So yesterday night ... during my small moments of pleasure 'The Americanah' (a novel written by @chimamandaadichie) was giving me I did something wrong.... after I had reached some point in the novel I felt it was time to sleep I got out of bed and headed to the toilet to ease myself. I finished and saw that the house was lit up as if everyone was up so I decided to start switching off the light. I switched off the parlour light, when it was time for me to switch off the kitchen light I felt very reluctant and something in me kept on saying go switch it off. I ignored it and came back to the room not wanting to delay my reading with this novel.
My sister (9years) was on my bed and I shook her and asked her to go sleep on her on bed cause I wanted to read comfortably.....under the blanket reading the novel I was giggling at the novel and its story and even screamed at my sister not to off the light cause I was still reading. After a while I got tired, too tired to switch off the light so I left it on (That something still told me to switch it off) and decided to save the rest for in the morning. I then slept off
Waking up in the morning... was good normal I started thinking of a new post to put up on the blog. I reached for my Bible, took my devotional book (Open Heavens), and I did a quick brief devotion and prayed a little into the day. I got up to start cleaning, my sisters bed had been bad for a while, the weight of my aunt and dad sitting on it broke the bed. I then decided to help her adjust it a little. On opening the window I look out and there was something really strange, The net had been cut out very clean. I called out to my mum to come see what I was seeing, and she called my dad with both their attention my dad examined the place and then rushed outside. My mum following behind to check the back.
Outside the iron rod that was 'supposedly supposed to provide protection was removed'.....my mum saw 'The Americanah' book outside on the floor my flash drive with it, then she shouted 'Omotola where are your laptops?'.....Lol that was when I realized that my laptops weren't beside my pillow where I keep them all the time. I rushed outside trying to see for myself what had happened, I stayed there for a while looking blank, then I got back inside trying not to cry and alll the whole thing overwhelm me.
My mum and sister kept on telling me sorry, lol I kept on pretending like it didnt bother me that much or maybe it was unbelievable that my laptops where gone! I prayed a small prayer telling God that I know this was a lesson, but he should please not punish me like this. What constantly came through my mind was all those times my mum and dad will be emphasizing closing our room windows and curtains, and how I will shrug and reluctantly go do it because in my head nothing bad will happen.
Then I remembered when Pastor in church emphasized on obedience being the key thing for this year, I remembered and I felt I couldn't ask God to help me in this situation cause He gave me a 'WARNING SIGNAL' and I just ignored it! Hehehe now I fully understood their reasons.
My dad came in the room and we were talking about it and I didn't want to mention I didnt off the light.... he didnt blame me, he blamed himself for listening to other people when he wanted to carry out the job of fully protecting his family. I felt sorry for him because I felt it was my fault not his, I still pretended like I didnt want to cry, but when he called me and hugged me and promised it wouldn't repeat itself then I started crying lol.... then he teased and said 'but you this girl you can sleep o' then I started laughing and crying. The laptops where gone! one a Hp and the other a Mac, the Hp my dad got me that and the Mac was given to me by Mohammed Babangida the owner of my secondary school, it was a gift as the best graduating student. To think the fools left without the charger *sigh.
You know what? Thank God for my life and that of my sister, thank God that I had the strength to still thank him, thank God that I learnt the hard way lol, Thank God that in every situation give thanks ...
Thank God now I have Learnt..... What will I miss most about the laptops? Probably its importance, my pictures...+ plus I had the vampire diaries season 4&5, Spatacus season 4, Revenge... even Boys before flowers that Korean love series ....0___0
1Thessalonians 5:18
18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
