Ever had a prayer request you never knew how it would be granted? Ever made a request to God and wondered if he heard you and if he'd grant you that specific request? Sometimes it can be a simple request and sometimes it can bother on the absurd! I am not going to be boring you about prayer requests today but want to tell you a brief story of how my own greatest earnest request/prayer was granted to me.
First of all (if I hear u say "go down low"...), I want to let you into how it all started. I was sitting in a room with two married couples. One newly wedded and the other much older than the former. Like a planned ambush, they both asked me the same questions. "When are you getting married?" And like one who is suddenly possessed by a strange idea, I told them boldly 2040! This was just a year away. All of them looked at me with more of shock than surprise. They wondered what had taken over their friend and brother. Just a few days before that time I had declared that marriage was a thing I didn't want to think of till 2043. I had explained all the parameters that went into my decisions and though everyone around me disagreed, they didn't have a choice cos talking me out of it would be a clear waste of time. So that explains why both couples were shocked rather than surprised.
Almost like they've been waiting for me to pronounce that statement, they quickly pulled out a catalogue of options since I was very much single and unattached! They paraded all sorts of options. From the well-endowed to the not-so endowed and all the ones in between. I quickly scanned my head and knew this was more of a coup than a sincere concern to help. No doubt the decision was made in a moment of pure inspiration. It definitely must take something out of the ordinary to make it come to a reality. Almost like I was being moved by a force beyond my control, I remembered a name that was missed on the list of options presented to me. One person's face lit up in the room as if to say "that's it!". But this was just the beginning of a journey that would lead to the greatest prayer of my entire life being answered.
Let me give you a small background into this little story of mine. Mind you it will also take several parts to fully exhaust the ongoing masterpiece being written. It will bring hope to some and instructions to others. In the year 2036, a prayer was made for me by a close female friend of mine. Needless to say its a prayer that has been prayed several times by my parents especially my mom. But the significance of this prayer was amplified by the place, time and settings that this prayer was offered. I have always learnt that long before we pray, God answers us. This may be in part to the fact that if this were not the case, God will have to make too many changes at a time to grant one person's prayer. Right there in that room on that faithful day in 2036 when the prayer was offered, God said a YES to the request. Though the manifestation was still for a few more years in the future. I won't dwell on the events that followed that prayer so it won't derail the real purpose of this write up.
Fast forward 2 years and 11 months later and the the manifestation of that prayer was about to be made visible albeit in the strangest of ways. First like a man possessed, things began to happen that lacked any logical explanations. I made a decision to make a 4 years journey in 1year. Strange as it may sound, that wasn't according to plan but it was INSPIRED! Have you ever been so possessed by an idea that you don't see any impossibility? So much so that all obstacles look like packs of chocolates to you (all fully edible).Lols. The shock on the faces of the two couples must have been born out of the fact that too many things were involved to make that idea a reality. Surely I had to answer the WHO question first before we can talk of the others (HOW, WHAT, WHERE etc). I remember telling one of my close friend and partner a few days later and he disconnected the call and called back to be sure it wasn't MTN messing with his ears. He knew from the tone of my voice that I wasn't joking and the stage has been set for the most interesting movie of my life to play out.
Remember I once mentioned God answers our prayers long before we ask them? This was evident in the events that unfolded shortly. I identified my target as IPADEOLA. She's know by many other names but this one is a clear reflection of what happened the day I made the declaration to my family and friends. Immediately I mentioned her name I got a nod from the eldest of the couples and almost immediately I swung into action. Like a plan of the divine, I saw her online! I made a few attempts to get her into a conversation and luckily she responded and I made the most absurd request of the year and asked her for her PIN. Many will feel "what's absurd about asking for a PIN of a total stranger?". What made it absurd was a few months before that, I had collected her phone number and never placed a call through. I know she must have been thinking "who's this weird one".smh. Being the KIND and FRIENDLY person that she is, she gave her bbm PIN to me. This was a monday afternoon. I made sure I sent her bbm messages each day for the rest of the week and promised to call her on saturday of that week. In a flash, saturday arrived and I was nervous. I knew this was a strange script I was acting but didn't know how to stop it from playing out. In a moment of sheer inspiration, I placed the call through and guess what...my voice went missing! I barely can remember the words I spoke in those 2mins calls but I sure must have fumbled beyond words can describe. She didn't hold it against me though (thank God!) as we got back on bbm shortly afterwards. All was going on well till she gave her mission statement "I hope you are not hoping for any relationship with me, cos I am not INTERESTED". This sure wasn't a pack of chocolates. This was a nuclear bomb unleashed on my dream and answer. But as one who was backed by the divine, I replied after some delay "we never even 'F' u don block the 'RIEND' not to talk of 'SHIP'". She laughed and told me we were friends already (that was sooo encouraging *winks*). We continued our friendship through all the means of communication I could lay hands on. She's a CUTE NAUGHTY ANGEL. So its not uncommon to have her give funny answers to serious questions (can be frustrating at times). A few days shy of a month later, we met for the first time (physically). I will never forget how I called her up that weekend and told her I was coming to say hello to her. She must have wondered what will make a man traverse over 300km to meet a lady for the first time. It didn't matter anyways as I made the trip and got some interest clues on the way that God was with me. I forget to add that after my voice deserted me that saturday I mentioned earlier, I said a prayer to God that "if it be your will Lord, favour me on this journey and make things work out beyond my abilities". That faithful day I saw clues that God answered that sincere prayer from my heart as I obtained favour as I made the trip down to the Centre of Excellence.
I arrived her abode at about past 2 in the afternoon under such scorching sun that seemed like AC to me in my jean-shirt-jacket combination. While I waited to be given directions to our meeting point, she signalled me that there's been a little change in plans (I was going to come over to her house instead of going to see the movies as earlier planned). This made me more nervous and it almost upset my system but I kept my cool. When I arrived at the street she asked me to alight, I waited to be given further instructions. While waiting, I saw the SUN rise right before my eyes. She emerged from a gate with the smallest of frames I've ever seen. She was PETITE. Had a yellow top and a blue jean on. She had one of those SLEEPY SEXY eyes that makes you think so many things I can't begin to explain here (this is PG 13 remember?)Lols. Her voice was like nothing I've heard before. SONOROUS but SOOTHING. It was of ANGELIC grade. We entered the house and she offered me a seat and cold water (how I needed that at that moment - not because I was hot but cos my system had been thrown off balance by the AWESOME BEAUTY before me). She also put on the AC to cool my sun-heated body. Somehow, I have forgotten all my manifestos that I practised for hours before I got on the bus. After exchanging pleasantries, I went cold and almost completely silent. True to her expressive and blunt nature, she said "I was boring". That was the second nuclear bomb unleashed on my dream. Little did I know that won't be the last for the day. I stayed calm and tried hard to recompose myself. I eventually grabbed the microphone close to 2hours later and made the most important 1hour speech of my entire career. I spoke and spoke and illustrated and illustrated and said everything my mouth can speak. But she quickly told me "I'm not marrying you". This must have been a crazy idea in the first place. How can I propose marriage to a person I'm meeting physically for the first time? This and many more questions bombarded my mind as I tried to recover from the second nuclear bomb unleashed on my dream in a single day. One way or the other, the day ended well and I returned home a fulfilled man.
Events began to unfold that made it seem the dream would never be a reality. A lot of things began to happen that made it seem the answer to the prayers of yesteryears would never be received. I will explore those events in a later version of this note. I want to conclude this first part on this note:
She didn't seem very impressed with me at the initial stage. Infact I had no selling point at all. As I got closer and closer to her, I began to see why God must have been amused at the many attempts I had made to answer the prayers myself. I feel very privileged and blessed to be given a gift as priceless as this. I can write a library full of books about this wonderful woman. She is full of GRACE and WISDOM. She's PRETTY but not HAUGHTY. She's INTELLIGENT and HUMBLE. She has VALUES that make one wonder if she fell straight from heaven. She has a heart of GOLD. She's RATIONAL and COMPASSIONATE. She's GODLY. I could go on and on and on till I run out of dictionary words. I forgot to add that she's INDEPENDENT and DEPENDABLE. She's a woman you can be sure will keep her words (INTEGRITY). She's a true LEADER. PASSIONATE and always HOPEFUL for the best in others. UNBELIEVABLY GOOD LOOKING. I know I don't deserve this enormous gift God has placed in my hands. I am not only blessed but have been condemned to a life of AWESOMENESS. As I bring this first part of this note to a close, I want you to know that I placed this note in the public domain so the world will know that I'm committed to you and most importantly, I LOVE YOU with every cell in my body (both dead and alive). I have always told God how grateful I am and I pray He gives me the ability and wherewithal to show it till the end of time!
Like I always tell you, after Jesus Christ, you're the best thing that ever happened to me. You are my greatest prayer ever answered! I cherish you and pray God keeps you till the end of time. You will grow old and grey with me and we will fulfill God's purpose together! You brought too many things to list here to my life. Thank you very much. mwaaaaa
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