Dear MIMSters: They Said I Would Fail If I Married Into His Family, I Put My Best Foot Forward And The Rest Is Good News
Thank you for this platform MIS admin. I am so grateful to God that I am alive today to share my story with your readers. It is my story so I am the best person that can tell it. I will not hold anything back, though it is going to be lengthy but please, read to the end, I guarantee you that you will learn one or two incredible lessons from my story.
In this life, if you are certain about a step you want to take, don’t let anyone stop you especially when God has stamped it.
My name is Grace. I am a proper Lagos girl born into a decent family. Since I was little, I have seen my parents love us their children dearly just as they love each other. They are good parents and they disciplined us when necessary though they were not so strict that we ever found it hard to express ourselves to them.
They also raised us through good schools and God so good; we are all standing well today.
I have 3 brothers and I am the only girl & the last child so I grew up being doted on from all angles. Lol
What gladdens my heart the most when I remember our growing up is that our parents – being Christians, set our hearts on fire for God so I am a proper church girl.
I met David in a most funny way.
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My car wouldn’t start on that day so I had to go to work in a taxi. After work, I had plans of going for mid-week service in church so while at the bus stop, I flagged down a cab that would take me to church, at the same time, and another man stopped the same cab. We both rushed forward and called our destination. It so happen he was also going to the same place so it was left for either of us to get in while the other person would let go.
Effortlessly, we both conceded to the other person having his/her way. The cab man was impatient with us. He asked us to both get into the cab since we were going the same way so we agreed.
When we got to our destination, David paid the whole fare then I insisted on returning half back to him but instead, he asked for my telephone number.
We exchanged numbers then walked into the church. The usher seated us side by side so we got talking while we waited for the service to commence.
That was the beginning of our love affair.
David turned out to be my ideal kind of man- very gentlemanly, sacrificial, godly, faithful, loving, respectful, responsible, visionary, purposeful, kind, prayerful etc. Believe me, I couldn’t find anything amiss in David because there really wasn’t any to find.
We had dated steadily for one year before I took him home to meet my parents. They received him warmly and inquired about his family.
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The following week, he took me home to meet his parents and I was over myself with joy.
David’s parents were too kind -Godly people, friendly, generous and cool. They welcomed me with open arms. You know the saying that a fruit does not fall far from the tree? David exactly reflects the graciousness in his parents. His mom is very beautiful and respectful. She gave me the warmest hug ever. I knew I was home and I told myself nothing was going to make me miss becoming a part of their family except God says otherwise.
I sensed the first sign of danger when David’s parents invited me to come on a retreat with them without David going with us.
“Why wouldn’t you be going with us?” I asked David.
“I think they want to speak with you alone, go with them. It’s just for this weekend. I will be here waiting for you if you will be willing to still be with me when you return from the trip”, David responded.
“How do you mean? What do you mean if I am still willing to be with you, D?” I asked further.
“Grace, I love you but you need to go on this retreat with my parents. When you return, and you are still willing to see me, I will be here waiting for you.” David said and ended our telephone conversation.
I wanted to share with my parents but I felt the Holy Spirit did not want me to, so I prayed and got ready for the journey.
We got to our destination and David’s parents got me a comfortable room to stay in while they settled for another room down the hall. I prayed again and I sensed God giving me peace.
I tried to put a call through to David but his lines weren’t connecting so I slept. His dad already told me we would get to business the next day so all I could do was wait, pray, sleep, wake up in the middle of the night, prayed again, slept and then, it was the next day.
David’s parents called me and we went to the poolside for our meeting. No sooner had we sat down than the mystery was unraveled… My God!
(Continues in Part 2)