A NIGHT BEFORE HER WEDDING

A NIGHT BEFORE HER WEDDING
She ran until she couldn’t run anymore. Gasping, her sides hurting, she stumbled into the tall grasses. Got up again.
Her shoulders heaving with sobs, her face streaked with tears, she opened her mouth to call out to Jesus but her trachea was blocked.
She thought of saying it in her mind, but her mind seemed numb.
Tired and running short of breath, she fell down again.
Then, she rolled and rolled until a large stone forced her to come to a stop.
With bruises rejoicing all over her face, she lifted up herself to see if the old man was still coming after her. He was nowhere to be found. She sat back.
Why does this old man look so much like my dad?
Is it a sign that he’s still vehemently not in support of my marriage to Kelvin?
But had he not given us a go ahead?
This questions and more ran through her mind while she sat.
As she thought of the next line of action, she remembered that the word of God could come her rescue. As she thought of how to get hold of her Bible since it was no where to be found, she opened her eyes to reality and discovered it was all a dream.
Wiping her face with her hands, she sat up and threw her hands to pick up her Bible from the table. She flipped it open without having any particular place in mind.
Disoriented, she kept it back on the table as she could not contain the fishes of thoughts swimming in her mind.
Words of anxiety were written all over her face.
‘Why on my wedding night?
Why can’t my Dad let me go finally? I know he really doesn’t like Kelvin for anything but he gave us the go ahead.
He did!’
Tears began to flow down her eyes.
‘Why now?’
She lay back on the mattress but could not sleep.
Just as she was about getting up again from the mattress, Catherine her best friend who was going to act as her best lady coughed seriously till she rolled towards Sarah.
Her eyes opened slightly. She’d have gone back to sleep but was taken aback seeing Sarah awake.
Wiping her face with her palms, she said,
“you’re awake?
I thought I told you that you’d have to get enough rest so as to be very active on your big day?
Please, go back to bed.”
She was about going back to sleep when she thought of playing a little before that.
“By the way, this night is very cold. It will do me more good having an extra duvet.”
Words kept running outta her mouth like a running tap without control.
She didn’t even observe the morose face of Sarah.
Jokingly, she drag her duvet and covered herself.
Sarah would have, as usual, thrown a punch at her friend kept mute.
While Catherine was all covered up with Sarah’s duvet. Smiling and waiting patiently for the punch. Preparing to take her revenge that’ll lead to a playful fight. Nothing happened.
She waited. Waited. Waited. It was getting longer than usual and the smile began fading from her face.
She turned slowly, looked Sarah in the eyes and noticed two tears falling off her eyes.
“What’s the matter, my dear? This is unlike you.”
“When you’d not be cautious of me, how’d you know that everything is not fine. Just live me alone.”
“Ahnahn, my baby girl, I’m really sorry. What’s the matter, please talk to me.”
Now the tears had began to flow profusely.
“Why? Why on my wedding night? Why would I have such a bad dream when tomorrow is meant to be a great day for me?”
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Sounds of music and drums gaiely drifted through the window.
Friends and church members were seen assisting the cook to get assorted dishes and drinks ready for the engagement ceremony.
Even with inhaling the smell of the air around the kitchen you’d almost get satisfied. What would be the condition when you get to have a taste?
It was a great day indeed!
Sarah could not contain her joy. She couldn’t wait to get dressed completely. Her body was already moving slightly to the Yoruba music flowly gracefully from the loud blaring speakers…
Then she thought,
‘Kelvin thinks I can’t dance because of how stiff I seem to appear. I’ll blow off his mind today.’
She couldn’t wait.
The end.
Isa.8.20 – To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
You know, sometimes, in the midst of excitement and rejoicing Satan would want to interrupt. He enjoys it when we all attention is thrown on him, so he usually devices means by which he can cause sorrow even in the midst of celebration.
But Isaiah 8: 20 says, if your situation does not speak in accordance to the word of God, it’s because there’s no light in it. And if there’s no light in it, why would we as children of light walk in darkness?
Impossible.
It might come in form of a dream as it did for Sarah.
It might be the statement of someone, maybe a so-called Christian.
But remember, if it’s not according to the word of God, it’s because there’s no light in it.
This implies that we must know the word of God by heart else we would not be able to discern if the situation is in line with God’s word.
Satan wanted to disrupt Sarah’s mind with that dream but because it wasn’t according to the word that God gave them, they didn’t accept it.
If it’s not in line with God’s word, reject it.
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Much love, from Omeiza Deborah.