Once Upon A Time

An audio true life story. Click the play button above to listen or read below.

Once Upon a Time, I had just one shoe. Just as the economy, experiences a recession, my family was in a deep recession at that time. For every event, this black China made shoe was the norm. I wore it until the sole came off and the nail that initially attached the sole to the heels gave an unusual and sometimes irregular sound as it hit the ground. Ko, ko, cre, ko cre. Then I’ll say to myself in humour, “That’s the sound the heels of a classy lady makes when she catwalks down the aisle (but without the cre sound).

When I complained, my dad would say, ‘pray’. I remember vividly where I was when I prayed a determine prayer in faith. I said something like “God as your daughter this is not the shoe I should be wearing. I’m very unhappy, please provide me new shoes and for my shame, I want a closet full of shoes, I mean the type and number of shoes that will make eyes wide open and people talk.

I prayed this on a Sunday morning on my way to church. Did God answer me immediately, the next Sunday or months later? Nope! Well, physically He didn’t seem like He had answered. Around this period, I recall a group of male friend’s gisting by the walk way and I needed to pass. I had avoided passing because I knew the status of my shoe and the embarrassing sound it could give so I treaded carefully. The shoe cooperated; not giving off too much of an unusual sound but just as I got to the section where this group of guys were. My ‘akobayan’ embarrassing shoe gave the loudest squeaky sound I’ve ever heard a shoe make till date.

Talk about embarrassment of the highest order. I had no choice but to keep my head up; like nothing happened and keep walking. God say’s in place of shame, I will give you double honour. Today, 9 (nine) years after, I have over 23 good shoes excluding flat sandals and slippers. Did God answer my prayer? Yes. Did it take a while? Oh Yes! a while is even an understatement but good things happen to those who wait. About half of the shoes I have, I didn’t buy, in fact I sell and even give shoes out as led by God.

Lessons Learnt: Do not laugh at anyone whose shoes are in a poor state, not like I used to but I let the scenario remind me of those humble days and I remember to thank God. Also, I ask God if it’s your will to help this person; show me the way and equip me to.

To ensure I’m not by chance materialistic, I pray often that if in anyway having these shoes does not glorify you, prune me. If you ask me to give all this shoe out, I will do so. This prayer keeps my mind and motive in check. I do not dwell on the fact that I have shoes in fact I didn’t count how many shoes I had until I was writing this post.  It’s not a sin to dwell in abundance. It’s a covenant right.

Is there anything you’re believing God for? “He owns the cattle’s on a thousand hills; every beast of the forest is His” Psalm 50:10. “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it” Psalm 24:1.  Whatever you need, is yours once you ASK.

Philippians 4:19 (AMP) says, And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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