By Omolola T J

The music was popping, everyone seems to be happy but not joyous as they danced to a pop track by a well-known secular musician. Some guys had long pipes of cannabis in their hands. Some strippers were too busy showing off themselves. Everyone was busy with either one thing or the other.

Pelumi a young lady was also at the scene, she drinking off her throat.
Earlier that day, Femi, her boyfriend, had called it a quits. All she could do was to drink to let the memories flush off her brain. Why am I always cheated? I need a true love. She whispered drunkenly.
Wale, a young, lanky guy showed up right before her face. I am here, the true love you seek for. He responded with cannabis in his hands.
Okay, let’s order more drinks since its a toast to me for finding another new lover, Pelumi snorted.
Pelumi stood to take her leave. As she stood, her legs were weak. she was going to fall. Wale grabbed her. I will take you home, miss, he offered.
Zoom! And they were there. It was a well furnished apartment of two rooms and a sitting room, a toilet and kitchen. She slammed herself on the couch and dozed off. Wale ensured sure she was safe. He took her phone and flashed his mobile phone so as to have her number for effective communication.
The next day she crawled from her bed to get the early momo chores fixed since it was a Saturday. As she stood up, she noticed her heels was still on her and the stench of alcohol. How did I get home? Last I checked, I was at the club. The confused expression was still on her pale face when her phone beeped.
Hi!”
Good morning.
Please who am I on to?”
I am Wale Badmus, our paths crossed last night at the club”.
Oh! I really can’t remember the occurrence. All the same, it’s my pleasure speaking with you. Hmm.
My pleasure. Did you see your purse where I kept it beside your t.v set?
Oh geez! A stranger brought me home. It dawned on her that she was having a substantial amount in her purse. Her salary. She was unable to deposit the money in her account due to the breakup, and it was a Friday. Banks closes by 2pm. I hope I haven’t been duped with the break up she thought as she stood up swiftly to get her purse and see for herself if Wale hadn’t picked her money. Men can’t be trusted so much and I detest them, She growled Wow! it’s intact. This guy is an angel!
Hello, are you there, miss?
Yes, thanks a lot Wale, I am grateful.
Please save my contact and I will save yours too, so we could get to know ourselves better. Thanks”.

The call abruptly came to an end. She sat with the t.v set to watch a telenovo love series. She was drenched in tears. She had a flashback about her life in the past seven years. It was a total mess. She lost her parents earlier than expected which led to the quest for her seeking a shoulder to lean on but there seems to be no true love anywhere. About five guys had already had their ways through her, and each seem to get her even more broken. She lost her virginity to Akin, the silly guy that promised her heaven and earth, I want to marry you Pelumi”, Akin had said to her seven years back. But where is he now? She queried in bewilderment.
Or is it Olumide that turned me into Central Bank of Africa. Stop looking at me like that. I know it is Central Bank of Nigeria, but the useless thing really drained me financially. I paid his house rent, I fed him, I clothed him, I gave myself to him for free sexual intercourse. Some guys need serious ogun curse (god of iron curse). I thought I had gotten to my place of joy only for me to discover he was cheating on me.
Gabriel, another devil incarnate. This guy almost killed me in the relationship of just eight months. He fed me with nice punches and beautiful slaps. Though he had money, his rascality no be for here.
As she flipped the channels on television to check other stations ,she saw an advert for a singles summit with the dock, tagged: Single but not Stupid
Pelumi almost laughed her ribs off on seeing the tag for the summit, as she tried to turn change the channel, something struck her mind: I think I should attend this meeting”.

She wore a blue crop top to match with her pink skirt. She applied her sleek makeup to blend her face contour. The summit will be commencing by twelve, she had already scribbled the address on her phone notepad. She headed straightway to the venue, it was an event hall.
Just as she was about entering through the door, grin grin grin her phone rang and it was Wale, the new guy from last night. What does he want again? she soliloquized as she clicked the answer button, Hey.
How are you doing? Guess your day is going great. Just thinking if we could hang out together today Pelumi?.
Wow! that’s great. So what time do you think we can meet?” She queried.
How about in the next two hours or what do you think?.
Argh! I just remembered now, I am at a singles summit and I don’t know when we will be through”

Oh! oh! singles what? So you are a church mouse. What were you doing at the club last night?
Pelumi was already tired of the conversation, Please, lets talk later. I need to go now”.
As she entered the hall, everywhere was dazzling in lights and sparks. This is great, I must attest. Pelumi was mesmerized just then she heard a feminine voice from behind.
You are welcome to this summit ma. Please register your details here. She was given a profile pad to enter her bio. She was then given a tag with her name on it.

“Wow! I feel loved”, Pelumi marveled. Just then a young lanky guy came to her to lead her to her seat. She saw some people at the red carpet. She was too shy to go there. She focused on her whatsapp chat with her female friend. In no time, a young lady came to her staring at her tag “Pelumi, you are welcome to GPH. It is Godly and Purposeful Hub. Why are you seating all by yourself? Let’s join the red carpet.” Said Remi, the moderator of the hub.
She stood up slowly. The red carpet was lit. She met so much young ladies of her age as they exchanged digits and gists.
At exactly twelve, the program began. The hall was filled up with about 300 young guys and ladies.
Pelumi’s joy knew no bounds. She felt sincerely loved for the first time in the past seven years. “The guest speaker came forward for her session and it was as if my life biography was opened to her. She discussed about “self acceptance”. After the whole talk, she had an altar call concluding that the only person that could love us genuinely is Jesus”. Pelumi soliloquised as she dragged herself to the platform. “I need true love, I need Jesus”.
The sessions ended and she decided that moment to start a new life in Christ. She arrived home still feeling great. She knelt down and spoke with God as if she saw him physically. After her prayers, she headed to the kitchen to prepare something sumptuous. She deleted all memories of the past guys on her mobile phone.

Months later, she got a text from GPH that there was going to be another summit. Pelumi was glad to attend. She hadn’t gotten over the dealings of the last summit.
Pelumi drew closer to God. Indeed, she enjoyed true love from the Holy Spirit. He is so sweet. She also got promoted at her work place after the encounter. She enjoyed all round serenity.
God told her about her purpose that the fallow ground was broken. He imprinted it on her heart that she had a connection with the GPH. She was unable to fix her heart on what the connection is all about.
The next summit came up and the whole place was glittering. She sat down quietly reading a Christian e-book on her phone. A young guy sat adjacent to her. As she lifted her eyes, she felt aligned to him but he was a total stranger.
“I am Peter Bells , I will like to meet you”.

“I am Pelumi Bello, my pleasure meeting you too”.

The duo got talking about God before the commencement of the program.

The summit ended soon. Peter demanded to know Pelumi better. They exchanged digits. They got talking on whatsapp and via calls. Unknown to Pelumi, Peter was the convener of the summit though he was still single. God gave him the mandate while on campus and since then, God has been faithful. His humility was unbeatable. He only brought guest speakers to the program so that himself and other singles will get blessed. Only few of the people knew he was the convener of the hub.
Weeks later, Peter told Pelumi he would like to see her. She stopped by after work at the venue for the meeting with Peter.
“I like you, and I want to marry you, Pelumi. I will give you time to go to God and ponder on it”. Peter said immediately after greeting her.
Pelumi was dumbfounded and extremely sweaty, “Erhm! It’s okay sir. I will feed you back in the next two weeks sir”.
The meeting was brief. It lasted five minutes as they both went on their different paths.
God kept telling Pelumi that she had a link with GPH. She knew God was talking about her marriage and purpose. Indeed she met Peter at the GPH SUMMIT, but what is the purpose connection about? She was confused.
Two weeks later, Pelumi called Peter. They hadn’t spoken for the past two weeks since the proposal. “Please lets meet today at the same venue”.
“That’s great”, Peter responded from the other end of the phone.
He wore a simple polo t-shirt with a pair of sneakers to match his jeans trousers.

Pelumi wore a smart blue gown with a pair of sandals. She rehearsed her response again. She smooched the cologne on her body.

The duo sat adjacent each other in silence as Peter gazed on her. She felt so shy that she forgot all her rehearsed lines.
“God said yes, and I say yes too.”
Peter gave a very excited look and gestured wildly. He was a young man with courtesy, if not, he would have shouted at the eatery like the way some of you did. Yes, you that brother reading this. You almost broke a glass because she said yes. Peter maintained his tempo and joy. Afterwards he revealed to her that he was the converner of the hub. Wow! Everything began to make sense by and by.
The duo got married. They lived purposefully, as the hub impacted lives tremendously. Pelumi’s past became a check for as many in her shoes. They had two kids a boy and a girl, they lived beautifully and purposefully.

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No matter how lost you are in the wilderness of sin, or the ocean of hatred, remember that there is a God that cares so much about you.
The best lover to be with is Jesus Christ. Why? He is love in person and in deeds.
Jesus loves you no matter how far and lost you had gone.

I hope this blesses you.
Stay blessed.

#Dexterity

I call you blessed.

Just Believe.

I believe.

Lady Omolara T.J.