If many of us know the consequence of the steps we take outside of the leading of the Holy Spirit, I believe we will be more willing to allow the Holy Spirit to lead us.
Some of us are ignorant of the consequence of our disobedience and as a result we continue to walk in that
Some of us are ignorant of the consequence of our disobedience and as a result we continue to walk in that
path
Take for example David, he sent some of his men to Nabal asking him for some provisions
Nabal was a rich man and his herdsmen had sought refuge with David's men in the forest some months earlier
David's men had protected them and ensured that they were not raided by bandits
Take for example David, he sent some of his men to Nabal asking him for some provisions
Nabal was a rich man and his herdsmen had sought refuge with David's men in the forest some months earlier
David's men had protected them and ensured that they were not raided by bandits
from Amalek and Philistia
David expected Nabal to be grateful
Nabal refused to acknowledge David's kind gesture and spoke disrespectfully to David's men
The men took the message to David and David decided he wouldn't let the insult stand
The problem with that decision is complex
David expected Nabal to be grateful
Nabal refused to acknowledge David's kind gesture and spoke disrespectfully to David's men
The men took the message to David and David decided he wouldn't let the insult stand
The problem with that decision is complex
David was an Israelite, a political fugitive, who needed all the goodwill he could get
Attacking an Israelite would be very bad for his bid to become king later in future
Someone surely would point out that one discretion
Yet, taking the insult on the face was too much for David
Attacking an Israelite would be very bad for his bid to become king later in future
Someone surely would point out that one discretion
Yet, taking the insult on the face was too much for David
He was a leader of men and such a brazen insult was not good for his reputation among his men
It was a tough decision
One that had to be weighed delicately
Eventually, David decided he was going to kill Nabal and his household
This decision would mean killing everyone who can one
It was a tough decision
One that had to be weighed delicately
Eventually, David decided he was going to kill Nabal and his household
This decision would mean killing everyone who can one
day tell the story to others
So even though Nabal was the sinner, David would have to kill everyone who could bear witness against him before the people one day
In my opinion, David made the wrong decision! But our God is a wonderful God
God knew David would have gone too far if
So even though Nabal was the sinner, David would have to kill everyone who could bear witness against him before the people one day
In my opinion, David made the wrong decision! But our God is a wonderful God
God knew David would have gone too far if
he took that action
So God stirred some members of Nabal's household to speak to his wife, Abigail
Abigail knew the implication of Nabal's foolish talk and quickly prepared the provision David's men needed
She went to her husband and said to him "Mr Nabal, you need to be thinking
So God stirred some members of Nabal's household to speak to his wife, Abigail
Abigail knew the implication of Nabal's foolish talk and quickly prepared the provision David's men needed
She went to her husband and said to him "Mr Nabal, you need to be thinking
before speaking.
You have insulted a warlord and his men
They have nothing to lose by killing you and the entire household. All they need do was leave no witness behind and they would pretend it was the Amalekites, Edomites, Philistines or other raiders
Didn't you consider that
You have insulted a warlord and his men
They have nothing to lose by killing you and the entire household. All they need do was leave no witness behind and they would pretend it was the Amalekites, Edomites, Philistines or other raiders
Didn't you consider that
before speaking?
Everything you have will be taken and you will lose your life just because you cannot help being foolish"
When Nabal heard the words and the consequence as laid out by Abigail, his blood pressure rose and he suffered a stroke
Ruth on the other hand rushed towards
Everything you have will be taken and you will lose your life just because you cannot help being foolish"
When Nabal heard the words and the consequence as laid out by Abigail, his blood pressure rose and he suffered a stroke
Ruth on the other hand rushed towards
David's camp to salvage the situation
She guessed right
David and his men were charging towards Nabal's house when they met on the road
Abigail fell on her knees and apologized, she presented the provisions and begged David not to take any action that could cost him dearly in
She guessed right
David and his men were charging towards Nabal's house when they met on the road
Abigail fell on her knees and apologized, she presented the provisions and begged David not to take any action that could cost him dearly in
future
David saw how good Abigail was at diplomacy, she exhibited a rare grasp of situations and their consequence and he made a mental note not to let her be too far from him in future
A king needs good hands and good heads, if such comes in the form of a woman, it is an added
David saw how good Abigail was at diplomacy, she exhibited a rare grasp of situations and their consequence and he made a mental note not to let her be too far from him in future
A king needs good hands and good heads, if such comes in the form of a woman, it is an added
advantage
Nabal died of heart attack
A few months later, David became King in Israel and the first thing he did was to send for Abigail to be one of his queens
Abigail turned a negative situation around because she had the quickness of apprehension
Not many people even in this
Nabal died of heart attack
A few months later, David became King in Israel and the first thing he did was to send for Abigail to be one of his queens
Abigail turned a negative situation around because she had the quickness of apprehension
Not many people even in this
time have that
People seem to lack the ability to figure out cause and effect or action and consequences appropriately, and yet they will insist they are educated and be speaking or writing English as if that qualifies them as being intelligent
I got a case today, a funny case
People seem to lack the ability to figure out cause and effect or action and consequences appropriately, and yet they will insist they are educated and be speaking or writing English as if that qualifies them as being intelligent
I got a case today, a funny case
This guy needed a job badly after his OND, he heard of a man who needed a driver and decided to apply
The man employed him
The man had a daughter in a private university
This guy and that daughter started playing hanky panky games
This man's wife saw this and decided to separate
The man employed him
The man had a daughter in a private university
This guy and that daughter started playing hanky panky games
This man's wife saw this and decided to separate
the two of them
The lady was sent abroad for her masters and this driver guy got sacked
In a rage, after he was sacked, he slapped this woman who like Nabal spoke foolishly and called him many unprintable names
He was arrested and locked up for a few days for assault
He got out
The lady was sent abroad for her masters and this driver guy got sacked
In a rage, after he was sacked, he slapped this woman who like Nabal spoke foolishly and called him many unprintable names
He was arrested and locked up for a few days for assault
He got out
and forgot all about this "elitist" family
A few years down the line he got a scholarship to study in the UK for his masters
He met this lady again
She had started working and they became fast friends
She didn't say anything to her parents because she knew they would not allow
A few years down the line he got a scholarship to study in the UK for his masters
He met this lady again
She had started working and they became fast friends
She didn't say anything to her parents because she knew they would not allow
the relationship
He graduated and they decided they wanted to come to Nigeria and get married
They decided it would be best if she got pregnant and she did
They assumed that would put her parents in a corner and give them the green light
When they got to Nigeria, she met with her
He graduated and they decided they wanted to come to Nigeria and get married
They decided it would be best if she got pregnant and she did
They assumed that would put her parents in a corner and give them the green light
When they got to Nigeria, she met with her
parents
She told her parents she was getting married and who she was getting married to
Her parents laughed and told her to look at her mother's left eye
The eye had totally lost its ability to see
Her parents told her the day "this driver" slapped her mother out of anger, was
She told her parents she was getting married and who she was getting married to
Her parents laughed and told her to look at her mother's left eye
The eye had totally lost its ability to see
Her parents told her the day "this driver" slapped her mother out of anger, was
the day the eye issue started
The eye defied treatment and it continued to deteriorate until her mother went blind in one eye
She was never told about the slap
If her parents had told her about it, she would never have had anything to do with him
Her father said No
Her mother
The eye defied treatment and it continued to deteriorate until her mother went blind in one eye
She was never told about the slap
If her parents had told her about it, she would never have had anything to do with him
Her father said No
Her mother
said No
She didnt even say anything to him
She just went dark!
He tried to call her several times, she didn't pick
Then he reached out to me and asked that I intervene
I did and well, here I am writing the story
If only he restrained himself that day
If only he considered the
She didnt even say anything to him
She just went dark!
He tried to call her several times, she didn't pick
Then he reached out to me and asked that I intervene
I did and well, here I am writing the story
If only he restrained himself that day
If only he considered the
future and his love for their daughter
A lot of "if only" and Had I knowns...
He didn't have an Abigail moment
We all should!
The lady he wanted to marry said she wanted nothing to do with him
in her words, "How can I be with a man who slapped my mother? How can I even consider
A lot of "if only" and Had I knowns...
He didn't have an Abigail moment
We all should!
The lady he wanted to marry said she wanted nothing to do with him
in her words, "How can I be with a man who slapped my mother? How can I even consider
marrying him?"
It didnt matter that this same man had been with her in the UK for four years and they had both had a glorious relationship
It didn't matter that just last week she wrote him a note saying he was the best thing that ever happened to her in this world
It didn't
It didnt matter that this same man had been with her in the UK for four years and they had both had a glorious relationship
It didn't matter that just last week she wrote him a note saying he was the best thing that ever happened to her in this world
It didn't
matter that he was a good man and was no longer prone to angry outbursts and foolish behaviour
She said "Why would somebody I chose to love even when he was a driver and had nothing not respect my mother because he was upset? It means he never really loved me or had any plans to
She said "Why would somebody I chose to love even when he was a driver and had nothing not respect my mother because he was upset? It means he never really loved me or had any plans to
be with me in the future. In his mind, I was gone and he could do anything and get away with it
Do you know he never told me he got arrested and they made him sign an undertaking never to come near any member of my family again?
He is a liar and a snake!
I hate him"
Hmmm...
This
Do you know he never told me he got arrested and they made him sign an undertaking never to come near any member of my family again?
He is a liar and a snake!
I hate him"
Hmmm...
This
young lady had aborted the pregnancy
She just didn't want anything to do with this young man
The young man however is full of remorse but what can he do now?
Like David, he got so close to the throne but because he didn't have an Abigail moment, he couldn't sit on it!
David did!
She just didn't want anything to do with this young man
The young man however is full of remorse but what can he do now?
Like David, he got so close to the throne but because he didn't have an Abigail moment, he couldn't sit on it!
David did!
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