The Peninnah Of Our Time

Have you ever seen or met a Peninnah in your life? Well, we all meet them at one time or the other.

Let me attempt a background description of Peninnah. Peninnah in the book of Samuel in the bible, was the rival of Hannah whom God blessed with children at the time when Hannah was still childless. Peninnah was Hannah's competitor, rival, challenger or call it whatever you want. (1st Samuel 1:2) Peninnah made Hannah realize she lacked something vital. She brought her to that awareness that she was lacking behind in the race and propelled Hannah to pray for her own blessing;  a child.

I have come to realize that, Peninnah's are not necessarily bad depending on how you choose to look at it. We all need them at some point.  I mean Peninnah is that person who forces you to do something that will change the world.  She forces you to identify your deficiency.  All she does is make you see yourself as inferior and lacking behind. Call her a bitch but she makes sure you know your place and act accordingly. She drives the nicest car and has the most handsome man on earth as a husband.  She is smart. She lacks nothing,  she is always on time in every aspect of her life.

Have you met your Peninnah yet?
The girl who, when she sees you talk to her husband will do nothing but give you a deadly stare. The one who will embarass you infront of people just because her husband mentioned your name in her presence.  The one who stops speaking to you just for the fact that her husband says a simple hi to you. The one who steals your man with a game ticket or the one who steals your husband with her big ass and forces you to get an ass job. She is the girl who has your dream man and forces you to do a proper assessment of yourself.

Peninnah can come in the form of a male too. The dude who makes you see what you don't have,  possesses it but won't let you have it without getting into your pants. Yes the one who makes you feel like, he has the world and you have to let him have his way with you just for a piece of it. He is the guy who owns your dream car and forces you to work harder to acquire one too.  He is that boss who constantly abuses or harasses you because afterall, you do not have what it takes to be your own boss and compels you to start your own company.

A Peninnah is pure competition.  She is there to challenge you. To make you feel shitty and quit being in your comfort zone. She brings you to that point where your patience is wearing thin. She calls you names and insults you for being deficient in a particular area. She is daring and heartless because she will do anything to make herself happy at your expense.  She knows she has what you lack and throws it in your face,  not caring if it drives you nuts or not.

How are you handling your Peninnah?

Peninnah, beware!
Hannah conceived after you challenged her. She too will become someone's mother. She would also become someone's wife.
She too will own that business some day and she too will be a world changer one day. Don't you over do it

A Peninah can be put to shame eventually because if he or she gets that thing, after the scoffing and mockery from you,  you will be embarrassed to see her blessed.

Are you letting her outshine you and letting yourself concede defeat? Or are you giving her a fair competition?  Whatever it is, learn to brace your Peninnah and let her role in your life yield positives no matter what. That is why she is a  Peninnah .

Inspired by a message by Rev Yalley. 

Someone brought me a..... three days ago..thanks a million.