Missing The Mark

The PA was seated in his office when 
the man of God walked in 
The man of God was highly anointed 
and well-respected 
The man of God was also very humble 
He didn't mind sitting in the office of 
the PA while waiting for the Senior 
Pastor he came to see 
The PA informed the Man of God that 
there was a reception downstairs with 
the hospitality team on standby to 
wait on him 
The man of God shrugged off the suggestion 
He said "My spirit craved company, the 
company of one who loves God.
 Usually when i finish ministering to the 
people of God, I want to be alone for about 
thirty minutes just to give thanks but it is
 impossible because as soon as I step 
out of the altar, people would be waiting 
for me 
There is so much woe in the world and 
only a few people have truly encountered 
the truth even among pastors, hence the
crowd you see waiting to see me when i 
come to minister here 
I am not proud of it but the church has 
become a religion and many are serving 
a God they do not know 
God does not want his children acting all 
helpless and aimless but the church had 
refused to empower the saints with
the truth 
Those of us who do are considered to 
be mavericks or weird because our 
messages of salvation and grace are lost 
in the midst of the noise of works being 
made by the majority. 
Sometimes the reality i see sickens me 
but what option do I have but to continue 
doing my best while hoping there will be 
a wind of change... 
The man of God kept quiet for a while 
The PA continued to look at him in awe 
He respected the man of God a lot and 
found his presence in his office absolutely 
mesmerizing 
The man of God said "I don't know why 
I was drawn to you and why I was 
speaking so freely with you as if I was 
talking to an old friend... 
Tell me about yourself... 
It was the PA's first week on the job 
He used to watch the man of God on TV 
before that day 
The PA told the man of God so 
The man of God said "Wow, Imagine that..." 
They talked on and on like old friends 
Suddenly the man of God turned to the PA 
with tears in his eyes and said 
"Seventeen years ago, i used to sit in the 
seat you are seating on. I was the first 
PA to the Senior Pastor that was in charge 
of this church at that time. 
I was about your age 
The pastor i worked with was a terror 
he made life difficult for me 
He treated me worse than his dog 
Sometimes he would speak to me in such 
a manner that it would feel as if i was being 
flayed or skinned alive by his words 
I remember running to the bathroom 
several times in tears
But God turned the story around 
Four years after working with him, 
I encountered the power of the Holy Spirit 
in the place of prayer 
I just noticed that I was speaking a strange 
language that morning, it was pouring 
out of me 
I didn't let it remain in "speaking in tongues 
alone"
I started praying for the sick I started 
praying a lot And the tide turned 
The pastor was transferred 
I was posted to pastor a parish and everything 
changed Nobody could say they helped 
me out of the hole I was pulled out by 
the power of God 
My brother, I see the same thing ahead
of you as we were talking 
God will train you here and bring His 
kingdom to many through you 
Just be strong and be courageous" 
The senior pastor the Man of God was 
waiting for arrived 
The man of God left 
The PA forgot all about it 
The following week, another Wednesday, 
they had the special midweek 
interdenominational service in the church 
Another highly revered man of God, 
was invited to minister 
The PA watched the service in the office 
The Senior pastor he was working with 
had instructed that the PA must man the 
office during such services in order to
attend to correspondents that might come 
for the senior pastor during the ministration 
Because the service was held during the 
week, many people dash in on their way to
 the office knowing the church office will 
be opened that morning 
The PA's duty was to attend to such people
After the programme, the man of God again 
ignored the protocol officer and the 
hospitality team specially designated to wait 
on him and found his way to the PA's office 
Just like the other man of God
He came into the PA's office and asked if 
he could sit down 
The PA said "Yes sir"
Then he said "You look very familiar, 
my brother, but I am sure I didn't meet 
you in this office" 
The PA told the man of God he had only 
seen him on TV before that day 
Then the man of God said "Do you know 
I used to sit in your sit? 
I was a PA here in 2000 after Pastor 
So and So was transferred and his PA 
became a parish pastor 
You are seated in a place that seemed 
obscure to the world but I believe 
strategic to God's plan 
All the PA's who had ever sat in your seat 
went on to become mighty instruments 
in the work of the Kingdom. 
Tell me about yourself..."
They talked for about twenty minutes 
until the Senior pastor arrived 
The man of God left with a huge smile on 
his face 
When the PA got home, he thought about 
the events of the past two Wednesdays 
He wondered what was going on 
What was God saying to Him? 
He prayed about it and promptly forgot 
about it 
Two years later, on a Wednesday in April, 
another visitor came to his office 
The visitor was a woman 
She was had written a book on prayer and 
wanted the church to stock their 
bookshop with it 
The senior pastor told the PA to read 
the book and give him his recommendation 
The PA read the book and told the Pastor 
the book was not good enough for 
believers to consume 
When the woman came to see the senior 
pastor, the senior pastor told her the truth 
She felt the PA had deliberately sabotaged 
her book and came for the PA with 
guns blazing
As soon as she got to the PA's desk, 
her voice ceased, she began to choke 
and cough 
The PA quickly got her water 
She drank a little 
Then she began to speak in tongues 
Like Balaam's donkey 
She started screaming, "The hand of 
the Lord is upon you, you have seen 
the light and you will shine that light 
There is an aura of grace and greatness 
around you 
You are a father to many, sir, you are 
my Father! 
The PA was embarrassed 
His Boss was watching everything 
Even though the man was not acting 
as if he heard, the PA knew David 
suffered for the song Saul heard
The event opened the gates of hell 
The senior pastor suddenly declared 
war on the PA 
He said he didn't feel comfortable working 
with the PA anymore 
He said the PA should hurry up and leave 
It was a tough time 
A lot of verbal and psychological abuse 
Eventually, the senior pastor requested 
that another PA be sent to Him within 
the office 
The administrative office had to do a shuffle 
They brought the PA of that senior pastor to 
the PA's office and took him to the other
Senior Pastor's office
The new PA hated the office 
It was small and denigrating 
Even though they were both PA's, the office 
of the other PA attracted more prestige 
and a better pay 
The other PA protested the "demotion" 
The senior pastor insisted the other PA 
stayed or another PA was to be employed 
for him 
It was clear that his boss wanted to get rid 
of him 
He resigned!
The week he resigned, he was praying
at home when the Holy Spirit opened
his eyes
He saw the other PA, dressed like a 
King going for a coronation
Suddenly another person, a 
younger man came out of nowhere
and knelt down before the King
Maker while the other PA looked
on
The crown was placed on the other
person and the vision was lifted!
It was an open vision
He was on his knees praying when
he saw it
The next morning, the other PA called
him
"Sir, the people here are not Christians
at all! could you believe that as soon as
you resigned they told me I had to report
to your desk or resign too?
I have decided to write a petition to the
powers that be
I will take it up
Nobody can cheat me!
He listened patiently
Then he told the PA his own story and
the visitations he had while in that
small office
Report to that office sir
There is something God intends to do
through you
The PA listened and said "I have heard you"
He forgot all about it and moved on
with his life
Barely one year after he resigned
all the prophesies that were pronounced
upon him came to pass
One day, he was invited to minister in
the church
The church where he was a PA
When he finished ministering, he found
his way to his old office
He met a young man in the office
As soon as he sat down, he saw the 
future of the young man and his place
in the gospel
He blessed the young man
He was on his way out of the office
when he saw his old friend the PA
His hair was graying and his heart
was weary
His old friend started crying
"I have remained in one spot, I saw
you today as you were ministering and
I remember what God said about me
when I was in Ibadan several years ago
What happened to me?
What happened to the vision God gave 
me?
He felt very sorry for his old friend the PA
The opportunity came for him to be lifted
but he didn't see it!

PS: There is nothing as frustrating as
being in the wrong place in God's plan
I know many in this shoe
Many who like Esau preferred the 
pottage
Many who like Judas preferred the
pieces of silver
Their stories make the merry heart
cringe
Don't be like them!

GSW's notes: Prophecies dont just
come to pass
There is a "walking in" and a "walking
with"
Sometimes God will tell us clearly what
will profit us
We have a choice in the matter
If we do his will, it helps us to move 
along quickly
If we do our will, we get bogged down
This is extremely important in a
marriage scenario
If God says "This is the one" very
clearly
It might not seem like the perfect
choice at the beginning
Please, just obey
It will save you many tears and sorrows