[STORY] AYOMIDE (Episode 08)

Episode 08.

The years that followed were trying ones for Ayo. She wasn’t happy with her parents and her parents in turn felt that Ayo was bigger than them. She was always afraid to tell them her dreams or visions. It was either they tell her to keep the messages to herself or warn her to stop bothering them.
“I am an Intercessor” bro Kola would tell her. “… and your mum too.”

“But the fire has quenched. Both of you are now very weak. There were times you and mum would pray and things would happen but I don’t see that fire any more. You’re too occupied with activities that when God is talking to you or showing you things, you don’t hear or see. How many times have you even prayed for me dad? You struggle through prayers. Remove those things that are standing against your prayer life Baba mi.” Ayo fired.

“Young woman listen, is it not good that you can pray for yourself? Moreover, I am not happy with you. It’s your fault that your mum lost our baby. You knew that she was going to lose that baby but you didn’t say it”
Ayomide was shocked to hear such statement from his father. She never her father held such a thing in his heart against her.
” But I said it dad”
” You didn’t! You only told your mum not to go with me.”
“I only had a bad feeling about it. I never knew she was going to lose the pregnancy. How can you blame me after these years”

“We will blame you Ayo.”Adenike told her coming out from her room. “You have only brought us message of doom. The other time you told me that pastor Ezekiel’s wife has cancer and we must pray and I warned you not to tell her but you went ahead and told her”

“I needed to mum. When a message comes like this you pray about it. You asked me not to tell her and yet you didn’t even pray for her one day. Well, the Holy Spirit asked me to tell pastor about it. Was I supposed to obey you and disobey God? Was I supposed to watch the devil eat up her flesh. Why are you angry mum? Pastor stood for his wife and she has gotten her healing. Is it because you saw her thanking me today that you are annoyed of? You and Dad have been trying to suppress the gift God has given me? I am God’s spokes man. I am a light that cannot be hidden. I am not like every other child. I must do the work of my father.”

Ayo was so sad. She couldn’t believe they still blamed her. No wonder they withdrew their love. She remembered when her mum returned from the hospital, there was no more laughter, or pray in the house. Whenever she tried going close to them, they tell her to go and read her books or watch television or she should find something else to do. Prayer was done when it was convenient or when any of them had bad dreams. They are always in haste to leave the house for work and they usually return late.
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When sis Adenike lost her pregnancy, she was so upset and bittered. She blamed God for not warning her first or even protecting the child. She was so overwhelmed with grief. She told God one child is not enough for her. She needs four children but God gave her one. Just one! She lamented. Sis Adenike stopped attending church or participate in any activity. Ones in a while she would enter the church on Sunday because pastor called.
“I hope all is well sis Adenike” pastor Ezekiel would ask
“All is well sir” she would reply.

“I am not satisfied with just one child. God delayed in giving me a child and when I am supposed to be a mother of two, He took the other one. He didn’t pity me. I have been faithful to Him yet He took the other one.” She lamented with tears mixed with catarrh.

After Adenike lost that pregnancy, she never because pregnant again. She drifted from God and because a complainer. She would wake early to prepare for church only to drop her Bible on the chair without attending church for that day.

One day she told Kola she wants to change church.
” Why?” he asked surprised
” The murmuring is too much”
” My dear, that is not enough reason to change church”
” It is oo. People whom I got married before have three or four children. Sis Nancy have two children with four years of marriage. If I continue to count you will see that God has blessed so many of them with many children. How old is our daughter? I am the only woman in the church with just a child. God hasn’t been fair to us” she said wiping out tears from her eyes.

“We can’t question God. We’re not going to church church because of what people are saying. Let’s take care of the only child God has given us. She will soon leave for the university. Let’s give her the best.” Kola told his wife, using his right hand to wipe her tears.
To Be Continued… . . . 

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