Job 8:5 says 'If you would earnestly seek God; And make your supplication to the Almighty. Then v.6 goes on to say, 'If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place.
For many years, Amaka had prayed to God for a husband. She was leaning towards 33 years of age yet there was no suitor. Her mind was always in turmoil; questions often flooded her thoughts and denied her of peace. She had been called names and even her family was not left out- the reason why she hardly contacted her parents. 'Amaka, you are a shame! At your age, no husband, no children!' her mother shouted at her one day over the phone. From vigils to prayer meetings to conventions to marriage seminars and conferences; no suitor. She had become a prayer point everywhere ; invested her money in books on marriage, fasted to no end yet her Mr. Right was not in sight. As she drove home from the bank that evening, the tears that cascaded down her pretty face blurred her vision , her hands were threatening to lose their hold on the steering so she veered off into a small street off the busy road and with what was left of her strength brought her car to a halt in front of one of the houses on the street. Then she bowed her head on the steering and began to weep. 'God, why?' She asked. 'Do you hate me this much? Where have I gone wrong?' Her whole body trembled as she sobbed uncontrollably. How long she sobbed there, she didn't know. She suddenly woke up with a start when it was dark. Where was she? She rubbed her eyes and looked around for a while wondering what on earth she was doing here. She started the car, still puzzled. When she finally found her way out to the road; everything had begun falling into place as she remembered what brought her here. Her heart didn't feel heavy as it did anymore; it felt light and happy and free. The peace that draped the core of her being was a deep-seated one. When was the last time she felt like this?As light and free as a bird with no worries weighing her down. She turned on the music in her car and the ambient sound of worship filled the car while she sang along. And as she sang, she was smiling. So God had been there for her all along and all she could do was worry about a man when HE had loved her all along. She was busy agitating about a husband when she already had God? She shook her head; she was now rounding the bend that marked off Randle avenue where she lived. As she turned into her street, she remembered HIS words from the dream that caused this transformation.'I don't hate you; I have loved you, I love you and will always love you'. These words were beautiful words that made her head spin like that of a sixteen year old. She hopped out of the car like a kid after she had parked outside the gate of her house. She was never going to worry about a husband again because God had already answered her prayers long long ago!
I once listened to a woman who talked about marriage and she said something about her life as a single woman. She said she discovered that she had been seeking a man all along and not God. And that was when she accepted God's will for her whether in marriage or singleness. Job8:5 talks about seeking God earnestly. Are we seeking God or seeking that job or marriage? Why are we serving God? These are questions that define our relationship with the Most High. Matt 6:33 enjoins us to seek first the kingdom of God and other things will be added to us. When we joy in the simple pleasure of relating with God and communing with Him, pleasing Him in all we do, laying all the burdens of our heart before him and still enjoying the peace that comes with trusting in Him instead of agitating, then God cannot sit and watch us this is why Job says that He will awake for us and whatever is rightfully ours; that job, husband, child, admission, first class degree will be given to us. You, just seek HIM first.
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