© Ayo Omolayo
The assembly bell rang and that was my saving grace. Everyone left and went to the assembly ground.
I exhaled and raised my hands in the air.
“Thank you Jesus!” I whispered.
I brought out my bible and my hymn book and went out with them.
“Daddy! I love you so much! You’re such a super hero!” I said I as I stood in the line.
“WILL YOU LOVE TO BE MY SUPER HERO?” Came daddy’s response
“Me? This tiny helpless girl! Me that cannot save myself, you want me to become your super hero?”
“YES! I’LL HELP YOU! I KNOW VERY WELL THAT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT ME. SO I’LL HELP YOU BECOME MY SUPER WOMAN. ALL I NEED IS YOUR CONSENT.”
“Wow! Daddy! You mean there’s something called spiritual superwoman?”
“WHY NOT? MUMMY ABAYOMI CAME TO RESCUE YOU IN THE DREAM. WASN’T THAT A SUPER HERO MISSION?”
I smiled and shook my head.
“I AM READY TO USE YOU TO DO MIGHTY WORKS. THINGS THAT WOULD SHOCK THE EARS OF ALL THAT HEAR IT. I ONLY NEED YOU TO SUBMIT YOURSELF AND BE MY OBEDIENT LITTLE ANGEL. CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME? CAN YOU OBEY ME?”
I smiled.
“I am ready to do anything for you. Just tell me what you want me to do and I’ll do it. I want to be a super hero!” I replied grinning.
If only I knew what he meant by that, I would never have smiled or even said yes!
The next thing I heard was this.
“GO AND STAND AT THE STAGE AND PREACH TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.”
Sometimes, there are days when you would be happy if God never spoke. I mean, there are times in your life when you would wish God never spoke. But he has spoken and you can’t deny the fact that he has spoken.
You know his voice. You know when he speaks and when he is not happy, because you have refused to do what he asked you to do.
Why would God tell me to go and preach to the entire school on the assembly ground? Haa! What kind of humiliation was that. Everyone in the school would recognize me and turn em into a laughing stock. This is wickedness!
How could God did this to me? Haa! Did he try to trap me with my words? Wait! I’m not sure it’s God.
But it’s God ooo! I can’t deny it! If there was something my father taught me early as a loving father he was, was how to hear God’s voice. So right from time, I had always known when God is prompting me or speaking.
“Daddy! Please! Tell me to do something else! Not peach to the entire school. That’s embarrassing.
“ARE YOU ASHAMED OF ME?”
“No!”
“SO?”
“Daddy! I’m sorry! Please!”
“JULIET! ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW WHAT STOPPED YOUR FATHER TO STOP YOU? ARE YOU GOING TO REBEL AGAINST MY COMMAND? TELL ME! BECAUSE I WON’T LISTEN TO ELLA WHEN SHE COMES BEGGING ON YOUR BEHALF!
MUMMY WILL NOT CHANGE YOUR SCHOOL FOR YOU. YOUR DADDY SAYS HE’S NOT COMING BACK TO GET YOU UNTIL YOU BECOME A SOLDIER! SO I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU STILL WANT TO REMAIN HERE AND WASTE TIME? I DON’T UNDERSTAND!
WHY DO YOU LIKE WASTING TIME?”
“I’m sorry sir!” I said as my eyes became moist with tears.
“GO NOW! WE’RE ALMOST LOSING TIME!”
At that same time, the Principal asked if anyone was ready to step out and share God’s word with the school.
“Anyone?” She asked.
Some students were already laughing. Some were whispering at each other. I looked around and saw the way several eyes were staring at me.
Fear took hold of me.
“Haa! God!” I exclaimed as I tried gasping for air.
My heart was beating fast. I looked around and saw a fair skinned girl from the senior class staring at me.
I thought it was a coincidence that made her look at me. But I looked away for a while and when I looked at her direction, I met her staring intently at me.
My heart skipped. I quickly looked away as our eyes met and she realized I was looking at her.
“Is anyone coming out to preach?” The principal asked.
I wanted to step out, but I was too ashamed to do it. Everything in me wanted to step out, but I don’t know what is wrong with me.
After knowing the truth, yet, I will not follow it.
Tears prickled down my eyes when the principal moved to the next item and closed that chapter.
“God! Please forgive me! I don’t know what is wrong with me!”
“YOU HAVE A STRONG WILL! YOU LIKE TELLING ME WHAT TO DO. YOU LIKE BEING IN CHARGE.”
Tears flowed down my eyes as I felt like the worst person on earth.
“Daddy, please help me! Help me to stop resisting you! Help me! I need your help!”
“EVEN IF I WANT HELP! I HAVE TO START BY GIVING YOU INSTRUCTIONS. BUT YOUR PROBLEM IS YOU WILL NOT DO IT! YOU ARE FRUSTRATING ME!
NAAMAN WAS SICK WITH LEPROSY. I HAD GO TELL HIM THROUGH ELISHA MY SERVANT TO GO TO THE RIVER JORDAN AND DIP HIMSELF 7 TIMES.
HE SAID THE WATER IS THIS THE WATER IS THAT. HE SAID HE WAS EXPECTING ELISHA TO LAY HANDS ON HIM AND COMMAND THE SICKNESS TO DISAPPEAR.
THIS MAN WANTED MY HELP AND I GAVE HIM A SIMPLE INSTRUCTION. HE WAS BUSY DISOBEYING MY INSTRUCTIONS AND YET WANTS MY HELP. I DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT KIND OF FOOLISHNESS.
YOU SAY YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU TO PRAY. I TOLD YOU TO STAND UP AND CONTINUE THE PRAYERS. INSTEAD OF YOU TO OBEY, YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT YOU CANNOT STAND THAT YOUR LEGS ARE PAINING YOU.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND! DO YOU WANT HELP OR NOT? YES! OYA DO WHAT I SAY YOU SHOULD DO! I CANNOT DO IT!
YOU NEED SERIOUS DELIVERANCE.
DO YOU WANT MY MY HELP? YES!
OKAY LET ME HELP YOU. STAND UP LET ME HELP YOU TO PRAY. STAND UP!
I CANNOT STAND UP.
GO AND DIP YOURSELF IN THE RIVER JORDAN 7 TIMES.
I CANNOT!
DOES THAT PERSON REALLY WANT HEALING?
THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ARE DESPERATE TO GET RICH. THEY GO TO SATANIC ALTARS TO EMPOWER THEM TO BE WEALTHY. THE CHIEF PRIEST WILL TELL THEM THAT INORDER TO BE RICH THEY WOULD OFFER THEIR WIFE OR THEIR SON AS A SACRIFICE TO THE GODS.
YOU WON’T HEAR THIS NONSENSE MY CHILDREN ARE TELLING ME. IMMEDIATELY, IF THE DEADLINE WAS 3 DAYS, THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE ASSIGNMENT IN 2 DAYS. KILLED WHOEVER NEEDS TO BE KILLED AND APPEAR AT THE SHRINE FOR THE RITUALS.
I’M BUSY HERE TELLING SOMEONE TO STAND UP, ORDINARY STAND UP! I HAVE NOT ASKED HER TO TAKE HER ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO THE MOUNTAINS TO OFFER AS A BURNT OFFERING OO! I ONLY SAID STAND UP SO I CAN HELP YOU TO PRAY. SHE’S BUSY TELLING ME IT’S DIFFICULT THAT HER LEG IS PAINING HER.
SO MANY BELIEVERS ARE FRUSTRATING TYE GRACE OF GOD! APOSTLE PAUL SAID IN THE BIBLE THAT WE SHOULD NOT FRUSTRATE THE GRACE OF GOD. BUT MANY BELIEVERS ARE FRUSTRATING THE GRACE OF GOD.
THAT WAS HOW I TOLD SAUL TO ATTACK THE AMALAKITES AND DESTROY THEM COMPLETELY. I ASKED HIM TO KILL ALL THEIR MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ANIMALS.
A VERY SIMPLE INSTRUCTION. SAUL WENT AND KILLED, BUT SPARED THE CATTLE AND LOOK AT WHAT HE WAS TELLING SAMUEL.
HE WAS SAYING HE WAS BRINGING THEM AS A BURNT OFFERING TO ME! WHO SENT HIM THAT ERRAND?
OH! YOU FINISHED DISOBEYING GOD AND YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO TO COOL HIS TEMPER AND BRIBE HIM? WHAT A FUTILE MISSION!
“REMEMBER WHAT I TAUGHT YOU ABOUT SPIRITUAL STATEMENT. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? YOU’RE CRYING WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT YOU WANT MY HELP, BUT YOUR ACTIONS ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE.”
“Daddy! It’s my flesh! My flesh is too strong! Please help me! I want to obey you, but my flesh is telling me no! My flesh is seriously fighting to stop me! Please help me! I’m helpless without you! I need your help to kill this flesh!
It’s not as if I want to disobey you. It’s my flesh daddy! It’s my flesh!” I wept.
“I AGREE WITH YOU THAT ITS THE WORK OF YOUR FLESH. BUT EVEN IF I WANT TO HELP, YOU DON’T ALLOW ME. YOU STILL ALLOW THE FLESH TO STOP ME FROM HELPING YOU.
WHAT DOES AMOS 3 VERSE 3 SAY?”
“Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they agree?” I answered.
“DEFEATING THE FLESH IS A TEAM WORK. YOU NEED ME AND I NEED YOU. WE NEED EACH OTHER.”
I was so shocked when I heard God say I need you. Like he needs me to do what? To defeat my flesh! He needs me to stand up when he says stand up. He needs me to preach when he needs a preacher.
“JULIET! AS POWERFUL AS I AM, I’M LIMITED TO YOUR WILL. AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO, FORGET ABOUT MY GRACE! IT WON’T BE ABLE TO HELP.
FORGET ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT. HE’LL BE THERE AND WATCH YOU LIVE IN MASTURBATION AND PORNOGRAPHY. HE’S LIMITED. WHEN HE SAYS STAND UP AND PRAY AND YOU SAYS NO, HE HAS NO CHOICE THAN TO STEP ASIDE.
MY SPIRIT WILL NOT FIGHT WITH MAN! NEVER! IF MAN SAYS NO, WE QUICKLY STEP BACK AND WATCH HIM STRUGGLE TO PRAY AND FALL ASLEEP SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DOING IT.
NAAMAN WANTED HEALING FROM HIS LEPROSY. BUT HE WASN’T READY TO DIP HIMSELF IN THE RIVER JORDAN. AS LONG AS HE WAS NOT READY TO DO THAT, HIS LEPROSY WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH HIM.
AS LONG AS YOU FAIL TO OBEY YOU THAT INSTRUCTION THE HOLY GHOST GAVE YOU, THAT MASTURBATION WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH YOU.
AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO TELL GOD IT’S TOO DIFFICULT TO OBEY WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO, THAT THING THAT ALWAYS DEFEATED YOU, WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEAT YOU.
DISCIPLINE! DISCIPLINE! DISCIPLINE! GOD CANNOT DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU. ITS A TEAM WORK. CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER, EXCEPT THEY BE IN AGREEMENT?
YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOURSELF TO OBEY THAT INSTRUCTION GOD GAVE. YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR BODY UNDER SUBJECTION AND OBEY WHAT GOD TOLD YOU.
NAAMAN SAID HE WANTED TO BE FREE FROM HIS LEPROSY. I TOLD HIM TO GO AND DIP HIMSELF 7 TIMES IN THE RIVER JORDAN. HE SAID HE CANNOT DO IT. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO DO FOR HIM?
I HAVE ALREADY TOLD HIM WHAT TO DO AND HE SAID HE CANNOT DO IT. WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO? OH! DO YOU WANT ME TO PICK HIM AND DUMP HIM IN THE WATER?
NEVER! LET MAN CONTINUE TO BE PROUD! LET MAN CONTINUE TO TELL ME HOW TO RULE THE UNIVERSE. LET ME CONTINUE WATCHING THEM FAIL UNTILL THEY REALIZE LIKE THE PRODIGAL SON THAT THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN WASTING THEIR TIME.
THE PRODIGAL SON SAID, ‘ EVEN THE SERVANTS IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE HAVE ENOUGH BREAD TO EAT AND TO SPARE. I MEAN IF YOU COME AND MEET A SERVANT FROM HIS FATHER’S HOUSE AND ASK FOR BREAD, HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO INDOORS AND GIVE HIM, THE SON OF THE FATHER BREAD. WHILE HIM, WHO IS NOT ONLY A SERVANT TO THAT MAN BUT A SON, IS EATING WITH PIGS.
HAA! WHAT A LIFE! WHY ARE WE STRUGGLING? WHY ARE WE FIGHTING A BATTLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE?
AFTER ALL THE ARROGANCE OF THE PRODIGAL SON, HE LANDED AT HIS FATHER’S HOUSE. THE SAME PLACE HE RAN AWAY FROM. THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS HIS FATHER GAVE HIM THAT HE SAID HE WOULD NOT DO. THAT’S WHAT HE ENDED UP DOING.
WHY ARE WE HARMING OURSELVES? AFTER ALL THE DRAMA, WE WOULD END UP AT THE FEET OF JESUS. WHY WASTE OUR TIME? WHY NOT OBEY GOD AND WATCH HIM DO THE IMPOSSIBLE WITH OUR LIVES.”
I was still weeping when I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I turned and found the girl who was staring at me earlier standing in front of me.
“What are you still standing here crying? Assembly is over,” she announced.
I jerked and looked around as I discovered I was the only one standing at the assembly ground.
To be continued…….
When are we going to stop making excuses? When are we going to obey God and discipline our bodies? When?
Look at how sin is playing us like football! Aren’t you tired?
When will you arise and tell yourself that pain! You will not stop me!
