FAITH: Lily & GOD

Chapter 24

Lily sat on one of the stools in the kitchen. A mathematics textbook opened to the current chapter that's been taught in school and a notebook beside it, where she solved the equation.

She came down to Sarah's house when she was done with school and thankfully, she met Sarah's dad who explained some things to her before leaving for work. Sarah's currently sleeping, that's why she wanted to attempt the question from the assignment given.

'Math's so difficult and boring' she sighed.

She looked away from the book and let her mind wander off to something else. Her mind was taken back to what happened at the community center two days ago. A tired sigh left her lips and she buried her face in her palm.

Lily promised herself not to think about it and just hope for the best but trying to do that is like saying you wouldn't smell smoke when there's fire. It's hard to ignore because it was there. The reality of things and it scared her so much.

"Sarah shall not die but live to declare the works of GOD as she has been doing" she muttered the bible verse Joshua gave her when she talked to him about her encounter with those ladies.

Thinking it would end there, she was met with more adversaries in school. Fendi and Matthew weren't as close as they were before Sarah's illness was known to all.

She remembered when she went to meet them about another outreach, she and Joshua would be going to later on Friday but they gave excuses that didn't make sense. But she understood and just smiled at them before leaving them.

Mark, the guy who challenged her at the beginning of her faith journey, began questioning what she believed and who she believed in. It wasn't just him, it was like a whole group of people were joined together to discourage her and question her belief in GOD.

She didn't want the negative words of others to discourage her from her faith and belief in GOD. She comforted herself with scripture from the bible where GOD came in at the right time to make things better. It was late in the human sense but not to GOD because he's always on time. No matter the situation.

"You are always on time" she muttered to herself and closed her eyes.

'You're not naïve to the reality of what's happening' a voice in her head said.

She shook her head and tried to shake the voice from her head. The voice of doubt, that has been saying all manner to discourage her.

"GOD, I am lost. Help me please" she prayed in a small voice. "You heard Hagar's son. I know you'll hear me" She opened her eyes and paused when her heart felt heavy. Her lips quivered and she felt the tears in her eyes. She tried to blink the tears away.

"GOD, please heal my friend from this sickness" She looked at the textbook again then closed the book and lay her head on the counter. "I can't deny the hurt going on in my heart and the fear within" she confessed.

She raised her head, put both palms against each other in prayer, and rested her chin between her thumbs and index fingers.

"Call upon me and I will answer, you said" she sighed "I am calling GOD, answer me please" she pleaded.

She stayed like that. Praying with a voice only GOD can hear. From the deepest part of her heart.

Then her phone rang. She rounded up the prayer and picked up her phone to see who was calling.

Cory.

"Hey" her voice came out timid and unclear so she cleared her voice and spoke again "Hi Cory, what's up?"

Cory paused for a moment. "Are you okay?" she sounded worried.

Lily smiled.

"I'll be good, you?"