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At another time, I had an ear infection and went to meet a doctor. Similar things happened with him like the guy I met on Facebook. I was becoming a creature with no control, just like the person who introduced me to it. Jael taught me a lot of things, and they were mostly bad things.
These things affected my relationship with males.
It was in the new neighbourhood that I first came in contact with pornography. I saw it on a big cousin’s phone; a female this time. That was the hook; I became addicted. Pornography and masturbation became a part of my life. I did not stop until 2017 when I gave my life to Christ. By that time, none of my cousins were into that lifestyle again, at least none that I knew of. Most of them had become church-inclined people while I was still bound.
A Breath of Fresh Air
When I became born again, pornography and masturbation which held sway in my life, sort of lifted immediately. This was as I began to attend church meetings and hear the words of God taught through Pastor Ita. Like water, they washed over me and purified my heart from those inclinations. I am very grateful to God for that.
But other things took some process to heal.
After I became born again, I tried to be very cautious, talking as little as possible to people. It was just very hard to maintain a platonic relationship with guys. My mind was full of a lot of dirt. The situation was only a little better with females. I think there was a time I stopped hugging females. It did not mean that every time I hugged a female, I had bad thoughts. I just had to be cautious and put parapets – protective measures to keep me from falling to sin, around myself.
One thing I did a lot in this period was pray. I prayed that God should deliver me from those things. I wanted Him to take them away. I knew it did not matter that I carried out these acts from childhood, so much that it had become a part of me. I had accepted these things as part of who I was. But I knew He could help me and give me a new identity.
God did come through for me. My deliverance came gradually from a combination of actions: I attended gatherings with the tangible manifest presence of God, listened to the Word, practiced what Pastor Ita taught on parapets including a deliverance session in which I had several demonic manifestations – one of which was lust which manifested in my seducing and singing sensually to one of the female leaders who was praying for me. What a miracle it was then that with time, I could hold a conversation without being sensual or seductive in behaviour. Soon, a lot of eye and body actions began to be subdued. But I still had a problem with the thoughts in my mind though a lot of that has changed currently for which I am very grateful to God.
The Moment it Ended
Finally, my deliverance was complete at an all-night meeting we had in church following the Passover Retreat in April 2021, where I had experienced a series of deliverances. It was at this all-night that the Lord brought it to my remembrance and I came to the realization of the root of most of my issues – the root was deeply entrenched in my encounters with Jael.
How God saved me was peculiar. It was not dramatic; there was no physical manifestation. There was no rolling or shouting. It was all from simple faith and believing. During the retreat and later on at the all-night meeting, as pastor led us to renounce sins, I did so with all the faith that I had. It was while the prayers were ongoing that everything came back to mind— how it began with the events at my cousins’ and Jael. It was like God was reminding me, and delivering me. I felt lighter. I knew it was gone.
And yes, it was truly gone. My deliverance was complete. The seductive thoughts were gone!
I really want to thank God that I am no longer bound. Whether subtle or pronounced, God found them all and set me free! I feel immensely blessed. It is a big deal for me especially as a female.
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The Seductress💋
I was held captive by the spirit of seduction and sensuality...
As a little girl, I was introduced to sexual activities by some of my older cousins. Initially, it was only one cousin who came to stay in our house. He was much older than I, and told lies about a lot of things. Being a young girl, I believed everything he said.
One of the lies he told was that he was going to show me how males and females were supposed to interact; the right way to show “love”. As usual, I believed the lie. I soon joined in what I later discovered was a family affair. Most of my male and female cousins were carrying out sexual acts together. With my childish mindset, I was pushed or rather coaxed into this way of life.
Did I know it was wrong? Not at first. It did not ‘feel’ bad. This ensured that it went on for a while. Yet, I remember having a love-hate relationship with all that went with the act (lesbianism and fornication) later on.
When Even the Leopard Changes its Spot
One year, I went to my cousin’s house during the Christmas holidays. Something changed; everyone acted differently. I was confused. Apparently, a revival had occurred at their house. They told me that the previous year was the last time such evil acts occurred. They were all changed — called by the Lord and all very prophetic.
Mixed emotions ran through me. I felt both hurt and relieved. But regardless of this great change, it seemed like I was destined to be an outsider. I just couldn’t catch the fluke, fire or whatever it was that came with the revival. Attending the church meetings with them didn’t make much difference to me.
When I did go for the revival meetings, my cousins, who were all prophetic would shake, roll and prophesy. On the other hand, I remained an onlooker. I just watched and laughed. I do remember one time though, when I prayed about the events around me. I fell down and the only thing I remembered the next day was that I was rolling and shouting, “Jesus! Jesus!! Jesus!!!”
That was just a short episode and the only time of respite for all the times I was the observer, feeling bad that I wasn’t a partaker.
The Enchantress
A few years later, we had moved to a new neighbourhood, and I met a light-skinned girl I will call Jael. As I stated earlier, I had a love-hate relationship with the lesbian acts partly because my cousins were fat and dark. Things were different with Jael. She was everything from beautiful to fair, slim with a nice set of teeth. She was like a breath of fresh air to me, at the time.
She would come to my house when my parents went out, and we would role play all day. She had this intoxicating aura; I was enchanted. Whenever she was around, I just couldn’t think of anything else apart from doing bad things with her. Jael drew me deeper into lesbianism. We didn’t even have proper conversations; it was all about lust. Whenever we we’re done doing evil, she would hurry out saying she had to go meet her aunt. Any conversation wouldn’t last more than a minute or two.
This went on for a few years until we moved again to a new neighbourhood; this was few months after my parents found out that I used to let her into the house, and my dad beat me silly for this. Whether or not they knew what we used to do, I have no idea.
Reading romantic novels were among the things I learnt from Jael and consequently, I picked up a lot of wrong knowledge. I became a different person — one who tried to exude sensuality and seduction. I remember two instances clearly.
There was a time I met a guy on Facebook. We got talking and fixed a meeting. We eventually met somewhere, and sure enough, bad things happened – we made out with each other. After the incident, it was a thing of shock to me that I could be so carefree and shameless to the extent of taking such a risk — not thinking at all.
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Be self-controlled in all things. The self-control you exercise in eating moderately is the same you will use to overcome inordinate sexual temptations.
_Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. (Song of Solomon 2
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Be self-controlled in all things. The self-control you exercise in eating moderately is the same you will use to overcome inordinate sexual temptations.
_Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. (Song of Solomon 2
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Today, it is no secret that several men and women from all walks of life, including Christians, struggle with addiction to pornography and other acts of the flesh. Find out in this clip how Satan has used pornography as a weapon of warfare against righteous Christian living, and learn how you can overcome pornography and other fleshly desires.
https://youtu.be/JOoRwJT4T20?feature=shared
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When dollars rose to about 1900, some basic commodities increased, as an example the price of Garri from about #800 to #1000
Now dollars has reduced from #1900 to #1590, why's garri now #1,100
Are you sure we want to play the blame game pointing at the government?
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How to Prepare for God’s Judgments
◙Judge yourself
1 Corinthians 11:31-32-🌿
2 Corinthians 13:5🌿
◙Confess your sin
1 John 1:9🌿
James 5:16🌿
◙Forgive those who sin against you
Mark 11:45🌿
Matthew 18:32-35 🌿
◙Forget your past failures and achievements, and keep pressing on
Phil. 3:8-16 🌿
1 Peter 1:22-🌿
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Dear Christian lady👸, no matter how much 21st century and GenZ nonsense you talk now, remember that you will never explain to Jesus why your cleavage (to say the least) was a common commodity offline and online
Do away with excuses you will never be able to tell Jesus! 🙏😢
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Dear Christian lady, no matter how much 21st century and GenZ nonsense you talk now, remember that you will never explain to Jesus why your cleavage(to say the least) was a common commodity offline and online
Do away with excuses you will never be able to tell Jesus
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ear Christian lady, no matter how much 21st century and GenZ nonsense you talk now, remember that you will never explain to Jesus why your cleavage(to say the least) was a common commodity offline and online
Do away with excuses you will never be able to tell Jesus🙏😢
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In the face of economic challenges, insecurity, and the pressing need for hope, what is God saying about Nigeria?🇳🇬
Is there a promising future for Nigeria?
Brace yourselves for a series of revelations from the past that offer insight into the current state of Nigeria and the future ahead.
🤔 Why is the nation in this current state of perplexity and hardship?
🤔 Where can one find safety amidst rising insecurity?
🤔 How can Nigerians overcome hardship and poverty?
This series of prophetic words tagged "Lady Nigeria" answer these questions.
Anticipate LADY NIGERIA🇳🇬
Airing at 6 pm WAT on YouTube 🔎 GAM WATCHMEN 🔗https://youtube.com/@gamwatchmen?si...
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TEMPTATIONS & OVERCOMING THEM
• Whenever you are tempted, always keep in mind that God is standing by you and do not yield to it.
• Lessons from Mike Bickle’s exposure: walk in the light and do not have hidden sin(s).
• For ladies, restrain yourself; do not be a stumbling block to anyone in words or actions.
• Never sacrifice your calling for a temporary moment of pleasure.
• If your love for God cannot stop you from sinning, then let fear restrain
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WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? — (4)
So we see that God allows things happen to a few or to very many people, as an example for others, living illustrations. The nation of Israel is a living illustration. To worry, "But why would God allow them to be an illustration? Doesn't He care about how they felt or how they feel?"
I will answer this question this way: “I am a father. When my children misbehave, I discipline them. How much do I care about how my child feels when I am spanking him or her? When I spank them for misbehaving, I am concerned about the outcome, the kind of child he or she will become. If my child sees something — say a piece of cake or a biscuit — liked it, wants it, and then stole it without permission; when I cause him or her pain, they cry. You hear children say things like, "Why did Daddy beat me like that?" ‘Well, I beat you like that so you wouldn't do it again; so you'd be a living illustration to your other siblings, so you would remember it as an example of what happens to people who act that way or do those things. I am looking at the long term effect, not just for you, but also for your siblings. I can cause you pain for others, I can cause you pain with good in mind.’”
Then follows the next question: “But what good can come after someone is dead?”
That's what it all boils down to. If you know that there is life after now, that there's an after-life, there's more to come in millions (maybe billions or more) years, then why on earth would you be so fixated on what happens in a period of anywhere between two to a hundred years? Why would it matter so much? God always sees the large and long term picture so these things that happen to mankind in a short time are not as massive in His eyes as you think. This is super important, we must never forget it!
Something very terrible happened: a child was dropped off in boarding school. He felt like his heart would fall out. He's in such pain. He cannot believe that his mother and father would do such a thing to him.
“Why would they abandon me in this place and go away for three months? Why would my mommy ever do such a thing?” the child asks.
The reason parents can do such a thing is so that the child would grow up, get educated, learn all the virtues of independence and survival, and all the benefit that flows out from it, not just to yourself, but to your family and the rest of the world, would be reaped forever. Pain is permitted because of its benefits. The things that God allows are linked to the long term benefit for the whole earth and all creation.
All the questions, the specifics about why evil happens, why good people are born and they die, why Judas did what he did, etc., has one answer: good will not come if it is not done. There are benefits for the child who goes off to boarding school. After a while, he may look forward to going back to secondary school. He may have friends after the first term. The darkness will be past, and the day will dawn.3 748
WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? — (3)
Good is not selective, it reaches out to others. Evil also does same. We must accept that this is the reality of existence and stop calling God into question. If you throw a knife into the air and you stand under it, and it comes down and plunges its blade into you, into some part of your body, it is called consequence. Nobody has ever gone on a tirade against [what we know about] gravity, we just accept it. We should also just accept that there are consequences for the acts of men that affect others.
Now, when God acts many times, it is to intervene and adjust some of the consequences, and we call His acts miracles. But other times also, God allows things happen that are directly a result of actions. He has allowed things happen too, that are not a result of an action, but as a part of His long term plan.
So, finite humanity, who cannot see beyond their noses, want to understand what possible good can come out of genocide. I can tell you some good [in my finiteness]. Amongst the good that can come is a warning to many, many others who are tempted to stir up hatred against another group of people. All around the world, the story of Rwanda is being told, and is a cause for pause for many other societies that would have degenerated into a similar situation. So it's an example. The Bible tells us that Sodom and Gomorrah were judged as an example to others.
Luke 17:28-30 – (28) Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; (29) but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. (30) It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
2 Peter 2:6 – God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them by burning them to ashes. He made those cities an example to ungodly people of what is going to happen to them.
Jude 1:7 - What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities near them is an example for us of the punishment of eternal fire. The people of these cities suffered the same fate that God's people and the angels did, because they committed sexual sins and engaged in homosexual activities.
Likewise, the Bible also tells us that Israel’s experiences are given as an example for us.
1 Corinthians 10:6,11 — [6] Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved [11] Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.