Hey guys!
I hope you all have been doing well and staying safe during this pandemic. By God's grace I have been healthy. I wanted to share my testimony with you all because the Bible says "Jesus did not let him, but said "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." Mark 5:19
By God's grace I landed my first nursing job and I was super excited. From the very first day of work I was met with negative vibes and jealousy. I never understood why anyone would be jealous of me when I'm just a small girl, fresh out of nursing school with no experience lol. But my Pastor has told me several times "Ama you are different, let them do what they are doing. Stop looking at people and look at God." Whenever I get overwhelmed or upset with people I remember those words.
I had a colleague who had taken a liking to me just because we were the only employees of African descent. From the first time she sat in my office my spirit discerned that her spirit resembles someone I went to nursing school with that actually tried to get me kicked out but that's another story for another day...
I called my sister-friend and told her about what I discerned but I wanted to make sure that I wasn't misplacing my past trauma from one person to this person. But let me just say this, TRUST YOUR DISCERNMENT THE FIRST TIME. It will save you MAJOR heartache in the end.
This colleague and myself formed an acquaintance that was very friendly turned hostile.
This person would frequently come to me and confide in me about her personal life troubles and I would redirect her to seek God in these trying times in their life. I would share sermons, bible verses, and frequently check in with and inquire about this persons well being. Then one day everything came to a halt. They stopped acknowledging me at work making the work environment extremely hostile ultimately toxic.
One day I sparked up a conversation:
Me: "hey have I done anything to offend you?"
The person was appalled and their energy changed from cold to guilt stating
Them: "no you haven't done anything to offend me why would you think that?"
Me: "well you stopped talking to me so I just wanted to make sure we are good and apologize if necessary."
Colleague: "no girl you haven't done anything to offend me"
Me: "ok!"
Something in my spirit felt relieved but still uneasy because something wasn't right but since this person said I haven't offended them I let it go but was cautious because I could no longer trust this person because their mood swung too far left for my liking for no logical reason...
One day I had to cover for this person but was running behind due to being caught up with a patient. As soon as I got the chance I went to relieve this person. And returned back to my office once they returned to a very nasty message via Teams basically telling me that I should have hurried up to relieve her faster and I am the reason she was late to a meeting...
I laughed out loud. She dey craze!
I felt a fiery pit in my stomach. So many different emotions came over me. Shortly after she came to my office to ask me to cover her for another task. I said "sure but what's up with your TEAMS message that you sent me? It was extremely unprofessional..." She glared at me and said "No it wasn't that's how I feel." I shooed her away like a fly and didn't respond. She was fuming and just stood there glaring at me while I continued attending to my desktop and paid her no mind.
She then walked away and returned to my office door and bitterly stated "that's why nobody likes you or wants to work with you." As if 1. I go to work to be liked 2. Are we in high school ? LOL. Girl bye! I continued to ignore her which killed her lol.
I thought that would be our last encounter and boy did I get the SHOCK of my life...
It was what I thought an ordinary day, I finished my work early and was headed to my car to enjoy the rest of my day. As I was leaving I noticed this same person rushing to leave as well closely behind me. At first it almost felt as if they were chasing after me but I just assumed they were rushing to get home which is completely normal...
Boy was I wrong...
I got into my car and looked in my rear view mirror and around me and no longer saw my colleague. I thought to myself "that's weird they were right behind me..." I heard that still small voice from the Holy Spirit to wait until they pulled out the parking lot but I didn't see them so I waiting for a bit and decided to slowly reverse out of the parking space. Unbeknowest to me, this person was standing close to my car pacing back and forth sneakily in hopes I would hit them (in my blind spot because I never saw them).
That very evening I was getting ready to head out and I noticed a police officer park in front of my house and walked towards my front door. I panicked. I was confused and frankly in shock.
The officer asked me to confirm my identity and handed me a "peace order" to stay away from this same person. In translation, this person filed a report falsely accusing me of trying to hit them with my car... I almost went crazy. I called my Pastor. I couldn't believe it.
My cousin who is an attorney reassured me that this is nothing to worry about because 1. I am innocent 2. There are cameras EVERYWHERE. I just couldn't get over the AUDACITY of satan. That very night I didn't sleep or eat for days. I laid on the floor crying and contending for my life. I asked God teach me how to pray effectively and save me from this trap the enemy has set for me. The Holy Spirit put on my heart to google "bible verses when you are being falsely accused". [Google is a lifesaver literally] I had a full arsenal and I warred in the spirit.
In conclusion, the judge threw out the case within 5 minutes. I barely had to say anything to vindicate myself because Jesus had already gone before me to close the case in the Kingdom of Heaven. GLORY TO JEHOVAH.
I share my testimony to encourage you to share how GOOD God has been to me despite the pain and heartache I endured.
Here are 3 lessons I learned from this experience:
Trust the promptings of the Holy Spirit the first time. God is NEVER wrong, nor is He a man that He should lie.
I looked deep down inside myself at my flaws/weaknesses and asked God to take it away and to make me more like him because an experience like this can make you bitter, angry and paranoid.
Trust God. He will never let you be brought to shame. Don't look to your left or right. Look at Jesus. He saves.
I pray you were able to catch the revelation in this blog post. I pray you learn from my mistakes. I pray you share your testimony after reading and sharing this post amongst your friends and family.
Thank you so much for reading. Please leave a comment below.
Xo,
Ama Talk
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