My God, When?

MY GOD, WHEN?



Part 18.

Meeting Dele brought back some old memories.

Dele was one of my old time friends. He was such a brilliant fellow back then in school. He was decent and very dedicated to the things of God.

He was one of the disciplined guys I so much respected. Many ladies wanted to have him back then on campus. He later ended up with one of my juniors.

I kept on wondering why he wasn't married to her. Many thoughts came to my mind.

Before we departed that day, we exchanged our contacts.

One glorious afternoon, he called me on phone. He told me he would love to see me.

Without wasting time, I fixed a day for both of us to meet. It was as if time should fly.

Two days later, we met at a restaurant.

Meeting him there was fantastic. We spoke about a lot.

"Dami, are you engaged?" He asked.

"Not at all." I said.

"What are you still waiting for? I'm sure you should be in your thirties?" He asked further.

"Yes, in fact, 32 years oo. Well, I'm waiting for God to perfect all that pertains to my marital life. I believe one day, my king will come around" I said as I managed to wipe the tears that were about to fall.

"I believe God will answer you, Damilola. Your king will come around soon. Just keep waiting on God to give you the best. Your delay is not denial. Remember, he who laugh last laugh best. It's not all about how far but how well. I believe God will answer you at the appointed time." He said.

"Thank you, Dele" I said.

"What about your marital life? Aren't you engaged?" I asked.

"Why did you ask?" He asked.

"To be sincere, I was scared when you told me you wanted to see me. I didn't want your woman to feel bad that you were going out with another woman. I don't want any woman to shout on my head that I'm a boyfriend snatcher." I said.

"Ahhh, Damilola, I'm not married. I don't have any woman in my life as I'm speaking right now. Just believe me.

Well, before we graduated from University, I had a lover. Things were going fine. I was really in love with her. She had everything I ever wanted in a woman.

I planned to marry her immediately we were done with our NYSC.

Unfortunately, I lost her????????????. She was involved in a fatal accident that claimed her life." He said as he wiped his eyes.

He really loved her. I sensed it. It was a very strong love.

"I'm so sorry for the loss" I said.

"It's been 7 years that she left me." He said.

"Why didn't you get another woman? " I asked.

"Yes, I find it difficult to get a woman that is just like her. Many ladies are after money. Seun wasn't after my money. She was a purpose driven lady. Her purpose matched mine. She was just the best patner for me." He said.

May God give you a woman that is better than Seun in Jesus name" I said.

"Amen! Let's just keep fulfilling our God given purpose. Let's keep serving God. I believe that one day, God will perfect all that pertain to us. He will make our lives beautiful in Jesus name." He said as we were about to take our leave.

"At least, I will like to be your friend before the king comes around. I hope you're okay with that? " He asked.

"Yes, it's okay by me." I replied.

I felt on top of the world, meeting him once again.

He drew me closer to God. He brought out the best out of me. He was just there for me.

I told my mentor about it. She told me to pray about him very well.

I told her Dele was just my friend and nothing more. I made her to understand that Dele cannot settle for a lady like me that has no womb.

"Don't say that, dear. You don't know if he may be the one for you. Nevertheless, leave everything into God's hands. The man God has in store for you will accept you just as you are. He will accept your flaws. He will be right there for you. Yes, he will join you to fight some battles. He will accept you just like that. So, keep praying for the right man to come around." My mentor said.

The following week, I received a call from Dele....

To be continued