Spirit Pen Inspirations

" Just In Case..." (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) 'Wait! I thought you said God told you specifically to apply to P&G. So, why are you-' 'Ooohhh!' Tayo groaned as he cut into his mum's words. 'I know what I said God said, and I believe His word and will definitely obey. But, this is just a plan B just in case-' 'Just hold it there before you say something profane about Divinity!' His mum cut in with a swift raise of her palm that stayed right in front of his face. ' Ah ah Mummy, kilagbe kilaju ? (what's the big deal)?  It's not that serious now!' He exclaimed astonished, stretching his hands out. His mum gave him the stink eye before replying, 'Se emi l'on d'apara fun ? (Am I the one you're talking to that way?) Why did you ask God for direction if you didn't trust Him to open that path up for you?' She asked as she folded her arms across her midriff. Tayo swallowed and scratched his head as

THE SNARE (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) When the Pastor mentioned something about discernment two Sundays ago, I honestly didn't pay much attention. The mention struck a chord of warning in my heart, leaving in its wake a burden to pray, but I felt there were more important points to pray about and only mentioned it in passing.  Now, as I stared at the young girl in front of me, I knew that slight mention in the sermon must have been for me, but I'd missed my chance. 'He's the one! I swear!' Deborah cried with fat tears sliding down her cheeks as she pointed at me. The Principal's features were beginning to cloud over and her mother's fair-complexioned face was almost beet red with anger. 'He's been doing it since the beginning of the term.' She accused as more tears rolled down her face. Oh my word! How could a fifteen year old tell such boldfaced lies and act so well while at it?! I was not a pedophile for Pete's sake! How could I touch a gir

The Connect (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) 'So, I was thinking I could just travel to IB tomorrow and make the needed stop at Abeokuta on my way back, you know, kill two birds with a stone. What do you think?' Karen asked her friend with whom she was discussing her travel plans for the weekend. Her question, however, was greeted with a protracted silence and Karen peeped into the room from the kitchenette where she was preparing dinner. She was surprised and amused to find that her friend, Jolade had zoned out of the conversation and was now staring into space. 'Babe?' She called trying to get Jolade's attention. No answer. Wawu ! 'Babes!' She belted out and Jolade jerked upright, turning her face in Karen's direction. 'Sorry, you said?' Jolade asked sheepishly as she shook her head with a smile. 'Wow! That was pretty serious! You looked like you had some heavy stuff on your mind. Any problem?' 'Nothing serious.' Jolade repli

  Our Hope of Glory! (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) 'Corper Ife, how can I get God to love me?' I was about to take a bite of my pie, when this question came from one of my students, Lizzy, with whom I was taking lunch. My hand stopped mid-air as I did a double take? Was this a joke? What kind of teen with a Biblical name asked that sort of question at Lizzy's age? I looked at Lizzy and knew she was dead serious with the truly curious look on her face and a hint of what's that...? Fear? Weariness? I couldn't place it, but at that moment, all thoughts of food flew from my head as I besought God for the right words to speak to this young girl sitting in front of me. She certainly wasn't joking and I knew it since the moment she asked for my audience earlier. 'Corper Ife, can I see you for a moment ma?' Lizzy had asked as I walked out of the SS2B classroom after my lecture with them. It was break time. I figured with the way Lizzy was fidgeting wit

The Link... (Part 4) (Moving On- Series Finale) (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) Mabel smiled again as she lifted her hands in the air and said, 'Okay, okay. I know I'm not helping matters here. That must-' 'No, you aren't.' I cut in. After another sigh and a pause, she replied, 'A.Y, I'm trying hard to forget about that incident and all it has caused. But you've been with me through this journey and you deserve to know what happened. That's the only reason I'm reliving this.' My ears perked up and I somehow felt calm because Mabs was calm. If what I was about to hear was very bad, she couldn't possibly be so calm, right? On a second look though, she looked more tired than calm. 'It was a stupid prank!' She croaked out as her voice shook. I could see tears pooling in her eyes and I wished I hadn't poked the wound. I was going to tell her not to bother, that it didn't matter anyway, but curiosity burned within me a

  The Link... (Part 3) (Upon Mount Zion...) (Written by Joy A. Adewumi) That night, Mabs returned again to the cross and we took quality time throughout the weekend to deal with her struggles with the flesh in the place of prayer. The Bible says upon Mount Zion, there shall be deliverance and the house of Jacob shall possess their possession. Mabs and I turned our apartment to our Mount Zion that weekend and deliverance rained like showers. We warred using various songs that charged up our spirits and kept us at the altar. One particular song that played almost nonstop on our phones throughout our mini-retreat was "Kill my flesh" by Chevelle Franklyn. " I used to walk, talk, look just like You And You were the one before trouble came, Always kept praying. Now I was going places I wasn't sent, Was going through some changes, Staying away from You, to distraction I was true, My thoughts of you were few. Lord, kill my flesh, break my desires. Lord help m