CAN’T OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND TALK TO GOD. WHY? SIN HAS STRUCK YOUR SPIRITUAL VOCAL CORDS. THAT’S EXACTLY HOW IT OPERATES.
YOU STOPPED PRAYING AND YOUR SPIRIT KEPT GETTING WEAK. EVEN TO PRAY ON YOUR FOOD WAS A PROBLEM. DID YOU FIND YOURSELF SO WEAK WHEN SHE WAS PENETRATING YOU?”
I knew the answer was yes, but I responded by crying some more.
“DO YOU THINK THAT FOOD WAS ORDINARY? THEY HAD PLANNED EVERYTHING FOR YOU AND TO BE HONEST, IT WAS WELL CALCULATED. IT WAS THE PRAYERS OF YOUR WIFE THAT SAVED YOU”.
“My wife?” I asked.
“YES”.
I wept the more. It was completely glaring to me that whatever God stretches his hand and give to you was the best.
I was so bitter that I almost lost everything.
“Daddy, I’m sorry! Please forgive me!”
“I WANT YOU TO FORGIVE CHRISTIANA AND ALL THOSE WHO OFFENDED YOU AT YOUR PLACE OF WORK”.
I raised my hands in the air.
“Lord, I forgive Christiana. I forgive Margret and all those who offended me. All my colleagues that hulled insults at me, though it was painful, but I forgive them all”, I said.
I felt like something heavy was taken off me immediately. I felt it on my chest. My heart became so free and I felt light.
My tears became tears of joy. I was all smiles as it dawned on me I was restored back to God.
I cried myself to sleep that night. I slept on a wet pillow and didn’t care whether it was wet.
I woke up the next morning to the sound of my ringing phone.
I picked it up and checked the caller’s ID. It was Christiana.
“Did she see a vision of what happened?” I asked within me.
I couldn’t pick the call. I was so scared of talking with her. All these spiritual sisters. It doesn’t take them time to find out what happened to you.
The phone started ringing again and I still wasn’t ready to pick it.
“PICK THAT CALL”, Came the gentle whisper.
I knew I had no choice. I picked up the phone and swiped the green bar.
“Hello”, her voice came from the phone speaker.
“Hi! Madam Cris”, I replied intentionally.
“Please call me Christiana or Cris!” She replied, just as I expected.
“Why are you calling me this morning?” I asked, smiling to myself.
“SEE YOUR MOUTH OOO! YOU WANT TO GIVE MY DAUGHTER HEART ATTACK ABI?” Came the gentle whisper.
I chuckled silently. Wow! It felt so good having my bestie back in my life.
“God, thank you so much for showing up for me”, I said within me.
“YOU’RE WELCOME!”
“Silas”, Christiana called.
“Are you there?” She asked worriedly.
“Of course I’m here where else would I be?” I asked.
“I just wanted to let you know that I’m sorry for what I did to you. I never should have treated you that way. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what to do to make it up to you. Please forgive me”.
“Christiana, it’s alright! I have forgiven you and thank you for praying for me. You and all your friends”, I replied.
“How did you know?” She asked.
“Your gist partner informed me. You guys did not sleep in the night because of this block head. Thank you so much”, I answered.
“You’re not a block head! God forbid! My husband is not a block head”, she replied.
I chuckled.
“No, I’m serious!”
“Wait! What did you just call me?” I asked, completely shocked.
“What did I say”, she asked.
“You called something just now. Can you say it again?”
“Oga Silas is not a block head”, she replied.
I knew she was already laughing at me at her end.
“DRAW DRAW! YOU THINK MY DAUGHTERS DON’T KNOW HOW TO PAY YOU BACK IN YOUR OWN COIN?”
I chuckled silently and quickly stopped.
“It’s alright Christiana! I’m so happy we have both forgiven ourselves. So do you have anything else to say?”
There was a brief silence between the two of us. Silence that lasted for about a minute, before she broke it.
“I wanted to tell you something sir. I was thinking I should meet you in person before saying it. But, I decided to say it now. Sir, are you there?” She asked.
“Yes, I am!”
“Thank God sir”,
“Can you please remove the sir from my name. I’m your company gateman”, I said grinning.
“SILAS, IT’S TOO EARLY TO LOOK FOR MY DAUGHTER’S TROUBLE OOO!”
I almost burst into laughter. Thank God, I was able to control myself.
“Please don’t call yourself that. Stop it please! I’m sorry I insulted you!”
“No no no! Christiana, I was only joking with you. I have forgiven you”.
“Okay sir”.
“So you wanted to tell me something. I’m listening”.
“Actually….. actually! What I wanted to say is that. What I wanted to say is that…… I’m sorry”.
“But I said I have….”,
“No”, she interrupted me.
“What I mean is, I want to. I mean, I want to…….”
“What’s happening to Cris?” I asked within me.
“I’m sorry, but you asked for my hand in marriage. So I want to wanted to say that I am willing”.
“You want to wanted to say you are willing? Willing to do what?” I asked.
Chai! See CEO english ooo! Wait ooo. Is she shying for me? This must be a dream.
“Yes sir! I am willing sir!”
“Willing to do what?”
“To marry you sir!”
“Wait, are you saying you want to be my wife! The wife of a gateman?”
“Yes sir!” She answered.
“Wait! You mean you want to marry a staff in your company? I mean a gateman. Are you sure it’s a gateman you want to marry?”
“Yes sir! But most importantly, God’s will for my life, not just a gateman. God’s will for my life”, she replied.
My phone fell from my hand.
“The CEO and her gateman. God people would laugh at us ooo!” I whispered.
To be continued…….
I feel like dancing
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God has triumphed. Silas was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
This God is too loving to forsake his children. He still showed up, even when it seemed so impossible.
A soldier on the battlefield must not play with the instructions from the commander.
Hmmm this one Cris wants to marry gateman let’s see how it is going to look like.
The story is officially handed over to Christiana. She would be the one to narrate the story in the next episode.
