When Peace and freedom becomes what you really need to breathe for…
In a country where we were once called “The happiest people on earth”, now it cannot be said of Nigeria to be the most happiest as the situation is no longer the same. So much killing and shedding of innocent blood, deleting the future in order to have no one to take over the affair of the nation; so much political unrest and corruption. Kidnapping is now a normal thing to some people who do not want to labour for legitimate wealth. Some do it all because off spite and hatred for peace and tranquility or is it because they want to force some form of religion on everyone? The abduction of more than two hundred (200) secondary girls in the Northern part of the country is so overwhelming, I wonder how their parents are faring without their daughters by their side, to some parents-the girl taken could be an only child, to some; all they have is what the abductors have taken. *Where are we going in this land? This is really something that is hard to be silent about…* What is t...
Going through tough times recently, I have come to realise that God is with me, even in this storm.
ReplyDeleteThe rude hand of death took my dad away on May 3, 2020, just a day before my birthday (May 4) and I felt so lost and dejected at the loss.
The loss, exposed my frailty, I used to think I could go through tough times on my own and not really be shaken but it was all a lie I told myself and also believed. The song above reminded me that God is Capable to do all things, He has no impossibility with Him, He is able to hold me still, He is able to walk me down the aisle, He is able to comfort me when I am weak, feeling lost, angry, and tired. He is able to sustain me in this pain.
Sometimes I wonder, because I have questions to ask; “What was his last thought in that dying hour before he took his last breathe?”, “Was he in pain?” He was not really ill, as a result “Was there something we could have done to keep him alive?” All this and more run through my mind but who am I to question God for taking away the one He made.
He is the Unquestionable God, He does whatever He pleases when He pleases, and He knows better than anyone who has lived, living and will still live. He gives and can also take away- Lord, please teach me how to number my days and live right by you.
You may be in pain like me, not necessarily due to the death of a loved one, and if the pain is as a result of the loss of a loved one. I want you to know that God has you in the palm of his hands, always remember that; He has made us strong for himself (Psalm 80: 17b)
Don’t give in, mind your declarations (what you see and say in that pain), be positive (eulogising God for who He is) and just trust God as he takes you and I through the process. Do not forget that He is capable to do all things and there are no impossibilities with Him.
I rejoice in the fact, we shall meet again in heaven. Rest on dad.
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