Dear Diary,
It's been awhile haven't scribbled on you. I have been contemplating on taking a certain short cut but have got to rethink my decision. Now, let me scribble about an incident I had on Friday, 1/7/2016 about short cuts. You see, at around 10pm was going somewhere with a friend, so I called another friend to pick us. From the stage we stood at, we needed to drive a few meters to do a U-turn but this friend decided it was a waste of time to go all the way and do a U-turn in the designated area so he did a U-turn in a crossroad, "OMG! The camera!" I quipped. That was a short cut to avoid waiting in the jam. It saved us time yes but what if the NTSA Surveillance Cameras nabbed us or a traffic askaris?
It's been awhile haven't scribbled on you. I have been contemplating on taking a certain short cut but have got to rethink my decision. Now, let me scribble about an incident I had on Friday, 1/7/2016 about short cuts. You see, at around 10pm was going somewhere with a friend, so I called another friend to pick us. From the stage we stood at, we needed to drive a few meters to do a U-turn but this friend decided it was a waste of time to go all the way and do a U-turn in the designated area so he did a U-turn in a crossroad, "OMG! The camera!" I quipped. That was a short cut to avoid waiting in the jam. It saved us time yes but what if the NTSA Surveillance Cameras nabbed us or a traffic askaris?
Well, my Sofa-set Driving School fails me but I think you cannot take a short cut by doing a U-turn at a crossroad spot or probably I skipped the 'short cut class'! Ok, I give up! Let me put this thought aside and shift my focus from the shortcut (U-turn) to something I have been contemplating. There are some things have been praying for and I feel like have waited enough and am tempted to take a short cut! Am damn serious! A short cut is a quicker, shorter, or easier way to get to a place or a quicker or easier way to do something. Sometimes waiting isn't easy or comfortable.
You see, there's this voice that has been speaking within me, "God, I think I can reach this goal a whole lot quicker and easier my way than continuing to sit here, praying and waiting for your way. It's long overdue You know!" Actually been trying to scheme but again there's this other louder voice that's been telling me, "Woman, don't get distracted by short cuts. They're detours that will take you off track. Chill for a while!"
Ok. I'm consciously aware of what the Bible tells me about short cuts, and the consequences. For instance, Jesus, having fasted for 40days and 40nights, He was hungry and the Tempter came and said to Him, "Command these stones to become loaves of bread."
Men, Jesus was hungry, but He didn't take that short cut. Later, the Tempter told Him, "Jump from the top of this temple and angels will catch You." It would prove to everyone that Jesus was the Son of God and so would worship Him. You see, God's plan was for Jesus to die on the cross, not to commit suicide by jumping off the temple trying to show off. He was to glorify God by following the right path, Matthew 4:1-11.
Men, Jesus was hungry, but He didn't take that short cut. Later, the Tempter told Him, "Jump from the top of this temple and angels will catch You." It would prove to everyone that Jesus was the Son of God and so would worship Him. You see, God's plan was for Jesus to die on the cross, not to commit suicide by jumping off the temple trying to show off. He was to glorify God by following the right path, Matthew 4:1-11.
Look here, short cuts have dire consequences. For the love of children or was it for being tired of the long wait of a promise! Sarah hatched a plan- she told Abraham to get Hagar, her handmaid pregnant! To-date, we are experiencing problems that have lasted for generations because of a mere short cut!
Ok, I quit contemplating the short cut. Let me wait!
Friend, would you take a short cut if there's a longer, twistier road available? Bryant McGill said, "Every short cut has a price usually greater than the reward."
Friend, would you take a short cut if there's a longer, twistier road available? Bryant McGill said, "Every short cut has a price usually greater than the reward."
Regards,
Nzaku Nashipae
Nzaku Nashipae
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