My Village people are Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll try and keep this post short cause from the look of things it's unwise for me to stay in any one place for more than a couple of hours...so I'll need to catch a cab to my underground bunker...lol.. it's not that serious oooo.... But man if there's anything I have learnt from the story I am about to share is...Your acts of today will return some day.

A few years ago(late 90's), I had a string of so-called friends (you know the type you hang out with...it's always about parties, nothing really helpful towards your development as an adult (lol)... I was also a Sunday-Sunday church goer...I knew I had a work with God but wasn't prepared to walk with God. Anyhow, during this period, I got to meet a lot of ladies...being the single guy that I was at the time and feeling no convictions whatsoever, I dabbled with a number of them.
Some of these "relationships" ended well, while a couple ended not so well...e.g. one of the girls I had been seeing actually had a boyfriend (I had no clue about this at the time ooo)...anyway one night the babe calls me up and has dude on the line also...next thing, I hear a dudes voice saying "tell him" ... still lost and trying to figure out who the third person was, the babe goes "Miguel I never want to see nor talk to you again!"... At that point it hit me that the dude on the phone must have been her boyfriend...but before I could say my piece, at least tell the guy that when I met the babe she claimed she didn't have a boyfriend, the line goes dead...I'd often heard such stories but to be involved in that triangle really rocked me. Anyway I digress... this summer babes from this era have been re-surfacing ooo... I mean it's like they all had a meeting and decided "summer 2007", lets all show up and torment him...lol.. It's funny cause a number of them don't know I had given my life to Christ...it doesn't make me perfect but it means certain things I used to do or find attractive have since changed. So you can imagine the shock they've each experienced...So how have they been tormenting me? Good question...here goes

Babe with boyfriend (late 90's)
A few months after the incident, she called me up trying to make a comeback...offering to break-up with her dude (lol...you people wonder why I find it hard to trust women off the cuff). Oh well she caught me on a day I wasn't wearing my "booboo the fool" hat as such I declined her offer and went ahead to block-list her number...lol... Recently she re-surfaced in full force...As in she knew I was in Atlanta and wanted to hook up...hook up ko fish hook ni...We got a chance to speak and she wanted to "re-enact" the past... I think I threw her for a spin when I told her that was my past and it had no place in my present and future...she goes "wow I had heard you were now born again but I couldn't believe it"....See as devil wan use person mess me up...

From Chi-town with Love (late 90's)
Now this was a sweet babe... I felt she was one of the nicest babes I'd met but at the time I wasn't prepared to get into a long distance relationship. She lived in Chicago at the time and I in Atlanta. Anyway she had a dude that was seriously toasting her at the time (at the time she said she wasn't feeling the dude) but I explained to her that at the time I wasn't ready for a LD relationship...Anyway, years passed and I moved to school in Chicago (completely forgotten about this babe...could have sworn I didn't know anyone in Chicago). I walk into church on Sunday, guess who I saw....Her!!!!!!!!!!!...my heart for some strange reason started to beat fast... I think she was in shock seeing me minister...she couldn't believe it...it was also tough for me cause flashes came running through my head...anyway a few minutes later, she introduced me to her husband...she is now married...phew! but man if she becomes a regular, I'll have to constantly request that the Holy Spirit renews my mind until I am able to cast away the images. One funny thing from this experience though.... the way the babe introduced me to the hubby, dude has no clue there was some history between his wife and myself (probably he doesn't need to know but I think I'd want my wife to tell me). Oh well..............

Social network gone wrong!(late '90's)

This was actually one of the couple that didn't end too well. I mean the girl was cool but we just had varied views about life and things in general. One minute we'd be smiling but once a topic came up for discussion, you would think we were sworn enemies... we could never agree on important topics like religion, politics...lol...Other than that, I think it's fair to say we had a great time...Though I must say if I ever grow bald, she's 15% of the reason why...lol...
Anyway I am chilling on my social network page, viewing other networkers (lol)...when I get a message in my inbox... I run to read the message and it's from a name that doesn't look familiar...I retract that..the first name looks familiar but the last name is strange...But from the note it's obvious this person knew me and knew me well...so I ran through my mental Rolodex of names (last thing you want to ask in that type situation is "who is this?..lol)...So it finally hits me ..it's her...funny how we have mutual friends but our paths never crossed after we split...anyway she goes on to tell me how she's now married and has three kids...(333333333333333333 kids!!!)... knowing fully well I just finished from B-School, she goes "And you?" for goodness sake you've kept tabs on me and so you know fully well I am as single as Adam was before Eve was created... Man what torture...but kai...she has 3 kidssssssssssss.... man I am beginning to think people get some form of income from dropping babies...this babe is too young to have already had 3 kiddsssssssss..... some months ago I went to Atlanta for my usual break...ended up attending a friend's kid's 1st birthday party (don't ask me what I was thinking!!).. man i walked in and I mean the place was packed with kids (duhh) but what shocked me was...there were only 6 mothers in there and about 18- 20 kids....So I asked my mate if some mothers had dropped off their kids and dude was like naaa the other 5 (excluding his wife) own them all....lol... the look on my face was priceless...who said the economy is tough....lol

Anyway I'll touch on the rest in my next post... I need to go take a shower and head out to the tailors place...I'll be involved in a wedding next week and the groom has told me it's mandatory I wear traditional ...Man I hate those things... I never feel comfortable in them...but oh well... I'll have to suck it up!...I'll just have to ensure no one takes a picture of me wearing it...lol... This past Sunday we had African day in church and everyone in the choir was to wear something international (native)...trust Miguel to show up in his suit...lol...Yup thats as international as it gets for me...I've been told that when I get married I'll have to wear it...Let's just say I plan on marrying an understanding wife...lol

Anyway I trust y'all are doing good....till my next entry, I'll leave you with this
In the old testament, most times the Israelites went to war, they took the Ark of Covenant with them...this Ark of Covenant signified God's presence... we are told how Joshua and Jehoshaphat through praise conquered the mountains they faced, we are also told how Obededom, reaped showers of blessing while the Ark resided in his house...As children of God, that same covenant is available to us but since we do not have the Ark of Covenant, we can rely upon God's word that says "He inhabits the praises of His people".... when you tie this two together, you see that regardless of the situation you are facing or what has been said, the key to your victory is praise...so open your mouth and sing the Lord a new song and watch Him do what He alone can do.Men promise and fail but God's promise will never return void. Amen!