Good morning people, hope your night was good? Have great plans for your day? As for me, I don't have much planned. I am just going to sort out some bank stuff with the Assistant Dean of my faculty, go to the bank to submit some documents, as well as head to student affairs to pick up some, pretty dull eh??
Have you ever had an experience that was so interesting and life impacting that you just in that moment, reflect on your life in such an indepth way as you've never done, even during your meditation time?
If you have, that's just great but if you haven't, you should hope for one. Let me tell you about my experience yesterday.
It was supposed to be a pretty routine day of spending some time in the farm, spending some more time running after the Assistant Dean etc. That was until my friend @Mhizutty told me that I had to come and run security for her as she was going to attend a programme where the Nigerian gospel artiste MERCY CHINWO!!
Well, as much as I wanted to do other things, I definitely couldn't say no(she would have killed me😂😂). I went to school as usual, did a bit of running around, but I couldn't find my Assistant Dean, so at about 2pm @Mhizutty and myself finally left the farm and headed for her house( her real house, not hostel). Omo, as I reach there, I first balance, get down two wraps of satana(akpu) with correct ogbono soup, after which we set out for the venue of the program at the headquarters of New covenant gospel church.
As soon as we got there, @Mhizutty delved right into the whole worship atmosphere thing, but me; I was looking for where to charge (so I could reach out to you guys later in the day😂). So, I left my original seat to somewhere around the backrow close to a wall socket to charge. As i was charging and standing to watch my phone, I was gradually been immersed in the atmosphere, in no time, I was feeling the flow😂😂.
Then, it happened, Mercy Chinwo came on stage and for the first time in my very beautiful life, I saw a gospel music artiste live!! Her smile, composure, aura was so...something. That was when I fully got into it. The atmosphere was something I had forgotten, something I was once used to, it was exciting and sad at the same time; I know that makes no sense.
Through out the worship session, I just kept thinking back to those days that people would say I was an ardent Christian, a true believer (not a church goer), and how peaceful life used to be for me then in the midst of the many storms I had to whether alongside my family: I just couldn't help but miss it.
I remember how I used to dedicate at least an hour to fellowshipping with God every morning every day, how it made me so cheerful and made my day bright and glorious even in the midst of lack, how I never missed a service ( whether sunday service, weekly service, special programme, departmental rehearsals whether it was my department or not, prayer band meetings), I was literally everywhere,every time. I wasn't just doing those things for doing sake, I actually felt close to God and I did see Him manifest his power in my life.
Now, I wonder if i have lost my way, and if so how? How do I get all that back? How do I get that peace that i once had and so desperately need? Where did I miss it, when did I relegate the affairs of God to the back burner? These are questions I have been pondering all since yesterday.
Closing Thoughts
I had a great day yesterday, and i really didn't want it to end. It was a great escape from my reality. Now I woke up today with a new hope that my day will be filled with Joy unspeakable. Have I suddenly become a religious person? I don't think so, but a little faith doesn't do any harm. I hope you do have a good day.
You weren't lost, I think it was because of the pandemic. As we all know, during the pandemic we can't go to church to worship. Even I..i used to attend mass every Sunday but because of the pandemic, i also felt that I lose my connection with God. But I didn't forgot His name, as He is our Lives and salvation. He was the one who keeps us safe during this kind of crisis.