facebook instagram
Faith Fiction Relationships Review

Abimbola Writes



As Ara was dropping the call, someone knocked on Ara's door and entered.

'Good afternoon Oluwashindara'

'A lovely afternoon to you Eyimofe' Ara said smiling.

'And to what do I owe this wonderful visit? Ara asked as she made a signal for him to have his seat.

'I came to see a client around here and I decided to stop by' Mofe replied.

'So how are you doing? Mofe asked.

'I'm doing great as usual' Ara said while hoping he didn't get to listen to the phone call she had with  her brother.

'You said you were not going be in Lagos  last weekend, where did you go to?

'I went to a place in Sango for a time alone out of the regular hustle bustles of lagos' Mofe answered.

'Is that where your parent's live or you stayed with a friend?

'Hmmmmmm... let's just say I was there alone for the weekend' Mofe said not wanting to say he was in the house he built in Sango, if for anything he wanted his friends to like him for who he is and not what he has.

'Forgive my manners, let me get you water' Ara said as she stood up to give him water from the cway dispenser in her office.

It's a pity I will be closing early today that you came visiting'

'That's no problem at all, I will gladly take my friend home' Mofe said

'Be careful what you say, you may take me home and get stuck in the usual Lagos traffic' Ara said as she tidied her desk.

'Anything for a friend' Mofe said and smiled.

Few minutes after that they were on their way home as a song by Nathaniel Bassey was playing from the car stero.

Ara's phone rang, she checked the caller and discovered that it was her friend Bimpe.

'Hello Hello o, how are you doing over there' Bimpe said into Ara's ears

Mofe reduced the volume of the song.

'Fine Fine, I'm doing great here'

'I was missing your voice and that's the rseason why I called' Bimpe said

'Missing my voice? I  must have won a lottery o' Ara said and they both laughed.

Bimpe and Ara continued talking when Bimpe suddenly remembers the issue about Ara's boss and decides to ask

'And how is your boss, hope he has changed?

'God has really taken control of that, he no longer disturbs me. He even went as far as apologizing to me for the difficult times he put me through' Ara said and caught Mofe stealing glances at her.

'Thank God for that, I'm confident that God's plan for you is not for you to marry a married man jare' Bimpe replied and they both laughed again.

They talked some more during which Bimpe told her she would coming home for the new year. Ara received the news with so much excitement that she was still smiling after ending the call.

'Must be a dear friend' Mofe said in a way to intiate conversation.

'She sure is. she is a dear friend who is currently outside the country on a study leave and should be back in time for the new year celebration.

Mofe was thinking of how best to ask about the 'he' Ara mentioned while speaking with her friend.

'And who was the 'he' you mentioned while talking to your friend? He might as well get it out.

'Oh that! We were talking about my boss, he was interested in me few months back, but all that is in the past now' Ara said.

Mofe couldn't explain the relief he felt at what he just heard, but he quickly switched to another topic before she could notice the effect of her words on him.

'Hope you have started writing your goals for the coming year? Mofe asked.

'I am not someone who writes o, I just flow with life' Ara said gesticulating with her hands

'I think that is not too good. how then do you measure your growth, how do you say if indeed you are improving when you don't keep a journal. I am not aalways very organized too, but I set realistic goals for my life.

He coughed and continued

'You can begin by setting goals in some main areas of your life like spiritual goals, financial goals, social goals and mental developmental goals. By doing that, you will be able to measure your growth' Mofe said.

'So how do I go about setting all this goal? Ara asked

'Okay. Your journal may look like this
Under Spiritual Goals
Your spiritual Yearly Goals could have:

To develop a more concrete relationship with God.

To read the Bible through this year.

To intercede more for people.

Then to further break it down, your monthly spiritual goals could look like this:

To have a consistent daily devotion which will help you achieve your yearly goal about developing a more concrete relationship with God.

To study the book of Genesis which will help you achieve the goal of reading the Bible through in a year.

To spend a minimum of 30 minutes in prayer which will help you achieve the yearly goal of interceding more for others.

Then your daily to-do listcould look like this. I believe you know what daily to-do list looks like? Mofe asked Ara

'Yes, although I don't stick to it' Ara replied.

'Okay no problem'

He continued

To have your daily devotion which will help you achieve the monthly goal of having consistent daily devotion.

To study two chapters of Genesis which will help you achieve the monthly goal of studying the book of Genesis.

To do a 30-minute prayer walk which will help you achieve the monthly goal of investing 30 minutes in the place of prayer.

To become mentally developed, your goals could follow this trend:

Your mental yearly goals could look like this:

To have a personal library of not less than 12 books by the end of the year.

To make friends with people who challenge me mentally.

To create or belong to a book club.

Then your monthly mental goals could look like this:

To buy a book by joyce Meyer this month which will help you achieve your yearly goal of to have a personal library of not less than 12 books by the end of the year.

To make friends with Derin (you can put the name of an individual who challenges you mentally) which will help you achieve your yearly goal of  making friends with people who challenge me mentally.

To join an online book club which will keep me more committed to my mental development and which will help fulfil the yearly goal of joining a book club.

Then your daily to-do list could look like this:

To read two chapters of Joyce Meyer book.

To chat up Derin.

To post lessons learnt from my book in the book club
Social Goals

I have to begin to call people

 I have to create out time to chat with my friends ( Even, when you can't call, once you have subscribed for a month, this should be very easy to do. Make a daily list of people within your circle that you have to chat with).

I have to make friends with people who are also serious with their lives.

 I have to minimize the time I spend on social media.
In a means to limit the time I spend on social media, I as a person put it into my to-do list.

So, in my daily to-do list, you could see something like 'don't go online until 8pm'.

There are times when by the end of the day, month or year when we would have surpassed your goals, but that shouldn't keep us away from making them.

'Your goals does not have to follow this trend, this is just a guide' Mofe said conclusively while taking a mock bow behind the wheels.

'I never saw it in this light, I will definetely  do something about it. Thank you Prof' Ara said as she clapped for him.

About 10 minutes later, she alighted at the T-junction leading to  her house while Mofe reversed to start his journey to his office space while thanking God he was a boss of himself and didn't have to report to anyone.

He made a mental note to make up for the two-hour break he had spent with Ara by working two hours overtime in the office.


Next Episode comes up on Saturday

October 10, 2018 No comments





'Today must be a good day o, because you rarely call me' Nifemi accused his younger sister.

'I'm sorry Egbon, how is family and work? Ara asked.

'We are doing great' Nifemi replied

'So, why are you calling?

'Can't I call just to ask about your wellbeing? Ara asked her brother.

'Of course you can, but I'm certain this is not one of such calls' Nifemi said and waited for his sister to talk.

'You're right, a brother in my church proposed to me' Ara said

'Okay, and what was your response?

'I told him to give me time to pray about it' Ara responded.

'And have you being praying? Nifemi asked.

'I actually prayed about it but.... I don't know' Ara said as she stood up from her table in the office.

'Hmmmmmm.  I'm confident that you know but I won't press further for the answer now' Nifemi said

'All I want to tell you is that you should pray well, thank God you decided to get counsel, buy whatever you have heard or will hear concerning this should be subjected to what will be communicated to your spirit'  Nifemi said

'And remember, God is not an author of confusion, trust Him to never leave you confused. I'm happily married now and so Is Dara, we wouldn't want anything less than that for you. Trust the one who knows 10 years, 20 years or even 70 years from now to help you make the right decision. Hope I am making  sense? Nifemi asked.

'Perfectly Sir, thank you so much for  your time' Ara said feeling as though a heavy load had been lifted from her head.

'Anything for you Aburo, do take care of yourself my child' Nifemi said laughing.

'I will do that dad' Ara said and joined in the laughter.

Ara ended the call and thinks back to when she was still much younger and her brother will sit her down to advice her, she had always rebelled wanting to do things her way.


Thank God she came to understand before it was too late. Although they were now far away from each other because he lives in a different state with his wife Esther and three children, their hearts was still linked together.

Next EpisodeComes Up Next Week Thursday

October 06, 2018 No comments











Mofe and Ara kept communicating with each other. They called themselves at least three times in a week, it was during one of such calls that Mofe invited Ara to a summit.

'I want to invite you to a program I will be volunteering at next weekend'

'And what's it about? Ara asked

'It's a program on self development, self awareness and a whole lot more' Mofe replied.

'Okay no problem, just do well to remind me a day before the program. And where is the venue?

'It's somewhere around Ikeja, I will send you the detailed description soon'

'No problem, do take care of yourself'

They talked some more before Mofe  ended the call.

*************************************

On the day of the program, Ara had left her house in Ikorodu two hours before time in order to be able to beat the usual Lagos traffic.

She contemplated on either using a public transport or a taxi, she decided  on going for a cab since she wouldn't want the Lagos conductors to soil her mood.

She soon saw one coming her way and flagged him down, after the usual talking over prices, they both decided on a price that was okay for both of them.

She got to the venue in good time and soon saw Mofe dressed in a Polo that seems to be the uniform for the volunteers.

She got into the hall and choose a seat that she could easily describe. She sent a message to Mofe that she was around and where her seat was.

Ara suddenly felt a hand covering her eyes from behind, she had guessed the person to be Mofe, only for her to discover it was Samuel her friend who is also the music director.

Ara said the first thing that came to her head 'And what are you doing here?

'I should ask you the same question, anyways, I am a friend to one of the speakers and he invited me, the invite came late and that's why I didn't invite you. Who did you come with? Samuel asked knowing well that Ara couldn't be there alone.

'A friend invited me, he is one of the volunteers, he should be here anytime soon' Ara had barely finished her statement when she saw Mofe afar off moving his eyes amidst the crowd as though searching for someone, he soon came closer to where Ara was and she was able to call his name.

'I'm really excited you could make it. Ose gan' Mofe said smiling when he finally came closer to her while also looking at the man beside Ara

'I gave you my word na, anyways meet my friend Samuel, we attend the same church, Samuel meet Mofe, he is my friend' Ara did the introduction.

The men shook hands with themselves and asked each other few questions.

Afterwards Samuel left Ara and Mofe to get a seat at the other end of the hall.

'Won't you be going about like the other volunteers? Ara asked when it seem Mofe was not in a haste to leave her side.

'Not at all, I only volunteered to join the decorating team and we are through so I can sit back to enjoy the program'

'You mean you were part of those who decorated this? Ara said pointing at the design on the stage.

Mofe nodded his head in the affirmative.

'It was a skill I learnt on campus. Although I was never part of the unit but I was always joining them'

'Wow' was all Ara could say.

***********************************

The following week during service, Ara received a note from an usher indicating that the pastor would want to see  her after the service.

After service, Ara told her parents to go home without her although not stating why she wanted to stay back in church.

On getting to the pastor's office, she  was told to go in by the pastor's secretary.

'Good afternoon Sir' Ara bent a little to greet him.

'Good afternoon Sister Ara' Pastor Gideon said while indicating that she could have her seat.

After the exchange of pleasantries, the pastor got into the reason why she had been summoned.

'Sister Ara, are you engaged? The pastor asked without mincing words.

Ara sat back in her chair stunned, when she had been given the note to see the pastor, a lot of thought had definitely gone through her mind but not her engagement status. She quickly put her wits together to stammer as she said her answer.

'No Sir.'

'And why if I may ask' Pastor Gideon said staring at her.

Ara looked lost, what am I to say now? She asked her herself.

I'm not engaged because I haven't seen light in any man's path yet' She responded in a very low voice.

'I'm sorry if this looks  like a questioning session, why I am asking this question is because a man has indicated interest in you, he is outside waiting for you, I only wanted you to know so that you won't be caught unawares'

'Alright Sir' Ara said not knowing any other thing to say.

The pastor prayed with her and released her.

Ara got out of the pastor's office, she steeped into the auditorium, she saw some member of the organizing band still busy with the arrangement of some instruments while two ladies were moping the altar, she looked at the back of the auditorium and saw  Samuel leaning on a pole, there and then she knew he was the one who had gone to meet the pastor.

Ara decided to go to the gallery  so that all eyes wouldn't be on them When she got to the gallery, Ara chose a corner that was a bit reserved and sat down there.

Few minutes later, according to what Ara had thought, Samuel came to the gallery and came to the corner she was sitting.

He closed his eyes and looked down, for a while Ara thought he wanted to pray.

'Ara, how are you doing? Samuel asked when he finally  raised his head.

'I'm fine, I trust you are fine too.'

Ara could see he was nervous, although it was not very obvious but Ara could clearly see the difference between the Samuel who was her friend and the Samuel who is about proposing to her.

'Ara, I know we've been friends for some  time, but for some time now, you have been coming to my heart and that's why I decided to tell the pastor, although my telling him does not put you under and duress' Samuel said looking at her face.

Ara was glad for the last thing he said, she wouldn't want to be under any pressure from the pastor.

' When did you tell him about me?

'About three months ago' Samuel responded.

Ara  did a mental check, it was around the time she visited her sister.

'Alright, what convinced you that I am the right person? Ara asked.

'Hmmmmmm... I have this assurance in me that you are the one, I have prayed about it too' Samuel said.

'Okay, give me some time to pray about it like you have done' Ara said

'Sure, you have all the time'

'I believe that's all, I would love to be on my way' Ara said and they both stood up.

They both left the church auditorium and although Samuel volunteered to take her home, she declined and opted to sort herself out.

*********************************

During the not so busy time at work, Ara pushed back the files on her table and stares into space as she thought about what Samuel had said after service on Sunday  and sighed.

She picked her phone to call the one person who had always been her help when she was not getting clarity on issues.

He answered on the first ring.

'Hello, big brother mi' Ara said smiling.




Next Episode comes up on Saturday.


P.S I apologize for not keeping to my word about putting up a blog post last Saturday.

October 04, 2018 No comments
Newer Posts
Older Posts

About me








Welcome!

I'm Abimbola and I welcome you to my online oasis.

This is a Faith-based lifestyle blog that is designed to talk about issues from singleness to reviews to family life and the list continues...

Take off your shoes and stay a while...



















Follow Us

Categories

  • Career (9)
  • Faith (41)
  • Fiction (21)
  • LIFESTYLE (34)
  • PERSONAL FINANCE (4)
  • Relationships (19)
  • Review (13)
  • Women (16)

recent posts

Blog Archive

  • ►  2022 (19)
    • ►  June (3)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (2)
  • ►  2021 (40)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  October (4)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2020 (51)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (3)
    • ►  September (3)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2019 (30)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ▼  2018 (24)
    • ▼  October (3)
      • IN PLACE - EPISODE 8
      • IN PLACE - EPISODE 7
      • Episode 6
    • ►  September (7)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (2)
    • ►  June (7)

Created with by ThemeXpose