A Privileged Position

Every time I mention that I am a widow or my husband passed away not too long ago, the responses I get are "Oh!, Ah!, I am so sorry!, It is well with you!" On Facebook, I must not put anything related to being a widow or show any sign of downcasted, and I get prayers from nooks and corners of Facebook, in other words, the world.

I so appreciate the concerns of people and I am grateful, particularly for the ones that pray for me, some that I have not even met and maybe never meet face to face until we get to heaven.

A revelation came to me recently. This revelation was not what I did not know before. Immediately my husband passed away, it was sang into my hears from so many people. I remembered somebody saying that I should go and study about it, which I tried, but, I was too enveloped with, "Why is this happening to me/us?" I went on emotional roller coaster, from being angry to downhearted to extremely happy (to prove to people that I am not dispirited) and back to being angry.

I also joke about it to my friends and even when praying to God, I mention it to Him.

But something happened recently, and the revelation became real to me. I am part of a group in the bible school and we were supposed to contribute some money in the group. There are two couples in the group and I am the fifth person. The amount that was suppposed to be divided among us is just over £100. I got a text message from one of the members of the group that it has been divided into three families. I wanted to get angry because I thought it shouldn't be. We were not put into the groups as families but as individuals. So I will be paying 2 people's contribution. Then the Holy Spirit said I should leave it. I left it at that time, but it kept coming back. I believe the next morning, I checked the other groups to confirm that thought. I also wanted to call the Principal.

Then God started ministering to me. He said, "Am I not your husband? Is £38 pounds too much for me to split with you?"  And I thought, "What is £38 to you Lord? Nothing! You that hold the world in Your hands and I am like a speck in this world, yet, You are still mindful of me! Of course, You are my husband and the Father of the Fatherless, so Yes we are a couple!" And my eyes opened to another aspect of God. I see myself as the Lord's Belle; the Lord's Lady.

It is a privileged position to be. This blog is for all the widows out there. You are the wife of the Lord. The Lord is your husband. Look at some of the promises listed below that He has for you as a widow:

• “You shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.  If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry!" ~ Exodus 22:22-23
• ‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ ~ Deuteronomy 27:19
•  "A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation" ~ Psalm 68-5
• "The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow." ~ Proverbs 15:25
• “ Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore." ~ Isaiah 54:4
• "Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.” ~ Jeremiah 49:11
• "For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Almighty is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth." ~ Isaiah 54:5

So rejoice, wallow in your husband's goodness. Be encouraged because He will not leave you or forsake you. YOU ARE THE LORD'S WIFE!