Paying Attention?

She was taking a walk in the evening
 when she suddenly felt the urge to 
break her engagement 
It was very unusual 
He was not perfect 
Nobody is and she had made up her mind 
to get on with it 
She was never in the market for a perfect man
 A God-fearing man was enough in her opinion
She didn't take her relationship casually 
She prayed about it, about him, about them together 
She didn't hear a voice 
Thunder didn't roll 
But she had this silence... 
Her prayer life was not affected adversely, 
she didn't feel any negative vibes 
and she had no second thoughts
She was sure she was on track when 
things started unusually falling into place 
He got a better paying job and was 
transferred from the north to the 
state she resides in 
All within two weeks of their engagement! 
They met during the annual general meeting 
of his firm
Her firm was given the catering contract 
for the occasion and she had to relate 
with him directly until the job was done! 
He liked her and expressed his interest 
in being with her 
She liked him too 
He was calm, determined and hardworking! 
He is also made the effort to be romantic
He wanted a wife She wanted a husband 
The attraction was there 
So was the maturity and care 
They were both Born Again 
They both met the basic requirements 
of a wonderful home! 
They picked a wedding date and started 
consulting with their family and the church 
Everything was set...
Until that day! 
She suddenly had this queasy feeling 
She started casting and binding 
Her reputation was at stake 
How would she explain breaking the 
engagement to her parents and pastor 
Her man had been nothing but a gentleman 
A man after God's own heart 
A goodly and lovely man
By the evening of that day she had lost her peace! 
Her prayers were a waste of time 
The Holy Spirit kept saying 
"He is not your husband, let him go" 
She eventually called him 
She didn't know what to say 
The silence between them was very heavy 
They talked without talking
He asked her what was wrong 
She stammered 
He asked her if she had been feeling 
something was wrong about them 
being together 
She said Yes 
He said he had been having the feeling 
for weeks and asked the Holy Spirit to 
talk to her directly 
She asked him if there was somebody else
He said he met somebody
 A lady who came to his office from en external 
audit firm 
He said as soon as he saw the lady 
he knew she was his wife 
It was like Adam meeting Eve 
He had not said a word to the lady 
He would rather keep his honour and 
marry the lady he was engaged to...
...Than become an oath breaker like someone 
who had no fear of God! 
She had no option after that conversation 
but to call off the engagement 
She would be the "one he married to keep 
his honour instead of "The one" 
It was a very amicable parting 
He cried and wished her well!
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt told 
her the remedy! 
"Pray in the spirit with me for one hour!" 
She had nothing else to do His voice 
was a human voice at the other end 
It sounded better than mopping and 
talking to herself 
They prayed in tongues One hour daily 
for two weeks!
On the fifteenth day, she suddenly 
felt ''the need to travel to Abuja 
She said she didn't know why but 
there was a strong impression on her 
heart to travel to Abuja 
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt told her 
a change of scene will do her a world of 
good 
She had a cousin in Abuja
She got to Abuja 
Her cousin invited her to church 
The pastor welcomed those worshipping 
with the church for the first time 
The man in charge of welcoming the first 
timer's gaze fell upon her 
She also looked at him and she knew 
without a doubt that he was her husband 
She just knew
He came to her cousin's house later that 
evening He said he had to come and see 
her under the pretext of following up 
first-timers but to be candid, 
the moment he saw her the Holy Spirit said 
"She is your wife" 
She could barely hold her tears 
Wow! 
They were married a year later!

PS: We must take our relationship with 
the Holy Spirit very seriously! 
Many of us speak in tongues and yet
 are strangers to the Holy Spirit 
Our "tongue" is a mental thing! 
We are yet carnal! 
We do carnal things and deploy human 
schemes while we say we are 
walking in him! 
Let us repent