>* The joy of the Lord is your strength. *****------ Mia ----While in a deep sleep… I found myself on a path... As I walking I was prompted to stare down and I was surprised by what I realized.The sand was made of pure gold.I was tempted to have some of it my hand... So I bent down and scooped some particles with my bare hands...I examined it and was amazed. I then stared around and was astonished by the view around me... The road was endowed with beautiful ornamental plants on both sides...Snow white birds flew about singing with their sonorous voices.At first... I was confused... What were they singing?Then I took time to listen and when I did... I was yet amazed.They were actually singing the hallelujah chorus I always loved.Wow! This is truly beautiful... I thought to myself. Where am I? I thought to myself as I kept walking ahead... " Mia! " I heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice calling out to me... I looked up and the scene changed. I saw myself in a
>* It will be alright. Keep up the fate. *****----- Angelina. ----Mia always told me about, " Agape love, " the kind of love Jesus Christ, the savior of the world, the second person in the Holy Trinity, has towards us that made him willing to lay down his life and die for our sins. Though I believed her in a way... Precisely when I began to search the scriptures.Yet... I had doubts..It felt too good to be true.Like... How could a person be so selfless to do a thing as that? How exactly? But today... I had to see and watch what that love truly entails.I watched the scene from the beginning to the end... But I couldn't do anything as I was too dumbstrucked to even move from where I stood.The shot was aimed at, Mia... And just before I could get to her... I watched Sasha use her body as a shield and took the bullet. It went through her thoracic cavity and pierced her heart.I watched in shock how blood busted out of her heart... Her last words was what I heard so cle
>* It's not about how long you've been friends... But who has always been there for you. *****---- Clover. ----Today I felt something I haven't felt before.Lost, insecure, helpless.Those are the emotions I felt as, Sasha took a bullet for Mia.It all happened in a split second and we were not even given the time to react.But yeah... I watched how the bullet made contact with, Sasha's chest and pierced it.What broke me down was, Sasha's last words...It showed that she didn't regret not even for a second... Taking a bullet for Mia who's my best friend. And when she said the world, " I love you. " It sounded so real...So real and full of so many emotions that we couldn't deny.It's said that, actions speaks louder than words... So yeah... Even without her saying a word.Her, Heroic act of taking a bullet for Mia already prove her love.Like seriously? Who would take a bullet for a Friend? Despite how much I claim to love and care for, Mia...I don't think I'd be willi
>* It's going to be okay. *****---- Mia ----I opened my eyes slowly and the first person I saw within my line of sight was, Angelina.' Angel... ' I called her name in my mind seeing her posture." Angelina.... " I was finally able to call out her name after several efforts." Mia? You are awake? " I could feel the shock with a hint of excitement in her words." Hm... " I managed to nod...For some reason, I felt very tired... So tired that I couldn't move a finger. " Water... " I managed to say realizing just how patched and dry my throat was." Yes... Yes. " Angelina stood up to get me a bottle of water. She came back and then helped me with the water... I felt completely refreshed after drinking. Now I understood what Jesus meant by the words, " I thirst " when he was on the cross. But was he satisfied by the vinegar he was given... Instead of water? I couldn't help but wonder. As I once read that no matter how liquified a drink can be... If it's not water. It's not
>* Freedom is near. ****** Happy 50 chapters, guys! * Jeremiah 39vs17-18Says, " But I will rescue you from those you fear so much. Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe. I, the lord, have spoken!’”------ Mia. ------I was reading through the book of Psalms as I prayed that night... Psalms has always been my most favorite chapter in the Bible as it contained a lot of comforting words... Psalm 27 was one of my favorites and right now it's first and third verse was giving me so much comfort and hope as it said, " The lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident. " Indeed... This is what I need at this point. With this, I went on my knees and prayed.Lord,Thank you for your mighty power to be able to deliver
>* God never fails. *****Back in the city. Mia's mom woke up abruptly from her sleep. " What sort of dream is this? " She thought to herself." Honey? Are you okay? " Her husband worriedly asked as he turned on the lights only to find out that his wife was sweating profusely despite the air conditioner in the room." Honey? " He called her moving closer to her. " Hubby... I... " She couldn't speak as she bursted into tears. Seeing this, He sat up and embraced her... " Hey, hey... It's okay. " He consoled whilst patting her back... " I had a strange dream... " He thought she had fallen asleep until he heard her words. " What does it involve? " He asked carefully." I saw our daughter... Mia. " She sniffed. " Mia? " He was alarmed. " Yes... She and other girls were walking through a Forest path. " " And? " " They continued walking... But one thing I noticed is that, they kept decreasing in number as they got to the end of the forest and by the time they got to the cit
>* Love will find a way. *****---- Mirabel ----This past month had been very hard for me, without my lovely daughter. It's said that a mother's love can't be explained.In the same way, a mother's pain when her daughter is in trouble can't be comprehended.To me, Mia isn't just my daughter.She's my world. Growing up, I was always lonely as I never had any sibling... I was an only child as my parents were working classes and so didn't have the time to birth another child. My mom was barely home so I was more like an introvert.I had little or no friends due to my nerdy behavior.I found the comfort I should have gotten from my parents in books...So I read them every day.I was literally addicted to them.I guess this is what made me an A+ Student as I was always studying. At a point... My classmates didn't refer to me as, Mirabel...But actually, The bookworm.Unlike what my classmates and teachers were expecting... I didn't go for those prominent courses.Instead I went
>* God is good. ***** ---- Angelina. ----It's been three days since we've been wandering around the thick forest. These past days have been very hard for all of us... Especially for Mia who wasn't used to the harsh weather conditions. I was reminded many times of almost a decade ago when I had to go through this and I must say, it's really not a good thing.I never would have thought I would have to go through the very same thing again! Especially now that I have given my life completely to Christ.Over the past few days, my faith had been tested and tried.It made me realize just how silly I was to think that since I was now a Christain... Things would go well for me.How wrong I was.At first, I had this type of fantasy that we would be saved and taken safely back home to our parents.How wrong I was.Then I thought some sort of a miracle would happen and we would be back home.Never would I have thought that we'll all have to work out of bondage and captivity all by our