The Garb

They were engaged for almost two years 
He was an architect 
She was a lecturer 
She was deeply religious 
He was religious too but in a moderate way 
She always complained about it 
You are too lackadaisical about your 
commitment to God 
You should pray more 
The spiritual leadership of
the home lies with the man 
He tried his best to do better 
She invited him to her church 
She wanted him to experience God 
the way she experienced Him 
Her church was a good church 
One of those old churches founded by 
missionaries and run on solid doctrines 
The visit was helpful
He understood why she was so hung up 
on religion 
Her father was a pastor in the church 
Her mother was one of the women leaders 
The music of the church was top notch 
He saw the types of musical instruments 
he had never seen before 
He also developed a high level of respect 
for her folks
They were good people 
They treated him very warmly when 
she went to visit them after the service 
He was very impressed 
Her father especially was extremely warm 
Two days later, he went to see her father 
in his office to ask him for the formal 
permission to court his daughter
It was her idea 
Her father was very happy he did so and 
her father gave him the requested consent 
When the relationship was a year old 
His consulting firm won a contract in Abuja 
The project would take him roughly a year 
to complete He would be shuttling between 
Abuja and Lagos every week 
She wasn't happy about the distance 
The so-called Abuja babes are dangerous 
She has heard a lot about them 
Even though he was not a womanizer by nature 
Some ladies are desperate and she wasn't 
comfortable with the idea of a long-distance 
relationship at all
He couldn't afford to miss the opportunity 
At the same time, he didn't want to displease her 
He proposed 
She said yes 
He asked her to inform her parents that he would 
be bringing his parents over for the introduction 
Her family gave them a date 
They had a successful introduction
He went to Abuja in February 
By March, he noticed that she had gone cold 
She stopped returning his calls 
She stopped replying his messages 
He traveled down to Lagos 
He didn't know what was wrong 
She started making all sort of abstract claims 
"Something told her he was cheating"
It was beyond ridiculous 
He called her father 
Her father listened and told him to pray 
Her father said "Let us fast together that 
God will stop the hand of the devil" 
They fasted for three days 
He called her father every morning and evening 
and they prayed 
He went back to Abuja
One month later, she called off the engagement 
Everybody begged her 
His mother called 
His sisters called 
Her father told him not to worry 
Her mother told him they were praying
 It was very painful 
The funniest thing was 
She couldn't give him a tangible reason 
It was a cliffhanger
Her father told her not to give up 
She would come around 
He trusted to hope 
Three months later 
He saw her at the mall 
As soon as she saw him 
She turned around & scampered into a 
shop suspiciously 
He knew it was her he saw 
He followed her into the shop 
It was her 
She was pregnant
Wow! 
All the while he was in Abuja 
Being accused of all sorts 
Wasting his time and energy trying to convince 
her that her dream was a lie from hell '
She was the one cheating on him 
Wow! 
He couldn't even say a word
She was just starring at her feet in shame
He moved on... 
One year later, now engaged and planning to 
relocate with his woman to Singapore
He got a call from her 
She was sorry 
The man she got pregnant for married her 
But the marriage didn't last because he was 
a cheat and he was abusive towards her 
She had gone to pray and realized that 
she made a mistake 
Could he take her back? 
She promised to love him and be very grateful
Her father also called 
"My son, this is what the Bible calls the 
Test of Love, will you please consider forgiving 
her indiscretions and take her back?" 
Her father went on to explain that things 
were really tough for her and her son 
He was their last hope...
He listened to all her father had to say
Then, He laughed and walked away

Ps: Religion is garb anybody can wear
The Character of Christ is consistent in
the true heirs of salvation
We shall know them by their fruits
Not by their level of religiosity