Thy Will, Not Mine

Chapter {11} Destiny

My search for a church had proven to be fruitful, I had found a beautiful medieval period church that was still intact, well from my phone's view that is.

I woke up about thirty minutes ago and just dedicated that small time to God through prayer and scripture reading. I mean when we want something we expect him to answer but we can not even spare a few minutes of our time to talk and learn more about him.

I brushed my teeth, not rinsing them as the dentist had suggested for a clear and white clean. Taming my wild, curly hair I brushed it out of its tangles so it wouldn't hurt and break apart when I washed it.

My hot water was now lukewarm- just how I liked it, as I took my time in the tub, just soaking and relishing the warmth of the water.

An hour later, I was wearing a midi skirt made of pink check wool blend fabric, paired with a white sweater, black stockings, and white block heels.

My hair cascaded down my back in curls. I had curled my hair, which was a departure from its usual wild 4a texture. Today, I made the decision to go somewhere new without any makeup and embrace my natural look.

I placed my New International Version Bible into my tote bag, I would've used my Bible app but sometimes I just didn't find it satisfying to the soul like somehow I couldn't get the filling of the Holy Spirit, but we differ as people so while another would find it fine I would not, which was completely okay. I added a lip balm, a mini packet of tissue, hand and nail cream, a pen, and a journal and that's when I noticed Samuel's laundry basket which I could return because he was not home yesterday so I decided that I would just give to to him today, when I got back form church.

Holding on to my phone, I left my neatly cleaned room, gently closing the door behind me.

Last night, I had invited Thato to join me at the unfamiliar church, but she said she needed time to decide, so would sleep on it, which was reasonable since it was a last-minute invitation.

I walked a short distance to Thato's room, humming to myself. Her room was located next to mine, with only the main bathroom separating us. I gently knocked on her door. I softly knocked on the flush door.

A few seconds later, the door opened revealing my tired-looking best friend, still in her nightwear and bonnet, rubbing at her droopy eyes. A loud yawn shortly followed, making me chuckle at her.

"Good morning," I smiled down at her, yes I was pretty tall for most girls, and the only person that seemed to tower down on me was Nio who had been ignoring my repetitive calls and texts since yesterday. Why? I did not know.

"You are so chippy, this early morning," She gruffly commented as she blinked to rid all of the sleep.

"Well, that's because I am wide awake and ready to go to church!" I excitedly exclaimed. I was really happy to have gotten a church though I had not seen it, I am sure it would be a great church and it was better to worship with others than alone after all Matthew 18:19-20 said;

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

A groan made me turn my attention to my best friend who had her hands on her head, "Urgh, I totally forgot that you had invited me to church today."

One thing about my best friend was that she forgot almost everything said to her before sleep and remembered when she was reminded, so I was not surprised but I had hoped she would remember what we had spoken about yesterday.

"It's okay, we can go together next week, if you are up to it," I said with a smile.

"Absolutely! Next week I will be up before you can say good morning!" She said with an apologetic smile.