BOYS IN THE KITCHEN
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So, my mother in the LORD is an interesting personality;
kind-hearted and GOD loving. I think I should see my father for such an
anointing to choose and choose well. Ha-ha!
It was time for celebration. Our unshakable aunt was half a
century old and the family decided to celebrate her in a grand style. We
started preparations towards this event. The canopies came in, followed by tables
and chairs, then the decorations, and the to-do list kept unfolding.
I found myself in the kitchen with some brothers and my
mother in the LORD. The ladies were out, leaving us with mummy. This was an
opportunity to show mummy we will certainly survive should our wives travel.
Mummy was so busy putting things in place, making sure
everything was perfectly done and that for me was too much work for her. She
got close to the sink to do the dishes and I was like “where is my head”.
In Africa especially Ghana, you must be psychologically
imbalance to watch your parents do the dishes unless under special cases where
they feel or insist on doing them.
I offered to help do the dishes yet mummy wouldn’t let go.
Finally she was convinced and I took over. In my mind I was going to wash
dishes; little did I know I had entered a classroom.
I picked one bowl, rubbing my fingers in it trying to check
how dirty it could be since it looked clean to me. It felt smooth but I looked
at my fingers and saw dust; that confirmed it needed a wash.
After washing I rubbed again, this time around it felt rough.
I checked my fingers and there was no dust. I stood there for some time
thinking about what I had just discovered.
When the bowl was dirty, it had a smooth feel but when clean
it felt very rough.
This is what I learnt:
It is a very smooth and enjoyable life if you want to live
in dirt as a Christian, you tend to satisfy your lustful desires anytime they
pop up but you can’t say same for trying to lead a chaste life. You have to
battle the lust of the flesh, call out for peace when lust starts the war in your
mind, initiate self-control, and in some cases call out for backup by praying
to GOD.
This road is indeed a
rough one but like the clean bowl, in the long run when you are inspected, you
will definitely be selected because you are clean and qualified to be used to
serve.
Don’t be smooth and be dumped on the day of celebration, go
the rough way and be chosen for merry making.
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Thank you.
