THE JESUS SLAY QUEENS 2
Episode 81
© Ayo Omolayo
I appeared before my guest in the living room.
"Romeo!" I called.
"Good morning ma!" He greeted
My eye brows raised at the statement. Normally, that was how he always addressed me. But for the first time today I saw pride playing out. I saw the reason why he would never be able to see me as a wife, but as someone in authority. I knew it was time to change my status in front of him.
"Can you just call me Juliet?"
"Okay ma!"
"And please, stop the ma thing! Just call me Juliet."
"Okay ma!"
"Arrrrhhhhh!"
"I'm sorry ma!"
"Oh my God!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Juliet, good morning!"
"Morning and I hope you slept well?" I asked with a warm smile.
"Not exactly!"
"Why?"
I was about taking the seat in front of him, but immediately I tried to sit, there was a pause.
"GO AND SIT BESIDE MY SON!"
"Daddy, I'm okay here! I can't stand sitting so close to a man. You know I'm a weak girl!" I teased.
"IF I CATCH YOU?" Daddy replied and I giggled.
"What?"
"Oh! It's nothing! My daddy is looking for trouble," I said and sat beside him on the sofa.
"What happened and why weren't you able to sleep well?"
"Are you sure you want to hear what I saw?"
"Sure! Why not? By the way have you done the assignment I gave you?"
"I did last night and that's the reason why I didn't sleep well."
"Oh! So you were pray for 3 hours?"
"6 hours to be precise."
"What!"
She started laughing and I was surprised he was. It's been a long time I saw him laugh in my presence. Whenever we were together, he was always conscious of himself. He was always terrified, intimidated and careful with everything he said.
A pinch of guilt sprung up in my heart. I saw how much I had intimidated this man. I briefly said an apology to God in my heart. This was the first time he was free to laugh in my presence.
"I'm amazed! This is awesome! When did you learn how to pray for 6 hours?"
"I decided to put to test one of the teachings you taught me. You taught me about the journey to Golgotha. I remember that teaching very well."
"Wow! What did I say about the journey to Golgotha?"
"It's the journey of Christ to golgotha. But it was more than just a journey. It is a symbol of how God helps his children in the place of prayer. Christ had a wounded body that was extremely weak. He could not carry the cross the father wanted him to carry.
He was weak, just as many of us are so weak to pray. He was exhausted, just as many of us pray and we are exhausted. But Jesus was totally submitted to the father, that he was ready to obey him no matter what.
So he summoned all the strength in him to carry that heavy cross. He began to drag himself down to Golgotha, for crucification of the flesh. He had the option to stop praying and drop the cross. That's how many of us are. Immediately with discover how week we are, we decide to stop the prayer and go back to bed.
But Jesus was ready to obey God when he said men ought always to pray. So he continue dragging the cross despite his weakness. He continue to pray despite the fact he was feeling sleepy. He continued and continued until Simon arrived.
I remember very well that Simon represents grace. And you went further to say that the grace of God will only meet those who do not give up. So Jesus continue to drag the cross and when his strength was finished grace took over.
The strength and help of God, will only meet the man who is determined to obey god no matter the difficulty. That is the reason why the scripture says, they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. Only those who wait, not those who waited and left because they didn't see any result.
Through that teaching, I was able to understand that experiencing tiredness in the place of prayer is not bad. But quitting your prayers to go back to bed is bad. You try your best and you tell yourself it's not working. The truth about it is that grace will come, but it will only come to the person that waits for it
So when I started praying, I felt as though I couldn't last 15 minutes, but I was stubborn. I made up my mind that it is either I pray or nothing else. I prayed and prayed and almost wanted to faint. But I made up my mind that I must stay and you will be not sleeping this night. I was angry at myself. I have been sleeping for how many years now and look at where my life is. What benefit had sleep done to my destiny?
I carried my bed and turned it to the wall. I told myself that today is for prayer and nothing will change that. At a point I was tired and the devil was begging me to sit down and rest my back while I pray. I knew it was a trip from Hell to make me sleep without knowing.
I continue to pray fervently. I also prayed mildly. I prayed all kinds of prayers. I pray the whispers. I prayed on top of my voice and also wept. I was seriously tempted to sit down and relax, but I knew it was a trap. I stood for 6 hours praying. I prayed in tongues, prayed in words interceded for people and lots more.
At a point when it looked as if I had lost strength, grace showed up. I couldn't explain what happened next as I started praying like a madman. Where the energy came from I can't tell. I prayed like there was no tomorrow and by the time I open my eyes it was dawn. I didn't took a glance at the clock and figured out I started praying by 11 am. Right now, it was 5 a.m.
I was completely surprised. It was while I was praying I had this vision that I want to share with you this morning. I wanted to speak with you on the phone but I said I should see you in person because you will be travelling back tomorrow."
"It's today!"
"Today?"
"Yeah!"
"I thought you said tomorrow?"
"I said tomorrow yesterday, which makes tomorrow, today."
"Why do you have to leave today? I thought you were going to stay with us for a while?"
"This one you are already asking me, you mean you don't want me to go back?"
"No oooo! You can go back! I only felt you were leaving too soon."
"You want me to stay for a while?"
"No! I mean yes! I mean no ma!"
"No Juliet!" I said touching his hand.
I felt the way he reacted as if he was touched by fire.
"What happened? Are you missing me already?"
"No oooo! How will I be missing you? It's wrong for me to miss you!"
I burst into laughter and he stared at me while I laughed.
"Mister Romeo, speak your heart. Do you want me to stay or leave?"
"Well, if you want to stay, you can stay."
"Why are you scared? I asked a simple question and you are dodging the answer."
"Do you want me to stay or leave?"
"I want you to leave!"
"Why? Because you are tired of my intimidating personality?"
"No oooo! Jesus!"
"Why are you scared? Aren't you a man?"
"I...."
"Romeo, I'm 28 and you're 29. But I notice you're so scared of me all the time, why?"
"Nothing really? It's just that, I respect you alot."
"Respect does not mean you worship me. This respect that makes you scared of everything you do around me is not the type of respect I want."
"I'm sorry ma!"
"There you go again! calling me ma! You know what I'll just go!" I said and stood up.
"Please Juliet! I'm sorry for the way I've been acting. I was just trying to respect you and ended up worshipping you. I'm sorry it turned out this way."
"Okay!" I replied an resumed my seat. I adjusted my night gown and sat comfortably, my legs crossed.
"If I remember correctly you were about to tell me the dream you had."
"Yes! The dream is similar to the fish on you once shared with us, years back. I saw a pit with burning fire at the bottom. I was surprised to find out you were pulling out people from that pit. You were sweating as you worked hard to bring those people out. From where I stood I could feel the heat on my face.
I saw you pull out a lady in chains. I wondered who she was and listened attentively as she spoke. She said she was aunty Rhema. She said your mission on earth had a lot to do with her destiny. And she went further to say you are going to meet her very soon."
I was surprised. I have been asking God what about aunty Rhema. All told me was to focus on my assignment. Now the message was coming that I will be meeting her very soon. I can't wait! I was feeling excited right now.
"Next I saw you pull a man out. The man thank you and told you that she was your husband. He said your mission and assignment on earth was to rescue him and that you have done that long ago. You didn't say a word to him. All you did was to give him a drink out of your skin of water.
I was curious to know who was the person. I had to move around because his back was turned to me. As soon as I was getting closer he turned to take a look at me and I froze."
"Was it someone you know physically?" I asked as if I didn't know what he was talking about.
"I know the person, but I don't think you should know."
"Romeo please! If God revealed something to you about me, I believe I should know."
I was waiting for the moment where he would finally say what he wanted to say.
"Why did I tell you this dream in the first place? I'm not supposed to tell you this dream! Oh my goodness!" He said and cupped his his face with his hands.
"Juliet! Can you please give me a hand with the box upstairs?" Mummy called from up the staircase.
"Ma!"
"Please just a few minutes Robert and she'll be back," she said to him.
"I'll be back!" I said and hurried up the stairs.
"So what did he say to you?"
"Nothing much. He was telling me about the dream he had and how he managed to pray for 6 hours last night."
"Wow! You mean this guy tarried for 6 hours? That's awesome!"
"Mummy calm down! For that guy to make me shout like this, he needs to pray for 72 hours. Let him tarry for 3 days straight, that's when I'll be able to shout the way you're shouting."
"Juliet, your case needs serious deliverance. Don't despise little beginning. This person that is praying 6 hours now, when it starts praying 72 hours, you will be the one begging him ooo."
"Mummy calm down! There's no way I'll beg my husband to stop praying. Never!"
"Okay! This life and this my God knows how to humble proud people."
"Yes ma! I said it because I want God to force him to pray more and more. If God is going to give him a huge prayer life so as to humble me, then so be it."
"Okay now I get it. You are using it to challenge my God right?"
"Yes! I want to marry a husband that can pray for long!"
"Wow!" She said and laid hands on my mouth.
"Father, as she has spoken in your hearing so shall it be unto her!"
"Amen!" I said laughing.
"You may be laughing now it's when you start seeing this prayer manifesting that you'll stop laughing."
I helped Mummy to carry the box she wanted and rushed downstairs to join Romeo.
I arrived at the living room and found it empty. The young man had fled for his life.
"Why is this guy behaving like this?"
To be Continued.......
I believe you learnt something in this episode.
How many of you have had this Golgotha experience in the place of prayer?
You woke up for quiet time and discovered you were so tired. Your bed kept calling you and telling you to stop wasting your time. It kept begging you to rest your body a little, even if it was for 30 minutes.
But you choose never to give in to the desire of the flesh and waited till the grace of God turned that weak prayer into a fervent prayer.
Only those who wait will experience renewal of strength. If you back out, you would miss out.
By the way, why is Romeo running?
I don't know why sisters are so scary these days.
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INSPIRED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE
WRITTEN BY AYO OMOLAYO
YOUR BROTHER IN CHRIST 🙏