This may be a long story but it will bless somebody.
When the lockdown began we thought it will soon be over.
I told people around me. Lockdown isn’t suitable for a small economy like Nigeria all we need is stringent border closure but our copycat leaders think differently.
Presently, effect of lockdown has killed more people than the fear of Covid-19 itself. Wisdom is seen by it’s result.
We believe there are better alternative. Simple but effective.
Back to my story.
Lockdown is about 3 weeks going 4 weeks in my part of the world. I live in Nigeria.
It’s terrible, men crying like baby, many complaining of headaches and many symptoms of anxiety which wasn’t there before lockdown began to show on people.
Some of us with our little have done all we could do and have spread ourselves thin. So serious a time.
We are all in the mess.
I woke up this morning discouraged, yet I’m given the ministry of encouraging others. I felt like crying like a baby though I don’t know how to. We are all in it.
I need encouragement Lord. I have done all I know. I knew I was also sinking low with everything going down around us.
I do get tire sometimes and some days.
Then by God’s making I opened this scripture and read:
2 Chronicles 32:6-8 KJV
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them* , saying, [7] Be strong and courageous* , be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:* [8] With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested* themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
First thing, in spite of the common pain King Hezekiah spoke comfortably to the people. And they were rested.
I’m writing so that you can be rested from all the worries of whatever season you might be right now from the well of comfort I’ve received.
This season God needs people who will speak comfortably with others. For God who’s with us is more than those who are against us.
My story continues:
Not very long a family called me on phone. I didn’t know what to say. I declined it just like I did a day before. My human strength has ended.
My wife said: Pick your call.
I will when I summoned the courage, I told her. Sometimes you don’t know how to encourage others.
Then I called back later.
The voice at the other side said: “The children are in the sitting room, no boldness to come out to them. We don’t know what they will eat. What do I do?”
At this point I know I’ve lost my Superman strength and I could not say: Come and have something.
I encouraged him. And I spoke comfortably with him and told him God will surprise him. I followed it with text message to consolidate the comforting.
Afterward I called a sister of mine to comfort and encourage her in a time like this. In the course of our discussion I told her what people are passing through and the incident and why we need to be strong throughout.
I mentioned the incident to her.
She said she will send the money for this family and extra.
Immediately I had money for this person and the caller of yesterday.
Less than 30minutes this family that woke up without idea of what to eat had more than enough for a day.
God answers prayers
But God also have needs of:
1. Men who will speak comfortably in a time like this. Not because they had it all but because it’s a duty.
2. He wants men who will spare. This is the time to share. Once we survive this season, we will make money again and again.
Tell somebody, I may not know how but God still answers prayers
Peace.
