Its in You! Scene 2

Hello Friends,
Ok here comes the 2nd part of the scene.
In case you missed the 1st, it's here http://ralphobafemi.blogspot.com/2014/12/its-in-you.html   .

...I could imagine what was going through Mimi's mind when she raised her hands emphatically requesting that I lift her up, there must have been this complete (innocent, naïve) unspoken and "unknowing" understanding that "I don't have any other father after all".

But really come to think of this, a two (2) year old has spent practically
"all" her life with her Mum and Dad, could she have expected any less than that her parents are in charge of her wellbeing any day, anytime? Deep within this baby, you could see expressions of  "total submission", "total reliance", "total confidence", and of course inexorable expectations from her father.

It occurs to me that obviously or most probably, one reason why we as frail humans, fail to depend "absolutely" on God is because we have begun to see/employ alternatives", we have begun to "confide-in" other things, we have found options that may suit us when we "think" that God is not there for us or that He is too slow to respond to our many needs.

If I knew that this was my only Father and I had no where to turn to, then I would stick to him whatever the case may be. I wouldn't care (just like Mimi) that He was attending to someone else' problems or as it were, the whole world is on Him, He is burdened by other issues bla bla bla.
For all I care, this is my dad and I need him to respond to me!

If you call God "Father" (which God Himself validates in Romans 8:14-17), do you totally submit, unreservedly confide, wholly depend, absolutely expect Him to "attend" to you in your time of need?
Do you believe that He is so much your father enough to keep other issues aside, "adjust" his attention to others' needs just to give you the attention you deserve? How much do you believe in your relationship with Him? Do you see Him as the Father that "attends" to you only when you are "pure" and in right standing (in your mind) ...with Him? Does God become more real to you only when you think you are "real" enough with Him?

What defines your relationship with God?
Who defines your relationship with God?
What threatens your relationship with God?
What "lies" have you soooo believed in that has so much altered your relationship with God?

Well for me, my Father is my Father, any day, any time, and Daddy has got my time whenever I come calling...

Ciao

It's In You!



Appreciations <visualphotos.com>

She didn't mind that I was carrying her younger brother so close to my chest and providing as it were, sonorous melodies for the young lad to sleep off.... Her hands were lifted high, outstretched and waiting for me to receive her...


When I first saw her hands both lifted towards me, I thought, "are you kidding me"? "can't you see that my hands are full?" " i'm carrying your kid-brother here .." "where and how do I carry you also"... Like someone reading through her daddy's' mind, she withdrew both hands, retreated into a minute of thoughts then voila, the hands were raised again with much more optimism...
you could read so clearly the message in her eyes... "where else do you want me to go to?", "i don't care if you got him on you, you might as well have to take both of us".. "you don't have an option dad"....

Of course  I had to adjust the little lad on my breasts and lift my new guest to join the "rocking team".
I held on firmly to these two lads weighing cumulatively over 20kg for the next 30 minutes and wondering where on earth did I find the energy to do this.

Then my thoughts began to whirl, I began to see life from another perspective... sometimes we don't see the "latent energy" in us until we are faced with the demands of life then the true energy wells out from within.. we often think and even say that we are unable to do certain things until we are faced with a situation where push gets to shove and you find out you have already done what you never believed you could do.... Think of it like you saying "I can't eat an alligators flesh" and then you find yourself somehow in a missions field where all you've got to feed on is a well prepared appetizing "alligator barbeque"... then you find out its you're relishing the aroma of the meal.

The limitations we put on our mind, our capacity to do, our abilities, our talent, our energies... are still there because we have not been put in that "tight-corner" where every skill in you is "forced" out by necessity. Just like I thought I was too ill and weak to carry these two lads until I had to hold on to them for so long. You don't think about the possibility to walk on water, you just take a step into the water and start walking, you've got to stop thinking of your inability to do, to write that script, to publish that book, to sing that song, to  make that investment... rather you've got to walk into the studio and start singing, sign that cheque, get to work, quit thinking, start doing...

This is just one line of thought... I will come back to you on the other shortly...so stay tuned.