@Danika 17 February 2022

Judas' brethren Hello friends 👋 how was your day today? Mine was as the french would call it *'comme si comme ça' .* The reason being that one of my friend got the shock of his life when his girlfriend told him she is breaking up with him and going to get married to another.

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering word The coward does it with a kiss The brave man with a sword Eveeyone suffeers at least one betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you. *-goodreads.com* https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/betrayal

Image source https://www.google.com/search?q=beginning&client=ms-android-transsion&prmd=vibn&sxsrf=APq-WBu7iHrVcyE4Z9BqUEV8pQG3NusLYw:1645089942153&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrj4DNtYb2AhVPxIUKHVO8DLkQ_AUoAnoECAIQAg#imgrc=mqI8QPyK7Zq28M Let me start from the beginning. This friend is someone that minds his business and has had no girlfriend since 100 level, apart from one that didn't last a 2 weeks, and now he is in 400 level which is his final year.. He not an introvert neither an extrovert. Let just say he is in his own world 😄 some weeks ago, a female classmate of his walked up to him and confess what her feelings for him and told him he has been eyeing him since 300 level. She asked if my friend didn't recognize her, my friend said not really. Then everything went the way he did and they both started dating. It was actually going on smoothly. My friend started going to bed late, burn airtime and started going those things people in relationship do. We both though he has finally found the right person for him. The girl was not demanding, she would even tell not to spend so much on her and would even offer to settle the bills whenever they go for an outing. Long story short, the break up saga started yesterday after the Valentine's day. My friend called this girl and she was sounding really weird on the phone. She didn't pick the call at first then later did. They were supposed to actually see each other in school that day but due to the ASUU strike, my friend couldn't go to meet her. I initially thought that was the cause of her reaction on the phone. I told my friend to be calm and try to apologise to the girl if she brings the matter up cos in the real sense he was guilty since they had both agreed to meet before. This morning before leaving for school, my friend told me the girl sent him a message saying she still loves him but she will be going with another. He asked the reason for this, it was this evening the girl responded. The girl is the paying for her tuition fee and also taking care of her younger sisters. There is this customer of hers who told her late last month that she can help her expand her business (she sells bread on a semi-large scale and she's hoping on having her own bakery some day) if she's ready to pay the price. The price is for her to marry her son. The girl confessed to my friend that she had initially liked the guy but that she loved my friend more. Her decision now is she wants to go ahead with the marriage and begging my friend to still become her lover or at least friends with benefits. My friend rejected that idea saying he can share his loved with anyone it is either she picked him or pick the other guy. Anyways, the matter is still on ground with the girl saying she hasn't really gotten clarification as to what her next course of action would be. I personally was shocked at the turn of even and mostly pained that the cause of this ruckus is money. The girl know deep within her that she loves this my friend (she said she doesn't want to lose my friend but that she needs the marriage to work out) deeply and has barely known the other guy less than a month. So one would sell off her life time in exchange for money? She doesn't know what kind of a person the other guy is but yet she is willing to hand over her fate and will to him all because of what she *might* get there. Liking this to Judas, he had Jesus (the best anyone can get), he knew who he was. In fact Judas came from the family as Jesus. He has tasted power and divine authority through Jesus. Yet he would later settle down and bargain with the Pharisee to sell Jesus for 30000 pieces of silver!

This guy knew who Jesus was, he knew if Jesus ever gets to know he might curse him or worse still angels might strike him dead. He knew Jesus was the solution to many people's suffering but still chose to sell him! Wow, what won't humans do for their own gain? I can't really point fingers at him after all, most of us are still like that today, choosing other things above the Saviour. Some chose their feelings (anger, jealousy, pain or joy) above God. Some choose wealth and perishable riches, while other still choose family and friends over him. In the light of this, **the brethren Judas has acquired are without numbers.** So many started their Christian journey so well. They used to believe and trust God for everything. But now, they have gotten this strange knowledge that it is human that lifts humans up, which is true anyways but you will be foolish to rely on humans. If you are in this case, no one is saying you shouldn't become successful but Never let the world and the things in it take you away from your creator. Disclaimer

This is not in any way met to tarnish anybody's image or bring guilt to anyone but it is a gentle call to serve God sincerely and truthfully, looking up to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith,for God is a spirit and all who must serve him must do it in spirit and in truth.

Thanks for reading this article. I like be you all. Bye.