THE QUEUE
In 2016 during the festive period, i went to the bank to make some payments. It was my time going to that particular branch. I was pretty much a novice...i didn't know how they do things there.
When i got in i met a short queue. I was the fifth person on the queue. If you have ever been to a Nigerian bank, long queues are a norm, and in the festive period, they are even longer. But surprisingly i was faced with a short queue. The queue led to a room. Every time someone comes out of the room, the person closest to the door enters. Strangely, the people coming out from the room were not the same ones who entered but i didn't really care.
When it got to my turn, i entered the room and found a longer queue waiting for me. This time people weren't standing but were sitting. Four very long benches were arranged for customers to sit on while waiting for their turn. I wanted to go out but time wasn't my friend because it was getting really close to 4pm...the closing time for all the banks. So i opted to stay.
My decision to stay paid off. There were four bankers attending to us and they were really fast. So i didn't spend much time at the bank.
Sometimes life's disappointment are much more severe. The job we hoped for didn't come; friends we depended on failed us; the romantic relationship we longed for disappointed us. But in all of these, God is saying something. Apostle Paul wrote, " Suffering yields perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope in God will never fail us because God loves us so much that He gave His son for us to have life. (Rom. 5:3-5, John 3:16).
As we place our trust in Him, through His Spirit, God whispers the truth that we are unconditionally loved and we will one day be with Him.
