God's very own

  Bisade's laughter echoed through the room once again, as she gazed at the photograph that hung on the wall. It had been four days since her husband had left home, and she was beginning to feel like she was losing her mind. The sound of the shattering glass cup from a few days ago still echoed in her mind, and tears streamed down her face as she relived the moment. As she cried, Bisade realized that the cup hadn't just slipped from her grasp; she had deliberately thrown it against the wall. The memory of her own actions shook her to the core, and she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the weight of her emotions. "So I actually walked into the kitchen, picked a glass, walked back to the sitting room and slammed it against the wall" Bisade's voice trembled as she spoke the words out loud, grappling with the reality of her own actions. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to calm the tumultuous emotions that were still raging within her. As she ...

Bisade sat in the front row of the church’s pew, smiling goofily as the pastor pronounced her sister and bro Mathew husband and wife. Her smile even grew wider when the new couple was asked to kiss; she didn’t know when she said aloud what she was thinking in her mind, "God, when?” She looked sideways to see her friend Anthonia giving her the look, and knowing what Anthonia was about to say, she lipsynced along with her as she rolled her eyeball and said, "Daughter soon!” Like Bisade, time after time we ask ourselves this question, hoping to receive an answer from God. More than a normal slang or joke, this question has become real in the hearts of many, eating them up daily. We ask this question when we’re faced with difficulties, when we’re stuck, or when we see others excelling or doing things we want to do. Awning over people’s achievements and spouses is not bad, but you start to cross the line when you begin to overadmire and desire what is not God’s will for you, wanti...