POWER OF FAITH

POWER OF FAITH    By Olatunde Afe

Christian had a conversation with Thought about his need and Thought advised him to get them with the help of Prayer from the Lord. Immediately Christian sent Prayer to the Lord of the kingdom for the supply of his needs. Before Prayer’s departure, Thought advise him to send Faith with Prayer. But Doubt interruptnedly discourage Christian not to care about that because Faith is a small boy, you can’t risk Faith’s life for that kind of journey and you might need his assistance around to get little things done for yourself. Doubt continues; you need a great person for this, remember your needs are mighty, Faith will be a bad option, peradventure you won’t mind sending Fear with Prayer for Fear is great and his appearance alone could help Prayer to be answered and come with the needs immediately. Thought replied, I only suggest not a command. Then Christian told Thought not to worry much about that. I’m really sure the Lord of the kingdom will understand Faith is still small to assist Prayer to carry my needs. Fear is preferable for this journey, thanks to you my two friends, you’ve always been supportive.

(Prayer is a great man who has the ability to go anywhere Christian send him to. He never denied or rejected his master’s requests for once.)

(Thought is Christian’s adviser one)

(Doubt is Christian’s adviser two)

(Christian easily fall for their advice. And sometimes it’s difficult for him to know whose advice to follow among the two)

(The Lord is the owner of the kingdom)

(Fear and Faith are servants of Christian. Fear is been fed well than Faith because Doubt is the one in charge of their feeding, so Doubt treated Faith bad because of his hate for him and he treated Fear with love.)

There is a man called Enemy, who doesn’t like the relationship between Lord and Christian. So Enemy sent one of his agents with Doubt to be friend of Christian so he could have access to Christian’s affairs.

Finally Christian chose to send Prayer and Fear for the journey so that Fear could help Prayer carry all the Lord will send to him. Prayer and Fear are so strong that they got to the Lord in 24 hours.

Prayer placed all their master’s request with Fear before the Lord in the guest room and their requests were granted immediately. The Lord asked; who will carry the goods? Who is with you? Hope you are not alone? Then Prayer answered; I am with a great man called Fear to carry them with me. Oh! The Lord exclaimed, Christian of all people should know I can’t allow Fear to touch anything here except faith. Prayer replied; he knew as well, but Faith is still young to carry heavy things that is why he chose Fear instead because of Fear’s stature. The chief at the right hand spoke; May the king live long. Mr. Prayer, has your master forgotten that without Faith, no man can please the Lord? Is he not reading the manual the Lord gave to him?

The Lord replied; you know what? You can’t get anything out of here without Faith. I don’t care about Faith’s stature. Even though he is small as the grain of mustard seed bring him here all I care about is his signature. If Faith could sign for what he is able to carry for his master, I am ok with that. So send for Faith and send Fear away, I must not see Fear around here again, understood? Yes sir, Prayer replied. I wonder what Fear is doing with Christian after all my written to him that fear not!!!

He immediately sent Fear back to their master and request with immediate effect Faith present in the Lord’s Kingdom. Christian got the message and couldn’t wait to seek for any cancel before he sent Faith on the journey. On getting there after 5 days, Faith was so tired, then Prayer took care of him and was told to sign on their master’s behalf. Faith remembered what Christian told him before he left that he should not carry more than what he could carry, and later he will go and carry the rest. Faith signed for part of his master’s needs. (Christian loved Faith so much that he rather keep him idle than to allow him do any work. Because Doubt had confused him that Faith cannot grow and he could die anytime if allow to do any hard work or go any long journey).

Prayer and Faith returned back with the needs Faith could signed for. On their arrival, Christian was so glad and he called for celebration. Doubt and Fear were not happy because Doubt cancel was crossed and Fear was disgraced. In the middle of the night while others were celebrating, Doubt and Fear plot together and packed every goods brought from the Lord inside Faith’s room in other to frame Faith for it.

In the morning, Doubt and Fear complained to Christian that the goods were not seen where kept. In searching for the goods, they were found in Faith’s room. According to the rules Christian had made that no thief or kidnappers or adulterers or liars should life in his house. So Faith was sentence to death and was to be killed by dawn.

A man dirty running from nowhere saw the multitude and he ask one person what is happening, he was told Faith stole his master’s goods and he is to be killed for it. The man said; it can’t be true, Faith is a good boy I know him well. And the person that attended to him asked who are you? As the slayer was about to cut off Faith’s head, the man looked and shouted “stop” don’t kill him, he is a just man. Everybody looked and there were questions within the crowd; who is he? While Christian also asked; Mr. man who are you and what business do you have here? The man spoke; my lord, I am Truth. Truth! The congregation exclaimed. Christian said where have you been since? Doubt and Fear testified that you were the one that stole my money and ran away with it. Is that true? No my lord, Truth replied. Doubt and Fear began to hide behind wanted to run away, the Christian called for them to come and prove Truth wrong. They both came out as Truth continued; I was kidnaped by a man called Enemy with the aid of Doubt and Fear, I have been kept in his prison all this while. It was yesterday I overheard them how they planned to frame Faith for their evil work so they could have full access to Christian’s life. But early this morning I was rescued by Michael and he told me to run for my life. Sir, Doubt and Fear are from Enemy, you must not allow them in this environment. Doubt and Fear said it is a lie, what is your prove? Christian also asked Truth to show prove. Truth replied by saying there is an enemy tattoo at the back of both of them which was proven to be true.

Ha-ha! Everybody exclaimed. This is evil. And the crowd shouted; kill them.....

Doubt and Fear were killed and Faith grew bigger and stronger. Christian become rich in everything Thought told him for there is no Doubt to discourage him and no Fear to hold him back.