March, two thousand sixteen was a magnificent year where I kept my faith intact. I lost many friends some of whom called me names, whereas others baked appealing lies to many ears.
They scorned and mocked me together with their new found friends in bars; despite some not knowing me personally. To be sincere no human compassion could console me then as I had diminished like a shadow when it lengthens and I was shaken off like a locust. My knees were weak through fasting, and my flesh, feeble for lack of fatness. I became a reproach to many; when they looked at me, they shook their heads. I emotionally and spiritually found solent in the Bible - God spoke to me through the books of Proverbs 26:24-28; Psalm 69 and Psalm 109. These three scriptures, described my exact situation and revealed my real enemies. I saw their faces and mastered their names. Hope came in Jeremiah 15:19-21, Genesis 15:1, and Psalm 30:11-the revelation of hope. With all these encounters, I got to know that those who hurt us most are the people closest to us. They tend to know all our secrets and leave us with nothing to protect. They sometimes bake the sweetest cake of lies to let everyone believe what they are saying are true.
© Geoffrey K