Hello,
Hope this month has been fruitful and beautiful for
you. Today, the 23rd of March,
marks a year since I went on my first trip outside the shores of Nigeria and I
thought it’ll be a great idea to share my experience of divine provision. It’s a
long one, so you might need a bottle of coke (laughs).
There was a software conference scheduled to hold in
Nairobi that I desired to attend but couldn’t afford . You see, I come from
what I call the “lower-middle" class family in Nigeria which means that my
parents couldn’t afford luxury and plane ticket was definitely a luxury for us.
I knew the odds were against me but I really desired
to go, not just for the benefits to my career but for the life experience. So I
reached out to God or rather asked God to reach out to me and give me a
miracle. And He did.
The total sum that I needed was about $1,800 but with
about $50 (which was all I had), I started the planning: flight booking (return
ticket), hotel reservation et al. My pastor tried to dissuade me and my mum
was worried that I’d lost it because I planned everything to the detail as
though I had the money stacked somewhere.
I must confess that trusting God for a supernatural
supply wasn’t easy. My flight was cancelled three times in a space of two weeks
because I didn’t (couldn’t, actually) make the necessary payment, the
conference registration was about to close (I had not yet paid) and the
immigration officer that helped me procure my passport called endlessly for me
to come and pick up my passport (I didn’t have his balance yet).
I had read books about supernatural supply, listened
to people’s testimonies, dug deep into the word, understood and believed all of
God’s promises, prayed and was not about to give up on God. I continued with the
preparations and six days to go, the supplies began to roll in.
I remember it was a Monday and I got the first bank credit
alert very early in the morning, then another, and another, and another. I was
amazed at the way God supplied all that I needed, especially the avenues He
used.
You see God has all that we will ever need and all that we need to do to receive
from Him is to ASK and BELIEVE. Matthew 7:7-8, 21:22
The most astonishing thing happened when I wanted to
take a cab from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to my hotel and found out
that the cab fare was exorbitant and would take almost all the money I had
left. For a moment I was in shock (laughs). It was 2am, the weather was so cold
and the cab fare would cost me about 70% of what I had. I needed
a miracle, a quick one.
I went to a corner, sat down and said “Lord, you’ve
brought me this far, make a way for me! Barely 2minutes after I said that
prayer, a young Lady walked up to me, introduced herself (we had been on the
same flight) and asked if they (she was with her husband) could take me to my
hotel. I got my miracle!
I did not only enjoy my new life experience, I also got to share Jesus with the people I met there.
What would you dare to believe God for today, this
month, this year? Can you rely on His Supply?
Remain Blessed.
