CHANGED LIFE
Lora came down from
the car and kissed her fiancé good night as the car zoomed off. She was in very
high spirits and was grateful to God for all He has done for her.
At the age of twenty
five she had already accomplished many things. She had a Masters degree from a
very reputable university and worked in a good firm. The management of this
firm held her in high esteem and had provided her with a well furnished
apartment. In addition an official car was assigned for her usage.
CHANGED LIFE 2
In addition to these
she would be getting married to Princeton, a first class degree holder in Economics
from Harvard University. Though she considered herself a Christian, she knew
her fiancé was not born again.
However she decided
not to broach the issue to him until after her wedding. She did not wish to
take the risk of losing him. Why would she when she was fully aware it was not
easy to pin down a husband these days.
That night she was too
happy and too tired to eat so after a shower she went straight to bed.
CHANGED LIFE 3
She entered the living
room and switched on the light. There was a letter on the table addressed to
her, it was from Princeton. Beaming with smiles she opened the letter and began
to read it. The first few words stunned her. The letter was lengthy but the
summary is presented below.
Dear Lora
I thought you were my friend, should anyone have told me
otherwise, I would not have hesitated to kill him were I to have the power to
do so, but now I know better. This made tears of sorrow to run down her cheeks,
but she continued to read the epistle.
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I gave this relationship
my best, everything I knew that was right I applied and those things I knew not
I made research so that I can use them to please you for I loved you more than
mere words could describe. Why did you choose to pay me back in so evil a
manner?
This was too much for
Lora to bear and she began to cry, yet she could not put down the letter as she
continued reading it.
You knew all along I
was not a Christian but you never asked me to become one. Had you asked me I
would gladly have accepted, if for no other reason but my love for you. You
know quite well that I could have crossed any Ocean or even go to the moon just
to be with you.
Lora’s temperature
rose up as she read these words
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Now what is the result
of this silence? As you read this letter, I am in a place too horrible to
mention. There are millions of people here in very severe pain. Nothing on
earth can describe the torture and agony that is being experienced here.
In all my life I never
knew such a horrible place exist but now I have to spend the rest of eternity
in so despicable a place such as this. One last thing I ask from you is this,
please go to my brothers and warn them lest they also should come to this
inhospitable land.
Good bye forever,
Princeton
CHANGED LIFE 6
Lora woke up with a start, thank God it was a dream she
muttered to herself.
Her bed was thoroughly drenched with sweat as if buckets of
water have been poured on it. She reached for her phone and dialed Princeton’s
number several times but there was no response from the other end.
What could be the
problem, why was there no response. Thankfully the next morning was a Saturday
and she didn’t have to go to work. As soon as it was dawn she hurried off to
Princeton’s house.
CHANGED LIFE 7
Lora was informed that
her fiancé was dead, this event took place as he was coming back home the night
before. His car had an accident and he died on the spot. Lora stood transfixed
to the spot, she could not believe that it was the very person she kissed goodbye
the night before that was now dead.
She gazed straight
ahead into the empty space as if she was in a trance. This lasted for twenty
minutes and then without speaking to anyone she suddenly turned around and went
back home.
She locked herself
indoors and wept bitterly throughout the weekend. As she wept she reasoned but
could not tell which was more painful, the fact that her fiancé died or the
fact that she never presented Christ to him.
CHANGED LIFE 8
That week she was
given a leave of absence from work. She
spent most of the time meditating and reading the word of God. As she read, the
eyes of her understanding were enlightened. Though a regular church attendee,
she had never devoted any time to study the word of God.
She thought that going
to church and performing a few ceremonies was enough, now she knew better. She
saw at once that had she been the one involved in the accident, she would have
gone straight to hell, for her lifestyle was in total variance with the
standard set by God.
She knew she had
fallen short of God’s glory, there and then she prayed for forgiveness and
promised to begin living the changed life.
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