AYOMIDE
Part 1
“The seed you’re carrying is going to be great. She will be more than ten sons. She will wipe your tears and bring Joy to you, if you can guide her in the things of God. Protect her the way you would protect your eyes. Teach her the things of God . She’s going to be a great tool in the hands of God. Don’t stand against her calling” This was the prophecy of Pastor Ezekiel to Mr and Mrs Oluwafikayo that evening when he visited them. Adenike Oluwafikayo was gladdened by the message. He spirit was lifted. She sang, danced and rolled on the tiled floor in worship to God. She knew it was her set time to testify and put all her mockers to shame.
Twelve years in marriage without a child. 12 years of tears and mockery. 12 years of emotional trauma and like Sarah and Hannah God in his infinite mercy has promised to put an end to barrenness in her marriage. “What God cannot do doesn’t exist” Adenike kept siloquazing.
Kola *Oluwafikayo on the other hand was skeptical about this pastor Ezekiel’s prophecy. Not as if he didn’t believe the message but he has prayed and waited long enough and he wasn’t sure he will ever have a child. He *w* as a born again Christian, an evangelist and an Intercessor who could send Satan packing from people’s lives. Demon tremble when he pray. Difficult situations bow but because of the issue of childlessness, his faith in God was shak* en.
Bro Kola wasn’t *giving marriage any thought until pressure from his parents for-ced him to seek the face of God about it. He knew marriage is not what *on* e dabble into without the right partner. He must not choose a partner who like a wind, will destroy his ministry. He must marry a ‘Spirikoko sister’, a sister who can pray and fire will fall, mountains wi* ll level, the earth will shake and the devil will flee.
Two months into prayer, Bro Kola hasn’t heard ~from God and he was disappointed. He started looking at all the sisters in the church who will fit his criteria. Different pictures were playing in his head. “Sister Mary is spiritual but too tall for his liking. Sister has a good voice but doesn’t know how to pray down fire. She may~ drag me backward if I marry her. Aah! Sister Esther is beautiful but talkative. Hmmm! She may begin to narrate everything happening in our lives if I marry her. Nooooo!” His heart finally settled for sis Tolani because she’s beautiful, calm and gentle. She’s a teacher of the Word and the devil is afraid of her.
AYOMIDE
Part 2
Bro. Kola started praying about Sis. Tolani. He told God he has found his missing rib. He wants God to approve and bless his marriage with her. He also told God he was going to propose to her and he wants her to say the big YES so that he can be done with marriage and then face other plans. He thanked God in advance for answering his prayer.
Three weeks later, he met sis Tolani to express his feelings for her. She listened and told him she cannot give him any response outrightly.
“What do you mean?” he asked with disappointment written on his face. He was expecting her to accept his proposal without thinking twice.
“Are you not a child of God? She asked. ” Do you think I shouldn’t pray about it and hear from my father?
“Of course! Talk to God about it. I have already told Him about you Tola and I know he approves. You work for Him in his house and the Bible says a labourer deserves his wages. Listen my dear, I have fallen in love with you.
“Alright brother. Give me time to pray about this”
Alright! But please don’t delay.
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Sis Tolani was already 27 years when bro. Kola proposed to her. She went home happy. “Now a brother has found her worth for marriage” she kept saying to herself. She stood before the mirror admiring herself. She had been into relationships but the brothers always wanted to taste the forbidden fruit. They wanted to taste what was between her legs. She had made a covenant of chastity and purity to God and there was no going back. She will give her body to the man God will give her as husband. Bro. Kola proposing to her was like God answering her prayers after so many disappointments.
Throu-ghout the day, her countenance brightened. She kept smiling even though there was no reason to. In the night she went to bed without bothering to pray about bro. Kola’s proposal to her. She had a dream. She was sitting in her mother’s shop with two of her friends. She was so excited, telling them about bro. Kola’s proposal.
“You mean he proposed to you?”The first girl asked.
“Yes oo” she said giggling like a child.
” I am happy for you oo”
” Thank you. God will answer your prayers too” Tolani prayed.
“Amen” the girls chorused.
“Have you prayed about it Tolani?” the second girl asked
“What’s there to pray about? Kola told me he has told God about me and He approves”
“I still think you should pray about it. If God spoke to him about you, He can speak to you too. Our God is not a partial God”
“Alright, I will pray.
The girls stood up to leave when a man walked in. They greeted and left.
Tolani was excited to see Him.
“Tolani” the man called
“Yes father”
“Have I failed you before?”
“Ah father! No! Never!
“Everything you asked, I have given to you. I promised to give you a befitting gift and I won’t fail”
“Sir but you have give me the gift. Bro. Kola has proposed to me sir”
The man laughed and look at her
“Kola is not the gift my child. Yes he’s my son but he’s not the one I prepared for you. He is impatient. I have prepared Adenike for him. Adenike is his wife. For you my child, I will bless you beyond measure. Your barn will be filled.” “Look ahead Tolani, your husband is coming”
Tolani looked and saw a man coming from a distance towards her and she woke. She un-derstood the meaning of the dream. She went on her knees, seeking for mercy for almost making a grave mistake.
AYOMIDE
Part 3
Sis Tolani didn’t waste anytime to give her response to bro. Kola. Immediately after Bible study on Tuesday, she waited outside the church for him to come out. Bro. Kola’s face lighted up when he saw sis Tolani. He greeted her, then proceeded to ask about her family and affairs. She responded with smiles on her face.
“I have been waiting outside for you so that I can give you my response” she said clutching her Bible as if something would happen to it if she doesn’t hold it ti-ght.
“Hold on” he told her. “Let’s go somewhere and sit”
“There’s no nee-d sir”
“There is nee-d sis Tola. One should not stand to discuss a crucial matter. I know too that your response is positive. I know God has told you to accept me because I am his son” he said smiling. ” Let’s go back to the church so we can sit and plan our next line of action. We must not delay now. Pastor Ezekiel has to be informed”
“Will you listen to me bro. Kola. My father didn’t approve you for me. He has a better plan for me. I am sorry bro. Kola, I can’t accept the proposal. If I go ahead with my father’s approval and blessings, everything will end in disaster”
” You’re confused sis Tola”
“How and why will you say that? Listen bro Kola, God has spoken and I must listen to him or I will be ruined. Moreover, my father told me He has prepared Adenike for you”
“Adenike?”
“Yes Adenike!
“But I don’t know any Adenike”
” Bro Kola, I don’t doubt God when he speaks. I know Him and I recognise His voice any time. If my father has said Adenike is the woman He has prepared for you, then the Adenike will come”
Kola stood watching Tolani as she spoke. He was so confused and lost.
“Habakkuk 2:3 says, for the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Whoever this Adenike is, God will bring her to you”
Kola whose countenance was already sad and downcasted, looked at Tolani and nodded.
“Thank you” he mumbled and walked away sad.
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In the months that followed, Bro. Kola forgot totally about marriage and focused *on his ministry of evangelism and Intercessory. In the church, he would mobilize both the youths and adults to go out to preach the good news. So many souls were won to God’s kingdom. As an Intercessor, he stood in the gap for many families and Testimonies* were pouring in. Pastor Ezekiel was happy because the church increa-sed in size.
For most single sisters in the church, bro Kola was their choice. Why wasn’t he looking at them? some of the sisters kept asking and wondering. . Unknowingly to them, bro Kola has his choice of the kind of woman he want for a wife. It’s either God give Him a woman who can blast in tongues, go on dry fasting with him, pray down fire, shake the kingdom of darkness and win souls for God or nothing. He has looked at the single sisters in the church, they’re beautiful but he has seen that only sister Tolani fits that position of a wife yet she rejected him on the ground that God didn’t approve. To worsen the whole thing, kola didn’t hear God when He spoke.
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“Buy bread. Fresh bread” the voice kept saying
Bro. Kola stood outside his compound waiting for a bike. His car developed fault that morning. He nee-ded to get to work that morning for a General Meeting at the office.
“Bread seller come here oo” an elderly woman helped the seller to drop her bread. She selected the size she wanted and bargained.
“Ma, the breading you’re holding is #400 not #250. If you want #250 bread, this is it.” The bread seller said pointing at a small sized bread.
“Give me the one of #300”. While the bread seller was busy selling the bread, bro Kola was carried away by their discussion.
“That is your wife”
Kola turned when he heard the voice. There was nobody standing close to him.
“Kola, that’s your wife” the voice said again with great authority.
Tbc