PART 36
“RECKLESS REKKY”
©️Opeyemi O. Akintunde
“You messed up the second chance given to you!” The One who had given him the second chance said when Mayowa walked into the White lounge…
“You gave me the second chance but you didn’t help me use it well!”
“You never asked for my help… Ask and you shall receive help!”
“Am I supposed to ask for help when you were the one who gave me the second chance!”
“When you buy a product, you don’t assume you know how to use it, you must follow the manufacturer’s manual because even if you have used the product before, the manufacturer may have changed some settings “
“And you are the manufacturer’s manual…!”
“Hun Hun…!”
“So what happens next!”
“Eternity!, unless you want another chance to make things right again!”
“I get another second chance?”
“I am a God of Many second chances!”
“Wow! But how is this going to be different from the last two times.”
“You should have learnt from your previous mistakes! Mistakes helps you to know the ways not to approach things next time.!”
“Well, my approach was the best I could think of. Immediately I got back into the world, I swung back into action trying to contact Rekky and her husband…!”
“Exactly your mistake! You don’t because a food is burning, use your bare hands to lift the pot from the fire. You protect yourself first before getting the pot off the fire.”
“I don’t understand!”
“Before I go on about how you should have lived that second chance, are you taking the offer? Do you want another second chance?”
“Yes I do…at least I will get to save Doctor Mike. At least that’s the only person who died apart from myself!”
“No, he wasn’t…a young boy lost his life when Tony fired his shot in the air, Ifatoyinbo, the son of the herbalist also died. Osmond killed him! Also Moko will be dead in few minutes, Tony will rot in Jail, Your son will never be able to talk again. Mirabel will hand him over to a special needs home while she marries someone else. Osmond will walk around Mad for the rest of his life.
Can you see, how your way of handling things turned out. The only person saved in this second chance of yours was Rekky and that’s not because of you, that’s because her husband did the right thing. The very thing you failed to do.”
“What?”
“He went to the right source.!”
“The right source?” Mayowa asked
The HOLY ONE opened his palm to Mayowa and he saw how Martins, Tams and Tams’ mother went to see a Pastor.
“I was suppose to see a Pastor!”
“Most likely… Mayowa, you had just come out of an encounter with God and you were given an assignment, running off without proper training, mentorship, guidance was wrong!”
“Oh!”
“Despite David had been anointed king by Samuel while Saul was on the throne, David did not rush off to kill Saul and seize the throne! No, he stayed close to Samuel. Son, the first thing you should have done was to take a moment to find out how to go about the assignment I had given you ….” And the Holy One spoke at length to him…
“But, Why did you let Doctor Mike die?”
“His second Many chances had been exhausted… The major problem he had was not Obeying me in full. This is not the first time. I had forgiven him a lot of times.”
“ Can one exhaust one’s chances with God?” Mayowa asked.
“ 1 Kings 11:9-10…
Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his
heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had
appeared to him TWICE.
Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to
follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command….” The Holy one said.
“So God warned Solomon twice, before he got angry at him?” Mayowa confirmed.
“Yes, before tearing his kingdom into pieces”.
“How many second chances do I get?”
“I can’t tell you, but I will tell you this…live the life you have as your last because that might actually be your last second chance.”
“Ok, give me this second chance or third chance and I promise to use it well…” Mayowa said
“By what power?” The Holy one reminded him
“By the Grace of God!” Mayowa said.
“Good, but despite having many second chances, the value of the second chance you get reduces!”
“What do you mean?
“Instead of 48 hours, you only get 38 hours before. Can I trust you to use it well, because it might be the last second chance you get!”
“With your help, I will use it well!”
***
“Mayor! Snap out of it… Mayor!” Mirabel’s voice was calling
To be continued
