MY COMFORT ZONE: EPISODES 11-20

MY COMFORT ZONE EPISODES 11-20

PRINCESS STORIES

Episode 13

It was break time in His Grace Montessori School- the school where Rachel worked as a teacher. Rachel was busy with her Bible in her class while the pupils had gone to the playground to play and have fun.

It was a Tuesday, and she was trying to prepare a message to be preached the next day at the school’s fellowship.

“Holy Spirit, have your way. I’m just obeying the instructions you’re giving to me, it’s not like I know what I’m doing exactly. Please help me.” Rachel prayed within as she flipped through the pages of her jotting note.

While reading through her Bible jotter, a girl from the secondary school section approached her.
“Good day Ma.” She greeted and that was when Rachel acknowledged her presence.

“Hi dear, good day. How are you?” She responded with a smile. Looking at her face, the girl looked familiar but Rachel couldn’t place where she had seen her.

“Remember me?”

“Yeah I’m trying to, but I don’t seem to recollect where I’ve seen you before.” Rachel responded as the girl smiled.

“I’m Priscilla, from the school’s fellowship. The one that sent her younger sister to invite you to fellowship with us, two weeks ago.” She reminded her and that was when it clicked in Rcahel’s memory.

“Oh yes I remember. Ah ah, how come I didn’t remember your face? I guess it’s because I’ve only seen you preach two or three times at the fellowship.” Rachel said and she chuckled.

“Ma I came to remind you that you’d be the one preaching tomorrow.” She said in brief.

“Ah ah, you people are funny o. I can’t remember accepting your offer to do so; I only said I’d think about it.” Rachel said

“Well, by what I’m seeing on your table, it seems you already have accepted the challenge.” Priscilla said sighting the Bible and jotter on her desk.

“Okay, I’ve heard. I’ll be there by God’s grace.”

“Yes! Thank you Ma. I know the Holy Spirit will speak through you and use you mightily at the fellowship tomorrow.” Priscilla said

“Holy Spirit you heard her o, please let it be as she has said. May I not go there and disgrace myself in front of these young ones.” Rachel thought within her as she gave a warm smile.

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David has been discharged from the hospital. According to the doctor, they had done their best to stabilize him and had no knowledge on what next to do as the ailment seemed somewhat strange to them. They were advised to hold on to their God and expect a miracle from him.

“Careful, careful.” Belinda said as she assisted her husband into the bedroom.

“Would you like to have anything?” She asked after she had laid him down on the bed.

“Please now, you’ve been rejecting food for days now. Okay at least water.” She begged as David kept shaking his head at her offers.

“Oh Lord, heal this man. My husband doesn’t deserve what he’s going through right now, please.” She prayed aloud. Just then his phone rang and she went to check who the person was.

“Micheal. I guess he’s one of your colleagues.”

“Oh…no, he’s a long-time friend.” David managed to say and stretched out his hand to collect his phone from her but Belinda withdrew.

“You need a lot of rest dear, that’s what the doctor said. Whatever reason he’s calling you for can wait till you get better please” She said. David tried to convince her that he wasn’t handicapped and can speak well but when he saw how adamant she was, he let her be.

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“God please have mercy on me, I didn’t send myself on this assignment. Please save me from shame and disgrace today.” Rachel prayed silently as she walked to the front of the students who were clapping expectantly.

“Praise the Lord.” Rachel said and there was a response. While she was leading the praise and worship, Gift walked in.

“God you said I should come to this place and I’d get my answers. Please visit me today.” Gift said as she took her seat.

“Today we’re going to be talking about the efficacy of the blood of Jesus.” Rachel said and flipped the pages of her Bible before she continued.

“Please let’s all turn our Bibles to the book of Revelation chapter 12vs11. Can someone read for us please?” Rachel said and a boy in the congregation stood up to read..

“Thank you.” She said to the boy and then began her teaching.

“The Bible says we overcame him by the blood of the lamb, meaning there are certain battles we need to overcome by the Blood of Jesus. And do we know what kind of battles they are?”

“Noo.”

“They’re the kind of battles I call Blood Battles.” Rachel said and at that point Gift paid rapt attention.

“Let’s take a look at a popular example: The blood of Abel. If that blood can cry against Cain even when it had dried up, then that should tell us of how much blood can cry against the life, progress ad health of a person.

And the only way to overcome battles originating from the cry of blood is through the blood of Jesus.” She said and paused for a while to see if she has the attention of the students.

“The blood of Jesus speaks mercy; it speaks better things than the blood of anyone that’d ever cry against the progress of a man; it nullifies the negative effect of any blood crying against someone…..we also shouldn’t forget that this blood is what we plead for the cleansing of our sins..”

“So what does this mean? If you have any challenge and you feel it can be traced back to blood, apply the blood of Jesus to overcome that battle.
If you feel sick and as a result of that sickness you’re losing a lot of blood, know that it’s a battle that has to do with the blood. Taking drugs wouldn’t solve the problem. It’s important you go spiritual and apply the blood of Jesus to that situation.

If the only thing you dream of whenever you close your eyes to sleep is constantly related to blood or blood shed, you shouldn’t take it lightly at all. Be sure to cancel the dream with the blood of Jesus and request in the name of Jesus that the blood of Jesus nullifies every plan of bloodshed against your life and family..”

Rachel said and that drove Gift to thought almost immediately. She remembered her mother saying her dad had vomited blood not too long ago. She also remembered bring told that the doctor said he had not much blood left in his body.

“That’s the battle of the blood she’s talking about, and that’s what dad is fighting.” She thought to herself. She was so lost in thoughts that she had to be tapped on her shoulders to regain consciousness of her environment.

“We’re in prayer session.” The boy who had tapped her said.

“Oh…yeah.” She said and got up on her feet with the rest.

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It was 11pm and Gift was about retiring to bed when she recalled the teachings she had heard back at the school fellowship. Immediately she rushed to get her jotter and began writing certain verses down.

“Rev 12:11…and they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony. Let every blood battle waged against my daddy be nullified now by the blood of Jesus. I overcome every sickness against daddy’s blood by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.” Gift prayed and kept at it for about five minutes before closing her jotter and laid down.

“Wait, that’s it! We’re supposed to pray it this night for daddy. I’m sure he’d get well by the end of the prayers.” She said and ran to her parent’s room to remind them of their midnight prayers.

“Yes dear I know it’s in less than an hour’s time. We’ll come as soon as it’s time okay?” Her sleepy mom who answered the door said.

As soon as it was midnight they gathered at the living room and prayed. Gift was allowed to lead the prayers so she prayed everything she had in mind.
As soon as they were done, they shared the grace and retired to bed.

It seemed like things weren’t getting any better until a few days later when David began regaining his strength.

“I think I’m ready to resume work.” He said to his wife one day when she brought his breakfast to bed.

“Resume work? In this condition?” Belinda asked with her brow raised.

“Believe me I am better and stronger than you think. Just two days ago I had a dream. I was very sickly in that dream and was on a hospital bed. I was lying down with my eyes closed when I felt a gentle tap on my shoulders.

It was a fairly old man looking at me with a big smile on his face. While I was wondering if he was the doctor assigned to attend to me, he said something like ‘cheer up son, your deliverance is here’. After that he touched my heart area and I felt some heavy burden being lifted from my chest.”

“Hmmm….okayyy….was it that time you were saying ‘thank you Jesus’ from your sleep?” Belinda asked and he nodded in affirmative

“That was what I was saying when I noticed the burden lifted from my chest. I didn’t know I was saying it out in real life.”

“Hmmm….so you’re saying you’re strong enough to resume work? I don’t know but….don’t you think you should rest a little more? Plus you still have a few more weeks before your leave expires.”

“It doesn’t matter. I can tell my boss to call it off. I mean the house is so boring for me; I’m not used to being home all day doing nothing. I’m way better than I was few days back, thanks to you prayers and Gift’s, and I want to resume work immediately.” Dave said as Belinda gave it a deep thought.

“Well okay, if you say so.”

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Dan arrived to the office quite early. He had been doing this for some weeks now as he feels super motivated to put more efforts in being a better and productive worker, especially now that David his rival was out of the way.

He drove past the gateman after greeting cheerfully and headed for his parking space. He parked well and got down from his vehicle but stopped in his tracks when he sighted a familiar vehicle parked not too far from his.

“It can’t be, it is surely not possible. Possibly a staff had bought a new car that is exactly like his own.” He said to himself, not wanting to believe what his instincts were telling him.

He walked into a double mind and in deep thoughts. On noticing the excitement of the office receptionist and the glad chattering of his junior co-workers, he suspected something was wrong.

“Can someone tell me what’s going on, and why everyone seems to be in a good mood this morning?” He asked.

“Sir, Mr. David is back hale and hearty. We’re so happy and grateful to God for his quick recovery.” One of them known as Mr. Charles said.

“Mr. David? Which Mr. David?”

“The same and only Mr. David he have in this company Sir.” Mr. Charles responded and Dan was dumfounded. Not wanting to express any forms of emotions before them, he maintained silenced and walked into his office.

“Damn!” He cursed as he hit his fist against the wall.

“Straight down to my office right away!” he said over the phone and cut the call before taking his se=eat to think deeply.

“I sacrificed my whole night in a shrine only for my whole effort to be proved abortive after just ten days? That wasn’t the plan mehn, that wasn’t the plan.” He soliloquized and just then he heard a knock on his door.

“Guy your call sounded very urgent. I hope there’s no problem.” Rick said as soon as he walked inot his office and offered himself a seat.

“Are you seriously hoping there’s no problem? Well, hope no more because there’s more than enough issue on ground to vanish that hope of yours.”

“Guy relax. Chill. What might be getting you all worked up like this?”

“He’s back.” Dan said and Ricked raised his brows, confused.

“He’s back? Wait, who’s back?”

“Guess who.”

“Dan you of all people know I’m not good at guessing games. Spit it out already.”

“The thorn in my flesh, the reason behind my prolonged stagnancy and delay in this office is back to his feet again.”

“Daniel I wasn’t brought up with proverbs. Go straight to the point please. Who on earth are you talking about in this manner?”

“Who else Rick? Who else if not David?” Dan said

“It’s not possible. He couldn’t have recovered from that sickness so fast.” Rick said after being quiet for a while.

“Well that was what I thought too, but look at it now. He was supposed to be useless to himself, his family and this office for at least half a year. We even sent a drainig disease to ensure that, but what happens in the end? He eventually falls terribly sick as expected and then suddenly recovers in ten days. Just. Ten. Days! I mean how ironic can life become?

“I think there’s a mistake somewhere. Something must’ve gone wrong somewhere. We need to see Baba and report the situations at hand to him.

“That Baba is fake. This case3 at hand is the evidencd.”

“Don’t be so sure Daniel, we can’t conclude anything yet. I’m sure the sacrifice we made had a strong effect on his health. Besides, you and I know this guy is a workaholic. It could be he came to office only because he feels a bit better.”

“Rick don’t tell me that please!” Dan said at the top of his voice.

“The plan is to get this guy, don’t you understand? I don’t want him useful to himself or anyone. The plan was, while we keep him bedridden till at least till the first half of the year, we’d figure something that’d terminate him completely.” Dan said with a low tone.

“Hmmm….but why do you so much want this guy dead? Isn’t that too extreme?”

“What is extreme? This guy has bee hindering my progress for years now, ever since he started working here. The irony of it all is I helped him get this job. Now you tell me, is it right to rise above your master?”

“I understand your pain. But I insit you’re taking things too far. You could just implicate him so he loses his job or something, not wiping him out from the face of the earth. Recall this man in question is a husband and father to someone out there; you’d be inflicting unnecessary suffering on them all because of a personal matter.” Rick said and Dan hit his desk with both fist, enraged by his words.

“Rick decide here and now: are you for me or against me?”

“What kind of a question is that? Of course I’m for you, but the point I’m trying to make is that……”

“Then act like you’re for me and not the opposite.” Dan said with a hit on his desk.

“Whoa slow down man, there’s no reason to be this angry.”

“It’s because you don’t understand.” Dan said

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“Baba we’re here because….”

“Say no more, I know why you’re here.”

“Yes, and that is nbecasue your charm failed.” Dan blurted out. Rick tapped him to caution him.

“The harm didn’t fail. A greater force challenged its potency and in that realm, once two powers meet, the lower force bows for the higher.” Baba said ad Dan scoffed.

“So in essence, you were the powerless force. To think my friend hyped you so well that you are the most powerful in this vicinity. Now the little assignment given to you has proved you wrong.” Daniel sneered and Rick pinched him immediately.

“For God’s sake Daniel watch your mouth! Ah ah, the man you’re talking to this carelessly is capable of making you fall down and die this minute. Bridle your tongue for heaven’s sake.” Rick said. All these while, Baba said nothing but observe the two men, especially the one that spoke about him so disrespectfully.

“Your rival may have escaped the first battle, but the next one would be too tough for him, I promise.”

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