08/01/2026
I almost cursed a day that later became the greatest for me and that morning taught me why some journeys never start.
I woke up that morning determined. Everything was set.
I was traveling to Abuja to meet a senator over something confidential, something that could change my life. Missing that appointment was not an option.
I got ready early, packed my bags, and headed straight to the park.
I wanted the first bus. Time mattered. Purpose mattered.
At the park, I paid my fare and was counted as the 5th person on the bus. Receipt in hand, I located my seat and sat down. My bag, like others, was placed at the back of the bus, waiting to be loaded.
Then my phone rang.
It was a family member. The park was noisy , engines roaring, conductors shouting, so i stepped down briefly to take the call. Just a few minutes.
When i returned, someone else was sitting on my seat.
I politely told him that was my place.
He replied confidently, “I’m number 5.”
Confusion turned into argument. Voices rose. The seat was dragged from both sides. Eventually, we were advised to go to the office and settle it properly.
That’s when the shock came.
My seat had been sold to someone else.
All my explanations, receipts, and efforts were useless. I begged them to assign me another seat on the same bus.
The response broke me.
“The bus is fully loaded.”
I rushed around, every other bus in that park was also full. I ran to another park.
Too late!
No bus. No seat. No journey.
I returned home devastated. Angry. Confused.
I kept asking myself why.
Lolo Azam ,Why today? Why me? Why this kind of disappointment?
I even thought i was cursed.
I cried.
Out of shame, i couldn’t bring myself to call the senator. I imagined him scolding me for being careless and unserious.
What i didn’t know and what i couldn’t have imagined was that the senator had received an emergency call about his son abroad and had left the country a day before, quietly, with his wife.
I also didn’t know that God was saving me from wasting my transport, my time… and my life.
That evening, my sister called me in panic.
“Lolo Azam! Where are you?!”
I calmly replied, “I’m at home,” and i explained what happened at the park earlier .
She screamed.
“Thank you, Jesus!”
I froze.
She told me the news:
The first bus , the one i was meant to enter ,had a fatal accident.
The driver and the first seven passengers died. Others were critically injured and are in the hospital as we speak.
For ten minutes, i couldn’t speak.
My questions changed.
Not “Why the delay?”
But “God… why did You save me?”
Who am i to receive this kind of mercy?
After thanking God, I tried calling the senator. His line was unreachable. I later contacted his office and was told he had traveled urgently.
A week later, he called me himself ,apologizing repeatedly.
He even sent me money to take a flight.
I didn’t bother telling him my story anymore because , he was too busy apologizing and taking the blames .
I flew to Abuja that same day that he sent the money .
He took me to the Federal House.
Solved my problem completely.
Paid for my return flight. Did i even forget to mention that he added extra money for my personal expenses (Something i never expected 😱)
I wasn’t just happy, I was overwhelmed.
That was the day i understood something deeply:
God didn’t only save me from disappointment.
He saved my life.
What i (Lolo Azam) called a delay was divine protection.
Not all delays are obstacles.
Some are revelations.
5 Life Lessons from This Story
(1)What feels like disappointment may be divine protection in disguise.
(2)Some delays are God’s way of keeping you from what you can’t see ahead.
(3)Missing an opportunity doesn’t always mean losing, sometimes it means surviving.
(4)Silence and setbacks can be signs that heaven is rearranging things for you.
(5)Never judge a day by how it starts; wait to see how God ends it.
FACEBOOK TAKE NOTE : This story is originally written,edited and posted by LOLO AZAM Lọlọ Azam.
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