GROWING UP
I was born into a Christian home, and my father is a pastor. We had a level of strictness in our house, considering we lived in Ajegunle at the time. Religious activities were a do-or-die affair in my house, and my father would force you to do everything his way. We all looked forward to the day we’d grow up and break out of his shackles. I watched my older siblings rebel once they became of age. It made me believe God was a stern being, sitting up there and waiting to strike.
I recall twisting one Igbo song that says, “God’s eyes are up there watching us, so tell sinners that the big eyes are watching.” My version was “Tell the big eyes not to look at me again.” As a teenager, I had purposed in my heart that I would prefer going to hell as all the stories about heaven sounded very boring. In my defense, hell would be fun because all the celebrities would be there. In secondary school, I had this group of friends who would sneak out of school to go and watch porn, especially during school fee drives. And they’d come back to gist the rest of us.
One day, I followed them and that was the beginning of the end of my “good boy” status. Shortly after, I was introduced to masturbation. Since I was too timid to talk to girls, I held on to masturbation strongly. I also got involved with gambling and other vices at that early age.
TIMES AND SEASONS
During my third week here in God’s Lighthouse, I was seated in front as usual while Pastor was teaching, when I suddenly zoned out and saw written in front of me, my birth year.
There was a red arrow pointing to 6 years from that date. I was wondering what that could be, then I heard “It’s that season again.” I couldn’t recall if any significant thing happened when I was 6, but shortly after, it came to me that I’ve been going round the same cycle every 6 years.
Apparently, I was at that point again and it was up to me to decide if I wanted to go through another cycle. 2010 came to mind and I recalled I had given my life to Christ officially that year.
A little back story…
To be continued
Miraculous Monday: 30th June 2025
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