IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU ANYMORE

As a young girl, growing up, Paula was excited seeing her mother’s dreams come through. Her dreams were to own a house with a beautiful garden by its side and train her daughter through all educational levels as she desires.

Though Paula’s mother was not rich but she stood by her dreams.  With mortgage from the credit union, she was able to complete her beautiful house. Being a lover of fruits, she planted several trees to fulfill her dream.  Paula too was looking forward to the day these trees would bear fruits.

Life they say is full of many tragedies, the unpredictable tragedies, such that took Paula’s dear mom from her. On that day, she left home in the morning happily with her daughter, dropped her off at her school and promised to pick her up for lunch.  Just ten minutes drive from Paula’s school there were sporadic gunshots. Two gang members were exchanging gunfire and Paula’s mother became the victim as she was caught in-between.  She received a severe gunshot to her chest and died on the spot.

She lost her mom and her mom’s dreams.  The credit union took over the house and auctioned it to another person.  For many years, she was still wondering. “Why?”

After seven years, she decided to visit her former home to revive her memory.  The trees have grown up with attractive fruits. As she stood at the gate with tears flowing down her eyes, a young lady came out of the house, approached her and asked who she was looking for. Paula replied “. This was our compound. My mother built that house and planted those trees before she died”.  The young lady was touched by this revelation, she said “ I am sorry to hear this but is there anything I could do for you?”.  Paula replied “. Yes! If you could please, allow me to taste of the fruits from the plants”.  At this point, the countenance of the young lady changed to that of disappointment.  “Sorry ma. I cannot allow you into this compound and no one is allowed to collect any fruit from those trees. The owner of this compound, Ms. Liz is very strict and mean. She loves those fruits more than human beings. I hope you understand?  I am just a maid who is protecting her job.” The young lady declared.

In tears, Paula left without tasting of the fruits, which she and her mother planted.  The truth is that who owns the compound owns the trees and the fruits. The garden does not belong to the former owner anymore.

We are just like the compound and our lives are like the garden.  When we surrender to Jesus Christ, he becomes the owner of everything that we have. Anyone who does not surrender to Jesus Christ, his owner is Satan and everything he has belongs to the devil. When you surrender to JESUS CHRIST, He washes you clean with His Blood. He does not look at your pasts.

2Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Dear Beloved, you can pray this short but powerful prayer:  Dear Jesus Christ, from this moment, I surrender my life totally to you, please, forgive me all my sin and set me free from all my weakness. I accept you as my LORD and personal Saviour in your name I prayed. Amen !