We had just parked the car when I saw a parent coming out of the premises of the school in tears. We beckoned on her but she refused to wait and kept walking very fast. I was furious, I thought a staff had been rude to her or perhaps something worse. It turned out that she had brought only one of her two children to school. The teacher asked for her son (he is in Pry 2 by the way) and she said his father would not let him come to school. When she was told the last examination for the term was today, she began to cry and walked away.
By 12 noon she was back in school with her son and immediately went on her knees begging for her son to be given his exams. We told her to get up as it was not that serious but she refused. She said that they woke up for devotion in the morning and her son instead of concentrating on the prayer was busy arranging his things for exam. He was found out when his sharpener dropped which caught the attention of his father. He was furious and said the boy would not write his exam and asked him to sit under the sun till 3pm. (If you live in Kaduna, you know what the weather is like now.)
The father who was furious on Jesus' behalf helped Jesus to punish a 7 year old boy in such a manner. Thankfully he had mercy and he was released earlier than scheduled.
It reminded me of a time I was tagged a witch because I would not kneel for prayer in late pregnancy😂 #JesusWasNotMean
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Office gossip got to us that a certain staff said we would not make heaven and we were leading people to hell. She said this because we wear trousers and earrings. She said even the traditional thread was a sin against God. But she works for people going to hell and earns the money she spends from them. Does that not mean....? Anyway, never mind. Plus one of her children is on full scholarship. It is wickedness. #JesusWasNotMean
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Someone cursed me out in public for walking out of an abusive marriage. I took it in good faith and wished his daughter the Lord's strength when she will eventually land in an abusive marriage. He flipped and said I was cursing his child. So e dey pain?😂 #JesusWasNotMean.
How about we cut people some slack, just as Jesus does us?
How about correcting people in love as Jesus did?
How about we don't force our beliefs on people but rather pray them through if we feel so strongly about them?
How about praying for people even when you do not understand why they do what they do?
How about minding your business?
How about being an example of what people should emulate?
How about being truly Christ-like?
Don't help Jesus punish people. Thank you!
Peace, love and cupcakes.
Your favourite writer girl,
Love.
