I know my husband is very good with words. He certainly know how to calm my nerves, but I am really interested in what he has to say to defend himself tonight. I was on my feet. He looked into my eyes for some seconds and walked up to me. He pulled me to a chair and made me sit. Somehow, Lanre knows how to get me. I am not often moved by words, but ever since I met him, his words have a way of melting me and turn me into a baby in his arms. So, I have learned to keep quiet whenever he wants to pet me. I love hearing it.
"When we came in, we saw you sleeping in a sitting position. You still had your work clothes on; your bag was beside you. I knew you must have had an hectic day. I had to even put a pillow on your neck so that you won't have pains when you wake up. I took John to the kitchen because I needed to make food ready for us. Whatever John thinks is not our concern." I frowned at that. "Really?" "I will take care of my wife irrespective of whoever is looking." That entered me and I took a deep breath. "You're not a lazy woman and I am not ashamed of cooking for you anytime, anywhere". Hmmmm. I had no choice than to let go of my fury.
I got back from work the following day all smiles. The judge that presided over the previous day's case noticed that I intentionally kept quiet. He didn't see it as incompetence or cowardice, he saw it as integrity and he wants me to work with him. Surely, righteousness exalts.
My husband came in too with a similar mood. I wondered what his own news would be. "Babe, you won't believe what John told me this morning". Chills ran through my spine. I knew he would have comments. "What did he say?" I was almost impatient.
"He came to my office as early as 8:05am and he began to cry. I was really surprised at it. He could only gather himself after almost 5 minutes. He said when we got to my house yesterday and met you sleeping, he expected me to wake you up roughly and ask you to prepare food, but instead I put a pillow on your neck so that you can sleep well. To his surprise, I asked him to come to the kitchen and I started preparing food. He felt that I wanted you to wake up so that I can blast you with hot words, but he was shocked when you woke up, entered the kitchen and all I did was greet you. He couldn't take the shock and that was why he was stammering."
"He confessed that he often beats his wife whenever she didn't prepare food on time and he thought all guys do it. But I showed him a different pattern yesterday and he was so convicted that he wept on his way home. He said this morning, he woke up early to cook for his wife and apologized for all he had done in the past. Babe, we saved a family!"
I was so excited and shocked at the same time. You mean that what I thought was an embarrassment to me is actually what saved another family from falling away! This God is full of wonders.
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