Just Seventeen

Abigail blinked slowly, as the tears slid down her smooth face, like a silent stream on a newly tarred road. Her fingers trembled slightly as she read the words out aloud, partly because she needed to hear it to believe it, and partly because it felt like she was in a trance.
“There are options….” the man sitting directly in front of her was saying, but she wasn’t listening. The paper in her hand fluttered to the floor, but she did not notice. The large spacious room suddenly felt like a tiny carton, closing in and choking her. Her heart began to beat wildly as the vision in front of her blurred.
Suddenly, she was in church, singing. Thousands of people were being touched by her melodious voice; some fell unto the floor, while others simply wept.
Then, the testimonies began to flow. “I was healed by that song, Abigail” said the woman who always wore a red hat. “For a seventeen year old, you sing like an angel” said Kofi, the teacher. “I was depressed, until I heard you sing” said another. “You are destined for greatness” said the Pastor’s wife. Abigail was used to the compliments, for they came steadily. It was obvious, her voice was powerful, and it carried a certain anointing. She was already great at just seventeen... The man coughed suddenly, dragging her back to reality.
“Y-yes?” she managed to look at his face. His gaze was sympathetic, pitiful almost.
“Would you like a moment alone?” he asked, speaking slowly and carefully. He slid a box of tissues across the table. “I will be outside, if you need me” he added, patting her softly on her back.
She watched him leave the room, and almost laughed. Had he said there were options? What options?
Once again, the horrible feeling swept over her, first panic, then intense fear, followed by a sense of dread. She cast her mind back to the day she met him, and almost cursed. Pastor Josh was his name. He was a visiting pastor from the neighbouring town, and come to preach to the youth of their church. When he spoke, his baritone voice reverberated; travelling across the whole auditorium and captivating his audience. He stood tall, a magnificent six feet and four inches. His dark good looks were further accentuated by his bright smile. He was indeed a stunning man. And when, after he’d delivered his message, asked for her, she’d felt faint.
“I heard you sing- like an angel” his gaze tore through her soul as he spoke, and she was elated. He dropped his voice to a whisper “I come often to this area, and I would like your number”.
Don’t give out your number, something in her screamed, but she pushed the words back, far back.
A few days later he called. He liked her, wanted to see her.
‘But you are much older than I am- I am just seventeen” she said, holding her breath in case he decided not to come.
“Wasn’t Abraham much older than Sarah?” he teased, and her heart melted.
He came once, then twice, then weekly. “Flee fornication”, warned the voice. Again, she countered it. I can think of that afterwards.
Her concerned mother observed the change in her, “You don’t attend choir practice anymore, Abigail”. “Where do you sneak off to?” quizzed Dad. She lied once, then twice, and soon, the lies became endless. Mum stopped asking, and Dad pretended not to notice. But their eyes said it all- disappointment and sorrow.
Then one day, she fell pregnant. She ran to him, hysterical. “It’s easy”, he said smoothly. “Get rid of it”. She felt like she’d been slapped. “b-but you are a pastor, a youth pastor”, she spluttered, shocked. “For all have sinned...” he replied, “get rid of it and then, we will get married”
“Thou shall not kill”... There it was again, the alarm.
She tried to reach him several times, to tell him that she had done it.
She left numerous messages, but he never called her back. Until one day, she heard that he had died.
That was why he never called her back.
And now, her test results were out.
“The wages of sin is death” said the voice, only this time; it was a still, small voice.
She forced herself out of the doctor’s office, without a backward glance at the paper she’d left on the floor.
Abigail was HIV positive.... at just seventeen............



Flee Fornication: 1 Thessalonians 4:3: For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication



XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Need a friend in Jesus? Not sure of whether you will make heaven? Lost along the way?Why not invite him into your life with these words:
Lord Jesus, I ask that you come into my life and take hold of it. I confess my sins before you and repent of them. Please forgive me of my sins and help me to live above sin. Write my name in the book of life. I enter into your kingdom of life and peace, in Jesus name.

Can't is not a Word.....

In the dictionary of the Almighty, can't is not a word. If anything, the Lord is a skilled and highly experienced God in turning the impossibility into breakthroughs.
Imagine a job offer, asking for over a million years experience for a certain job.... Do you think it will be possible to find an applicant for that job? That's a tiny fraction as to how wonderfully powerful the Lord is. He is the only one that can make that thing, which the world says you CANT do, to be the exact opposite.

A testimony about myself, which I'd like to share with you; a few years ago, I was studying for my Masters degree. Towards the end of the Masters degree, the Lord blessed me with a very good job that I could not resist. However,, the job was based, many miles away from my university, which meant, that I had to relocate. This in itself posed a big problem. I was in the middle of writing my dissertation. My supervisor expected that I visit him, at least one a week to go over my dissertation, and by being away from the vicinity of the university, this would have been impossible. Reluctantly, I decided to take a huge risk and go for the job opportunity. My plan was that, one way or the other, I'd find time to travel down to get my dissertation checked by my supervisor.

As time flew by and the demands of the job increased, I realised that I was unable to even look at the dissertation, let alone visit my university. In fact, by the time I contacted my supervisor, two weeks to submission date, he had left the country on vacation!
I was faced with two options: settle for a post graduate diploma, or forget about the course and the thousands of pounds my mother had paid. The word : CANT reared its ugly head! I just couldn't write a dissertation in two weeks! So, I did what I could do best, I prayed. And as I did, I got encouraged, and began to write my dissertation myself. Night and day, I wrote as the Holy Spirit led. I had asked the Holy spirit to be my supervisor, and that's exactly what he did. To cut a long story short, I not only passed my dissertation, I was also given an award for the best performing student of that year. Here is someone who at two weeks before submission date, was considering giving up...Certainly not my doing, but God's awesome power. He alone makes the impossible, possible. In the bible, which is the greatest authority we have in Christ Jesus, the book of Luke 1 v 37 tells us that. With God, all things are possible.

Note the word ALL. There is nothing hard for Him. He created the Heavens and the earth.
Do you know that, there is no situation that Jesus cannot address? Do you know that there is Nothing facing you now that the Lord has not dealt with in the past? You just need to key into that awesomeness. The Lord can heal any kind of disease. He is the manufacturer and as such, would have the spare parts needed! He created the whole universe and can give you untold riches in His glory.
You just have to:
-Meditate on God's word daily : This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.(Joshua 1:5-9).

-0Be strong and unshaken- Do not let fear overcome you. In fact, God hates fear because it drives away faith. It is the exact opposite of faith. Do you know that fear means: False Evidence Appearing Real?. When you want to fear, channel that energy into the word of God. Believe He can! And encourage yourself: Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest (Joshua 1:5-9).

-Pray aggressively : the greatest weapon of a believer is prayer. Pray until something happens
Finally, don't give up. The Lord will never come late. He will never fail or disappoint, just keep pressing.

However, for the above steps to work for you, you have to have a relationship with Jesus. You have to believe in your heart that he is. Jesus offers for you and me, a chance to have a wonderful relationship with God, and for eternal life. Why don't you say this prayers, if you want to have that wonderful opportunity to be able to tap into God's awesomeness and greatness?:
Lord Jesus, I ask that you come into my life and take hold of it. I confess my sins before you and repent of them. Please forgive me of my sins and help me to live above sin. Write my name in the book of life. I enter into your kingdom of life and peace, in Jesus name.

If you said the above prayer, congratulations, you have made the single most important decision in your life. Why don't you look for a bible believing church to worship and grow in your faith. The Lord will surely take you by the hand and lead you through.....

Have a blessed week,
Bimbylads, a growing worshipper

Reaching out....Again

When times feel like they are at a standstill, when seasons feel like they have been frozen, when the day seems to go on forever, then you know that you need to slow down, retrace your steps and rededicate your self to the Most High.
In the most difficult times in your life, God is at his best. When you are at your wits end, God is just at the very beginning, working tirelessly to grant you your heats desire. He never fails. I went through a time of my life that I needed to drop everything and focus on God. So, I took some time out...But, I am back, to the Glory of God to share with you this gift of writing which He has bestowed on me.
I hope the Lord will use me as a vessel to reach out to those who need it the most, especially in these times of economic trials and climatic madness. So hop unto this word wagon, fasten your seat belts, and let the ride begin!!

Bimbylads,
a growing worshipper!!