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Belief

By J. N. C. Dandison

I have sown

I have worked

I have not slept when I ought to work 

But I have failed to reap.

Forces beyond my control have made it 

impossible for my Harvest to come in.

I despair. 

I lack, 

I hunger,

 I starve.

I ponder because I have prayed

I have praised 

I worship and serve the Almighty

I have cried

I have sought

I have recounted the promises 

of the Lord to me

But I still sink.

I ask myself, how long can my faith carry me.

I have hoped but it gets worse.

Have always made myself to smile through it all,

but as it worsens it becomes a burden to smile.

I don't have the strength to smile anymore.

I ponder, but I refuse to fall.

I kneel because I can't stand anymore 

I frown and resign myself to fate

I tell the Almighty that, 

if this is what he wishes for me,

let it be because I had promised him

I will never serve another God.

I just breathe and exist

Not caring what will happen next.

Then it all begins to change.

I start seeing favours, 

unsolicited goodwill, Answers and the light.

I smile, I thank God, I praise him.

I smile, because I conquered,

I broke but did not fall.

I kept my promise

I survived.

I conquered because I didn't choose

the easy way out,

to sin or compromise myself.

HALLELUJA!

 The unseen Author

By Judith Dandison

Mr. Phillip's wife just gave birth to a set of twins one week ago. Unfortunately, they lost one of the twins. She died just before the delivery. Mr. Phillip had lost his job a month ago when the Company he was working with was shutdown. He is in a dear financial position. He is frustrated with his life and the recent bad experiences he's been having. His wife does not have a job or business. He had told her to quit her Job 3 years ago when they had their first child. Just yesterday, Phillip wanted to go to a Bank, not to pick money, because he has exhausted all his savings, but to meet his long time friend, Joshua, to borrow money from him. As he was about opening his door to leave the house, he heard a knock on the door. He opens wondering who would be knocking on his door at the time he desperately needed to go out. There was no food in the house and he had to act fast.


On opening the door, he saw Mr. Akin, his blind and lonely neighbour. Mr Akin enters and asks if he could sit. Phillip offers him a chair so as not to appear rude as he did not have time to chat. Phillip sat down and chatted with Mr. Akin for the next 30 minutes after which Mr. Akin left with a bright smile on his face.
Immediately, Phillip rushed into his car and drove to the Bank. On getting there, he noticed there was commotion in front of the bank. He got closer and learnt there had been an armed robbery at the Bank. The robbers had left 30 minutes ago shooting sporadically though no one was hurt.


Guess what, Phillip would have been shot and would have been confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life if he had gotten there 30 minutes ago. God knew this and God did not want that for him. So God rewrote Phillip's story. He sent a visitor to delay him. Phillip did not get to ask Joshua for the money on seeing what happened. He and his wife slept on an empty stomach for the first time in their married life. As he was lying in bed after he had said his prayers, a thought came to him. On waking up today, he committed that thought to God to bless his plan. He moved to his neigbours and offered that he and his wife could baby sit for them. A few of them brought their kids to them and paid on the spot, since they have always known them as a nice couple. They also offered to give music lessons.


This is the beginning of a new Chapter in Phillip's life as God who is the author of his life will write sweeter Stories in his life as he will grow to better Careers and accomplishments. He never knew that he would have been shot if Mr. Akin had not come to his house yesterday. He never knew he would have lost the use of his legs. This is how God works. He writes our life stories to have good endings. So even when you are hit with hard times, thank the Lord and tell him to show you his plans for you. I bet you, it is always good.