A Brave Little Girl

Her parents died when she was 14. She was then persecuted by her relatives only because of her faith in God. Her relatives gathered one day at her house for one reason , but one reason only. To try talk her out of following Jesus.

She was so tiny in the house. There were so many adults and they were bigger that her, more mature than her and even wiser than her. She was by herself while the troop of relatives were angry and furious and looked like they were lions hungry to kill. She was shaking and could not stand rigidly on her own, she needed at least the support of the wall as she could not sit because the house was packed and all chairs were occupied.

When they started opening their mouths to shout at her, to discourage her, to overwhelm her with fear, their voices were like thunder. They were too loud and too distracting for her. She could not bear it. In the midst of all that horror, her mother's words started hovering over her mind. “ 'Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.' Mat 10:21, this shall come to pass when I depart from this earth and you shall be alone” She realised that she did not understand these words at first but now she was forced to.

“'Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?'Rom 8:35 not even me my baby. I can do all but I cannot separate you form the love of God.” He mother's words proceeded in her mind. That was enough to dry her tears from falling, to strengthen her bones from shaking and to calm her heart from fear. She had God, so she does not need all these gigantic people around her.

She raised her face and looked at everyone of them in the eye and said: “ GO! LEAVE ME IN PEACE. I SHALL NOT COME AFTER YOU FOR THE LORD GOD WILL PROVIDE.” Yes, those words came from a 14 year old telling her relatives, people who had condition to take care of her to go and leave her in peace.

To be continued...