It was a Sunday evening when the devil tried to convince me, or should I say he tried tempting me. Well, let me break down the story.
I was home after service and mum went out accompanying her friend that came woshiping with us that Sunday.
I was so tired that evening being that I haven't had such long time to stay in church for a very long time and that's because since I started my journey to leaving for school, my church closses at 12pm and every other church I have gone too has well. If not 10am, then 12pm.
But since it's home church, we close at 3pm to 4pm. And that day I was very tried being that I haven't visited for about three complete years since I traveled out of Nigeria where churches do close 10am or 12pm sharp. Even as that I still stay till 12pm that is second service since am an instrumentalist.
At first I wanted following mom to accompany her friend but then I needed to eat so I stayed and helped myself with something, Just few minutes after I was done with my food, someone came knocking the door and so I told the person to enter since I know him.
It was my cousin brother, my mom's late elder brother's son. I greeted him and he was happy for my safe return after few years of not coming home since my travel out.
We started gesting and he was telling me alot that has happened and things I needed to know has well.
Firstly they are not that familiar to me because we always travel back to back. And I guess he was trying to be close to me or something I couldn't tell.
He was trying to know what's up with my houses, the one at Abuja, Bomadi, and okpokunou. Also he was asking what was my plan for my land at Bomadi and okpokunou that we haven't developed yet, giving me some friendly advice and the conversation was going well.
He told me what he did to mom that wasn't right that he was sorry also explained why he did it but then I know they are always giving her headache and so i needed to hear mom's side of the story has well.
He told me about his work and alot that has happened to him, alot of challenges and above all, he told me about his new project on ground, And I was very happy for him.
Just before he could leave, he asked me about one of my House that is for rent, if I have collected money from tenants this year since I'm around this time, normal I was thinking mom will do it has usual so I decided to ask Mom if she has started collecting for 2022.
I told him I was going to ask Mom first and so he started giving me some advices like " if they haven't pay for this year, tell them to leave the house in two weeks time", when is two weeks time call me and my brother to help you throw away their luggages", " but firstly, you need to start the action ok?"
First I didn't understand the plan but it was later that night I was thinking about. Everything and I was like really?
I should punish someone on your behalf?
It was really crazy thinking I should do something really bad to someone just because he is having issues with the person!!!
Ok let me break it down, His girlfriend's dad is one of my tenant and I heard they where having some issues concerning paying for her bride price since they have like two kids one died, it would have be three by number.
Firstly I didn't like the way he was narrating the whole story to me, what is "I told her to go to her family if they want me to pay for her bride price because I did not force her and I know is ok and totally normal to pay for her bride price but since they reminded me I will not, they shouldn't force me, I even told her to leave my house and she was begging and was crying because if she leave my house today, I don't have problems cause I will just move on with life that is not a problem for me, they can do whatever they want to do, I'm not begging".
Really?
And now he wants me to punish her dad for him by using sense on me so funny.
At first I almost fall for it because of the way he was telling me bad stuff's about the man but I later understood the man was innocent.
Please be careful how you take actions to what people tells you, Remember the devil always use the ones that are very close to us so don't think it will be coming from far is very close be wise.
Thanks for reading!!!