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Today, after classes, I had to find a supermarket to buy a tube of toothpaste from. But I walked and walked far away from my hotel and saw no such store. I could only see restaurants and snacks shops. I sighted a Tabac shop and popped in hoping against hope I might find what I wanted. No, they only have what spoils teeth and breaks lungs, as usual. As it's one of the sure spots to get mobile recharge cards from, I ordered for a card and popped out to continue my quest.
O my, but I'm sure there is at least a shop around this city for such things, I'm sure. So I walked on, not letting go. I couldn't have let go, anyway, or I will have to go out tomorrow with a smelly mouth. I at last saw a pharmacy store from across the road, excited God had answered my prayer, I crossed and tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. I glanced up and saw a note on a side of the door that the shop will not be open for some time. Disappointed, I left, to resume my search.
After a while, I saw a supermarket ahead of me. At last. I breathed some thanks to the Lord. In here, I looked from shelf to shelf for my most pressing need at the time. It appeared like it was not available, but I would not give up, else my mouth smells tomorrow. After several minutes, I approached the shelf of interest and picked the toothpaste.
Many times in life we are like this,but a lot of time we give up because what we have been painstakingly working, hoping and praying for seem not to come through. O for the fortitude to hold on in times of waiting and not to give up on our efforts.
Monday, 4 February 2013
NO FRIDGE
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NO FRIDGE
I needed to move from where I was to another city for a training yesterday. Now, I had some vegetable soup in my fridge which I thought to take along with some garri for ẹ̀bà. But while I was packing, I changed my mind about going with the soup. I read some article of late which made me skeptical of using plastics or foils to warm food in the microwave oven; and since the hotel room I would be lodged in was not expected to have a kitchenette, so there would not be any ceramic plate available to warm the soup in. As such, I dropped the soup which I had already packed.
When I arrived at the town that hosts the hotel, it took me a while to locate the hotel as it is not on the main road. I opened the door to my room, relieved I made it at last to the place, turned on the lights and unpacked, while taking in the simple beauty of the room. I looked around and could not find a fridge. It must be my eyes. But no, my eyes saw well, no fridge indeed. This is quite abnormal for a hotel room! No fridge, no tea/coffee corner, no electric kettle to boil water for my ẹ̀bà. What if I had brought the vegetable?! It would have spoilt and wasted for no means of preservation. It was then I understood clearly that the Lord was leading me, though it seemed like I was the one making my own plans, when I decided to drop the soup.
It would never cease to amaze me how God leads and guides His children even when they are not conscious of it, in little things and big issues alike.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clips-from-MY-LIFE/330907330306751
NO FRIDGE
I needed to move from where I was to another city for a training yesterday. Now, I had some vegetable soup in my fridge which I thought to take along with some garri for ẹ̀bà. But while I was packing, I changed my mind about going with the soup. I read some article of late which made me skeptical of using plastics or foils to warm food in the microwave oven; and since the hotel room I would be lodged in was not expected to have a kitchenette, so there would not be any ceramic plate available to warm the soup in. As such, I dropped the soup which I had already packed.
When I arrived at the town that hosts the hotel, it took me a while to locate the hotel as it is not on the main road. I opened the door to my room, relieved I made it at last to the place, turned on the lights and unpacked, while taking in the simple beauty of the room. I looked around and could not find a fridge. It must be my eyes. But no, my eyes saw well, no fridge indeed. This is quite abnormal for a hotel room! No fridge, no tea/coffee corner, no electric kettle to boil water for my ẹ̀bà. What if I had brought the vegetable?! It would have spoilt and wasted for no means of preservation. It was then I understood clearly that the Lord was leading me, though it seemed like I was the one making my own plans, when I decided to drop the soup.
It would never cease to amaze me how God leads and guides His children even when they are not conscious of it, in little things and big issues alike.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clips-from-MY-LIFE/330907330306751
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