CHAPTER 6 –
© MOMOH GIFT
Good morning sir. I am here to give my report on what you asked me to do the other day sir.
Oh yes! That’s very good of you Mr Ayo. You are indeed an hard-working man. I never thought it would be this fast. So how was it? Has he agreed to everything I asked you to tell him? Because as it is right now, we are running out of time and this great woman might just leave the deal thinking we are not serious about it.
We can’t afford to loose such a big deal.
Please talk to me so that we can go ahead with the necessary arrangements.
Hmmm! I’m very sorry sir. My friend refused to accept the deal because he claims it was against his principles which I told you about the other day.
Mr. Ade is a man that will never go against his Godly principles even when it means loosing his life in the process.
Everyone here knows him about it including the church members and neighbors. That is the kind of lifestyle he has.
Even as his very close friend right from campus, I have tried all my possible best to persuade him to break those principles and live a normal life yet he declined. I even threatened to quit our friendship but he still did not change. I have decided to leave him alone while I focus on my own life sir.
This is very serious. So are you trying to tell me that nothing can make this friend of yours accept this great offer that will be of great benefits both to himself and to the company as well?
Yes sir. Nothing can change his mind sir.
No! That can’t be. I won’t just sit here, fold my hands and allow that boy throw away this wonderful opportunity when so many people out there are looking for the same opportunity to change their lives.
I won’t allow that man to use his nonsense principles to deny me of these great blessings of God.
Does he want to be more righteous than Jesus Christ or is he the only man that wants to make heaven at last?
This is rubbish and I won’t tolerate it.
It is either he complies or he would face the consequences of his stupid actions.
Sir! Since he is not willing to do the deal, I think it’s wise to use someone else so as not to miss this opportunity that might not come our way again.
I am willing to do this deal sir even more than expected. I will make sure this woman does not only have this deal once but that she will become a permanent shareholder of this company.
I will give her all the pleasures she wants and whatever she asks for.
Just connect me with her sir and I will take up the rest from there.
Hmmm? I trust you completely Mr Ayo.
I know you are capable of this job and I am always angry whenever I remember that Mr Ade with his stupid principles is always preferred to you.
I wished she had chosen you. At least all these problems and waste of time wouldn’t have happened. The truth is the woman only desired to have Mr Ade and no one else. She has kept on insisting to have him even when I had given her so many excuses.
I really don’t know how to make her change her mind right now because as it is, all she truly desires is to have Mr Ade.
Oh! This is very serious than I thought.
What are we going to do right now sir? We must not allow this deal to just go like that most especially now that the manager has travelled out of the country.
We need to act fast so that he won’t come and be disappointed in us.
Hmmm! I know what to do. Since that Mr Ade has decided not to accept this offer willingly, I will have to force him to do it because he won’t just use his nonsense principles to deprive us of this great blessings of God. Please go to his office and tell him to report to my office immediately. I will call you whenever I need your presence here. You can go now.
Alright sir!
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Good day sir! I was asked to report to your office sir.
Yes and what is good about this day Mr Ade? When you have decided to make it a terrible day for all of us in this company?
I don’t understand you sir.
I know you won’t understand. Did you receive my message from your friend few days ago?
Yes sir!
So what was your response to the message?
I’m very sorry sir. The truth is that I just can’t go against my Godly principles all because of money.
I really don’t want to do such and disappoint my God.
What the woman is asking is far from the instructions of God.
She is old enough to be my mother if I had one.
I can’t just do such with someone who is not my wife talk more of someone who is the mother of another grown up man like me.
It is not right for me to do. I’m very sorry sir.
Mr Ade! Do you realize that this company is depending on you to have that great investment in our company through that woman? Do you know how many companies out there that are looking for such opportunity? This one that God just brought to our own table is about to be thrown away by you because of a stupid principle I don’t know about.
What makes you think you will be a sinner when you agree to do it? This woman will spoil you with lots of money or dont you want to have money in life? You should know by now in this country that you need to use what you have to get what you want. That woman is not requesting for too much from you. She will take care of you even more than you expect.
You will be far more wealthier and better than your colleagues.
Your life will be more meaningful. You will not have to stress yourself on work again because you will always get whatever you desire from her. I believe you want life to be sweet and better right?
Yes sir but not at the expense of exchanging my glorious destiny with it. Sir! The truth is that I just can’t sell my birthright for a mere piece of cake.
All these things you mentioned earlier can be given to me even in a greater quantity by the God I serve. It’s just for a moment and all these would be manifested in my life. So I won’t be in hurry to follow a shortcut for something that would not last but just for temporary moment.
What do you mean Mr Ade? Are you trying to insult me or what? So you think I am not a believer like you? I have read the Bible from beginning to the end back in my undergraduate days.
I had been a brother with great fire like you.
So I know all these bullshit you are saying.
I had been in this stage before but I bet you that it wont last long because surely you must come to a point in life where you have to chose between two options that will determine the kind of life you will live in your latter days .
All these your eyeservice will end soonest and your eyes will finally be opened to the reality of life.
I just pity you because by then you would have wasted all these great opportunities.
Now Mr Ade! I don’t have anytime to argue with you. You have two choice to make. It’s either you comply to this amazing plans that will help this company or you will suffer the consequences. Are you ready to comply or not?
I can’t do it sir. I’m really sorry.
Alright then! You will hear from me soonest. Please leave my office right now.
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Good evening bro Ade! Kola one of my teenagers greeted me immediately I stepped into the church auditorium.
He was alone .
Oh! Good evening my dear Kola. How are you doing?
I’m not too fine sir.
Ah! Ah! What happened to you? What is the problem and what about your friends? Why are they not in church with you?
I had to leave them behind in order to come to church very early so as to discuss something that has been bothering my mind since yesterday.
Alright! Go ahead my dear. I’m listening to you.
I was in the children class yesterday after the mid-week program because I was asked by our Sunday school teacher to sweep the floor and arrange the tables and chairs.
After sweeping, I began to arrange all the books together when I heard the elders talking.
They were arguing and calling your name.
I never meant to eavesdrop because you taught us never to do that but their voice were very loud and I could hear them.
One of them was just calling your name and saying all sort of bad things.
He said that you are doing what you are not supposed to do in this church like preaching some sermons that makes all those rich men in church very uncomfortable and by also to teaching the youths all of your principles.
They said everyone in church now respects and honor you a lot even more than them because of the fire you carry.
One of them also said you rejected his offer and he has vowed to deal with you. They later ended the meeting saying that they would think on what best to do to you and to send you away from this church.
What! You heard all these from the discussions of all the elders? Are you sure about these?
I am very sure sir. They are not really happy with the way God is using you powerfully in this church.
They also said that through your sermons to the youths, most of the ladies have refused to get married in the usual way it is being done in this church. Rather, they want to keep themselves pure and wait for the right man who will journey with them in the course of their destiny pursuit.
It was really serious but one elder walked out from their midst because he don’t like how bad they were talking about you. Though I couldn’t see any of the elders including the one that left but I heard all their conversations even though they thought no one was hearing them.
Hmmm! This is very serious. Anyway! I really appreciate you Kola. God bless you. Please go and arrange the seats and set everything in order because the program will commence soonest.
But sir! Aren’t you going to do anything about it? They are going to do something very bad to you if you don’t take quick actions.
They have done that to so many brothers who came here sometime ago to serve in this town.
They were very powerful brothers and God was using them mightily for us here but the elders planned against them and they had no other choice but to leave the church. Please sir! I don’t want you to leave as well. Just do something very fast.
Don’t bother yourself my dear. I will be fine. There is no need to worry yourself at all and please don’t say this to anyone.
God will surely help me. Just go and do what I asked you to do. I will join you soonest.
Alright sir!
Oh Lord! What have I done to all these people? Is it a crime to be living as you have instructed me to do? I had never for once done something bad to any of these people yet they just won’t allow me to rest.
There is no peace in my place of work, my environment and even the church of God.
The church of God where I thought I will be encouraged the more to be steadfast and hold on to all that you have asked me to do is where they are even planning the worst behind me.
Atleast I was even confronted by my head of department face to face in the company but here in church they are stabbing me behind. The worst is that these same elders are always smiling and praying for me whenever they see me yet planning to destroy me behind.
Indeed! I need to be very careful of people most especially those who claim to love me and are always smiling with me.
Father! I will keep on saying that I don’t have strength of my own.
You were the one that brought me here by your own self.
You told me clearly that night that you are sending me here to bring total deliverance to your people and to help them to draw closer to you and also to build a deep relationship with you.
You also said you will change my story completely in this place and give me the joy which I had always wanted.
These were your promises Lord. Please fulfil your promises Father.
I really can’t go through all these tribulations without your help.
You have always been helping me right from my childhood days when things were too rough for me.
You strengthened me and has been my great provider.
I am here today because of your undying love towards me.
Who will ever believe that a mere orphan like me can be in this position today? So I trust you that you will always defend me and give me victories.
Though the pressure is getting too much, but I will keep trusting in you to help me.
For you are a God that will never forsake your own. I don’t have anyone but I have you alone and you are more than enough for me.
Sir! It’s time already.
Alright! Thank you Kola.
TO BE CONTINUED