This story will fascinate you...

Linda; an ambitious and visioned woman indeed! Having decided, she got married to a man who loved her so much; Mr Emmanuel by name. Linda was fond of saying; "I want to marry a man that will love me more than I will love him. And thank God, her request was granted, by God giving her a man like Mr Emmanuel. He loved her so much.

The wedding was so glorious that it became the talk of the season. Gbam! Marriage began. Linda was so committed to her husband at the initial stage. In fact, their home was full of love atmosphere. They always wanted to be together and do things together. Linda would not do anything without carrying Emmanuel along. Linda always wanted to be where Mr Emmanuel was. This went on for a year and three month while suddenly,the story changed. Hmm!

Linda could go out without informing Emmanuel. She never found interest in the company of her husband as before. She acted hostile whenever her husband corrected her of any wrong doing. Despite all these sudden changes, Mr Emmanuel's love for her never faded at all. When the husband said: "Linda, you are changing these days, what happened?" She would say; "well, I don't notice any change. It is just that things cannot continue the same forever." At times, Mr Emmanuel would send some of his close friends to talk to her but Linda would never listen.
Whenever her husband called for a dialogue, she would find excuse. She might say she was too busy or try to engage herself into some unfruitful adventure, though they might look fruitful to her. She might say she wanted to have her privacy. Whenever the husband demanded for a stroll and to chat together, Linda would say; "do you think I still have time for all these unprofitable adventure of yours? I have a lot of things to do than wasting my time in sitting down with you to discuss, please." She would say the things like; "please, try to understand this change of situation. You should understand to reason along with me. I am too busy; can't you understand?" Hmmm!

At times, the husband would wake her up at the middle of the night to have some words and intimacy together but she would turn him down. It was either she would not even respond at all or even if she would respond, she would say; "please let me have my sleep, I am tired. I don't want anything to interrupt my sleep." Despite al these, Mr Emmanuel still love her so much that he was so concerned about Linda but Linda never cared.

Moreover, the irony was that whenever Linda needed some help from the husband or if she needed some money, she would meet the husband to ask for it. And due to the love the husband had for her, he would still give it to her. But as soon as Linda collected the money, with a shabby "thank you", she left and went back to her recent normal lifestyle. Mr Emmanuel would still ask her to come around so they could have a good time but she would refuse. Mind you, at another time when she needed cash, she would surely find her way again to her husband. At times, Emmanuel, due to the love he has for Linda, would turn down her offer so Linda could be sobered and get back to track as they used to do at the initial stage. At this juncture, Linda would get more annoyed and threatened to even run away or to find alternative if her husband did not answer her on time. You know, her husband's love for her was unconditional. If it were to be another man, he would have even divorced her and marry another person but Mr Emmanuel was different among all men. He would still answer the request of her wife just to still prove his love. Yet Linda grew worse.

On a fateful day, someone called Linda on phone tuning his voice to be like that of her husband. This voice demanded for Linda to meet her at a particular place. Linda definitely went there because she believed that the voice that spoke to her was surely her husband's voice. She had so much lost intimacy with her husband that she could not really distinguish a stranger's voice from that of her husband. Long story made short, Linda was implicated and jailed. What a pity!

Mind you, her husband still loved her despite all that had happened. Right now, he is looking for every mean to safe her from this trouble that she put herself into. And from the look of things, it seems Linda will be released soon by the help of her husband. My prayer is that after she is released that she will come back to her senses. My prayer is that she will realize her mistake but not to even put blame on Emmanuel again. I pray that Linda will be humbled enough to say sorry and ask for forgiveness from her husband. I pray that Linda will get back to having good time with her husband as before. Amen!

GUESS WHAT?

Hmm! Do you know what? You are that Linda(the Bride). Yes you are. And Jesus is that Mr Emmanuel (the Bridegroom). Let this story be a mirror to you. You may need to go through it again so you can really see yourself perfectly. Then don't just look at yourself from this mirror and walk away. Correct where the mirror is pointing at your adjustment, please.

Have you not become too busy with the work of God that you don't even have time for the God of the work? Though you go to church, it is for your own ambition not to really know more of God. It is easy for you to fast and pray so God can give you what you want but after you get it, you are not interested in good relationship with God again until you need help at another time. In fact, you run away from God when it seems He did not answer you on time. God wakes you at night so you can pray but you shun Him off. Studying and hearing His Word for you to know Him better, as your husband, has become a serious problem to you. That is why you can't discern between a true and a false prophet. Please yield back to Christ's love. Come back to your first love.

Maybe you have not fully fallen into the trap or you might have even fallen. The love of Christ for you can still help you out but please come back to your senses. Get back to bethel. God creates you so He can have communion with you. You are the bride, he is the groom. He wants your intimacy. That will profit you more.

The bound of any healthy relationship is communication of intimacy. God is talking to you. Please yield now.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14). Let him that has ears hear what the Spirit is saying.
God bless you.

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Christian World Outreach Publication.
Evang. Light Akintoye
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