The Bath

With Love.

NATHANIEL'S POV

Tears streamed down my cheeks when I finished the letter, I rembered how I was with Ibrahim 5 years ago, I had personally told him that I would ensure he became a Christian and his name would be Abraham, I cannot even bear calling him that now. I used to have reflexes about teenage time but this brought memories too much for me to bear. I have failed God too much, let me just kill myself and get over with it. But first let me check out my father's letter. I picked it and unwrapped it. It was what I ought to have read for a year now. Just the first words brought tears to my eye.

MY SON,

I remember when you were first given birth to, a prophecy came from three well known prophets that you will move and shake pillars as you draw the youths of your generation closer to God. This was in fact why I wanted you to have a stainless youthful stage and why I was being so strict all through, I just wanted to make you perfect. I know that is where I was mistaken, I did not completely make you see the reasons you have to stay pure in Christ and live a godly life but I just kept pushing you to live rightly, I expected too much but I failed to remember that you are human and you are bound to make mistakes. Now I acknowledge that I was too hard on you and you lived under my shadow.

For all this I am very sorry. Please forgive me. I failed to listen to the voice of God that told me I couldn't live your life for you because no body did for me, you were going to pass through a lot that only the mercies of God could save you from. It was even part of the prophecy. God was totally silent about your future career also and it have me a hint that he did not want you to be a medical doctor and you might not make anything out of it. Your sole reason for going to school was to get a helper in your ministry with that being Ibrahim now Abraham.

Most of these were revealed to me but I was hindered from telling you. I was only privileged to tell you that Stephanie would be a great obstacle to your ministry, I saw it and told you to avoid her yet destiny had its way as it always did. I disowned you due to the way I felt that I have wronged God in raising a minister of the Gospel but that was a very bad way of approaching this, I am pretty sure that at the time when you are ready this I would have been long gone and I know I will make it to heaven by God's grace and mercy, it gives me such concern that I am responsible for your mother's death but I know it is all planned by God so no one is to blame.

Now, Nathaniel my own son, my only heir, I know soon you would be out of prison, be careful the journey of a year ends within the twinkle of an eye so use this opportunity to get more acquintanted with the word of God and receive advice on how to go on with life's journey by Abraham. He is God sent to you and I am rest assured that all the plans God has for you will be brought to fulfilment.

You probably have been living your life to please me all this while but that is all over. You are to live for God now, your future is bright that is why it is so difficult to get there, you should be 23 or 24 by now and you have gotten so much experience already. Your trials are your testimonies only when you overcome them, as I have stated earlier, you are going to be a youth pastor, you know I had no idea of all you have gone through and I am deeply sorry for not giving you a listening ear through all your problems. I still want you to dust that old life off and give your life to Jesus again, I know you are very familiar with what to say but be intentional about it and I know that Christ is ever ready to forgive you, He is taking us away for you to know that everyone has a different race to run in this life and we were just tools for your growth, you are left alone now, pray to him, he always will be there.

The Holy Spirit tells me you want to commit suicide and I agree because of your last response to me when we were parting but he says you should not waste your effort because it would be fruitless. All my properties would be sold off and the gains given to an orphanage so you can start afresh, I know the Lord is your strength. I love you son and I will miss you a lot but God is in need of me soon and he wants you to remain on earth. God loves you more than I do so follow him.

Love,

Your Father.