…I am an embodiment of God’s mercy. I just look back now and I knock myself on the head sometimes.
So there was this amazing lady in my life before I met my wife at all. She was everything I wanted in a wife at the time…sound child of God and very committed to the things of God as well.
We had grown quite fond of one another and people were already investigating our matter sef…
So I started strategizing on how to make my intentions known. She was my friend so it wasn’t such a big deal to move it to the next level.
I was excited and ready after a while.
But as God’s boy weh I be, I gast to ask God about her…but man was in love already.
No wahala, I started praying anyway and everything was going smoothly till some weeks after I started prayers, I was just feeling uncomfortable about the decision…but I was in love, so I just continued, I started composing my proposal and how I was going to make it grand and all.
Then my friend invited me to a program in Ibadan, the baba of our lineage, Daddy Gbile Akanni, was coming to preach there. I travelled for the meeting, I was living in Lagos at the time.
I can’t remember the details about what Daddy Gbile Akanni preached on but as I was there that night, I was confronted with two major issues, my life journey and this God’s daughter.
They were different issues but intertwined and I began to hear strongly in my spirit “Mayowa, it is not that I am saying Yes or No concerning this lady but I am asking you, will you leave this lady for me…if I say NO, will you leave her and follow me?” (Paraphrasing)
I am not sure I told my friend, it was a battle through that night and I had to sincerely open up to God. Even though I had come to God to pray about his leading, the truth was that somewhere inside of my heart, it doesn’t matter what the Lord said, I would still have gone ahead with the relationship. I was so in love with this lady mehn…and she is a daughter of God
Looking back now, I just laugh at myself, thank God for that divine encounter, what I thought was good enough for me wouldn’t have followed on my life journey because we are not going to the same place.
She is still a child of God, running her life the way she believes God is leading her but that journey isn’t my own journey…and with the love that was running in my head, I would have joined her on her journey o…love craze man
God saw my heart that she was already becoming a replacement for Him and he came to help me.
That night was like the night Jacob had an encounter with an angel. I had an encounter with God and in tears I told the Lord finally after I had examined my heart, “I will leave her for you”
I tell you it was a tough decision then but I did it anyway and mehn! My brother and sisters, God knows better…you see my wife today, we are running together on the path that God has set for us and no issues, no pressure, no regret!!!
Many people take Idols in their heart and go to God in prayers, ignoring the signs that God is showing them. They just want God to rubber stamp their decisions. He will definitely try to get their attention but if they insist they will still have their way…but then they will have to do extra work.
God’s mercy will still be with them, he will still help them in their foolishness but wouldn’t it be better to have followed God from the beginning? Not putting any idol in your heart as you go to him in prayers?
Once you notice your heart is giving extra attention to someone, go to God in prayers immediately and tell the authorities in your life. This will help you separate the emotions from the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Some are so emotionally involved before asking the Lord, it will be more difficult and I am talking to anyone that wants to do it God’s way…I believe you know God doesn’t overrule your power of choice but there is a good way and there is a God’s way…I WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE THE GOD’S WAY ANYTIME.
…what finally happened after I got back from Ibadan? I just pulled back from the friendship and everything we shared died a natural death. (This is a word of wisdom for someone)
To tell you the truth, I was thinking that if I pulled back and put God first, then maybe God will now allow me to go ahead … smart guy right? With negotiating skills…
I moved on and she moved on…but look at what God has done today? What if I had insisted on that journey? I can tell you for a fact I will not be where I am today, I will be somewhere else o but not where God wants me to be…and even if I am here, I would have complicated her own life.
My life required some mega sacrifices and God packaged my Ebunoluwa specially for me, what many call uncommon sacrifices, she carries it easily with grace…no pressure. I love you babe
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