Dear readers,This story was published on this column consecutively, for two weeks. It attracted a lot of responses which are now published today.We thank our contributors.Monica Taiwo.DEAR Rachael,You have to assist them. All things work together for good for those that love God. If not for those terrible situations, you would not have met "your mother" and son who live in the USA. For your prayers to be answered, you have to forgive them and take things easy.I will also advise that you must not allow them to stay with you for even 24 hours. Keep your distance, but give them all you can afford to make them happy. God will give you the grace.Peter Idowu.''''God has seen it all. Right now, He has put you in the position to help your parents so you can't say no. What if you are the person begging now, would you not have expected them to forgive you'The problems you have had have shaped your life for good. Please, let them be your father and mother again, just for the glory of God.Good Rain'''What you went through was bad enough and your parents negligence made it worse. However, if you want more out of life, you have to forgive your parents and help them if you have the means. Your adopted mother has told you the best thing a mother could tell her child.I enjoin you to read the story of Joseph in the Holy Bible; Genesis Chapters 37 to 50 and you will see that God's ways are quite different from ours. If you had lived with your biological parents, you might have ended up like one of the girls you saw as an assistant food vendor and not as promising and flourishing as you are now.To return evil for good is devilish, to return good for good is human and to return good for evil is divine.Please, try this and you will see that God's favour will smile on you the more.MAO'''It is true that your parents' action and inaction made you go through traumatic situations, but God saved you from all and made you what you are today. All you need do is to extend that which God has done for you to them. I agree it was a painful experience, but God will give you the grace to forgive them, so that your blessings will be full. God bless you.Blossom.'''It is so painful, but you still need to forget and forgive them.You should have this in mind; blood is thicker than water.No matter what happened,they are still your parents and you must learn to forgive them.Your adopted mother was right. Learn a lesson or two from her. Despite the fact that she has only one child, she was not selfish to claim you as hers. If she could do this, please, borrow a leaf from her book.Miss Olaoye.'''Dear Rachael, though you were abandoned by your mother, God was able to see you through all the troubled times. You have to forgive them. Joseph who was sold into slavery through the conspiracy of his brothers, became the king in a foreign land and later helped his brothers. If he did not forgive them, he wouldn't have been able to do this.We all know that if he was not sold into slavery, his destiny would not have manifested by becoming a king. God has plans for us. Sometimes, we get to our place of destiny through hardship. God's ways are just not our ways.Lizzy O.'''Dear lady, I thank God that you are alive for the useful piecesof advise and to tell your story. The Bible says that, before we were formed in our mothers' wombs, He knew us. Your existence and what you passed through had been predestined to happen for you to become who you are today.Joseph in the Bible was rebuked by his parents when he told them of his dreams. The brothers sold him off with the hope that he would be killed so that his dreams would not come to pass. He later became a governor in Egypt.Later, when there was famine in the land where Joseph's father and his siblings dwelt, they were forced to look for food and they ended up locating their brother whom they could not recognise. When Joseph saw them, he forgave his brothers and parents and it was well with him.If you had stayed in that house, you would have been dead by now. I believe that what you passed through was for you to become a force to be reckoned with today.The only way for you to sustain God's blessings that you are enjoying is to forgive your parents, step mother, her children and even pray for those that raped you. There must have been a purpose for everything you went through.God will continue to shower you with more blessings. Bless them with what you have. Shower your mother with love She will be healed and the entire family reconciled and delivered.Andy Anderson.'''To God be the glory, great things He has done in your life. I rejoice with you, remember many had gone through this type of experience and are not alive to tell the story. God is revealing His power and might. You are His testimony.Remember what Joseph went through in the hands of his brothers and the latter part of his story. God preserved you for His purpose. I know you cannot forget but you can forgive, so I advise that you go ahead joyfully to help your parents and leave the rest to God who is the ultimate judge and who can do far more than you think of.Oguntuase M.A.'''One problem with Nigerians is their poor management of consequence and the continuous holding on to the status quo, as dictated by our forefathers under the guise of culture.The late Apple founder refused to see his father until he died. He died a fulfilled man. If helping your old mother will give you more pains, as a person, then refuse to see her.There is nothing wrong in forgiving, but I am against forgiving and being arm-twisted to do what will cause you grief. What if you had died of STDs or killed during your wayward years, a condition caused by your parents'My sister, forgive but forget them and ride on with your life. If you are convinced that helping them will give you happiness, then do so without looking back. If not, please, follow your heart. But, please, forgive them so that you too can move on in life.Funnshie.'''Yours is a sad story, but just as the saying goes'every dissapointmentis a blessing'. All these happened to shape and make you a better, wiser and stronger person and to shape your future.We are all human beings and we all make mistakes. Please, accept your mother and forgive her from your heart.You can never get another mother; you can't even buy or rent one. Be happy and rejoice that she saw her fault and she is repentant.Forgive and accept her so that your common enemy; the devil will be put to shame.Lumun U.
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