Blinded by Desire

Joe is a business man, who actually was doing well in his business career. He owns a lots of shop outlet in different states of the country. Then comes this misfortune that befall him. He lost everything he has in a business virtue that leaves him with no shop outlet to call his own and even no house to call his in the city. He has to relocate to the village where his parent lives. His parent and relatives tried their best in consoling him and letting him know that the downfall of a man is not the end of his life.

Surely son you will rise again. After the tides the sea calms down. And after rainfall comes the sunshine. With many adages this elderly man and also a relative tried to let Joe know that there is still hope for the hopeless and for his situation. Joe paid no attention to all that, but decided to kill himself by hanging. He then left, to the forest where he wants to kill himself. But also under the tree where he has successful tide the rope and was about to hang himself, was a man who was abandoned by his relative. He was chased into the forest to die there. While Joe was about to hang himself, the sick man said “see me, don’t fall on me and kill me”. On hearing this, the young Joe withdrew from his intention and started thinking about the sick man. Then he said if this sick man, who was chased out of the village and abandoned in the forest to die, still wants to live what about me who the people still accepts and also foresee a future that is filled with hope. He cried and went to his father’s house where he began a new life.

This is true of us all. We are always blinded by our immediate desires. And most times we forget what the lord had been doing in our lives. To give thanks to him in all situations; that his plan for us is good   not evil; that he call us by name; and that human wants are unsearchable. The more we have, the more will still want to have.

 So learn to see beyond your desires and hold onto God for the fulfilment of your desires even as you work towards achieving your desires,  that is  because God is faithful.