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Rejected by the saviours

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Though the sun has risen, I find no reason to rise with it. I am in a state where I find no reason to do nothing and all I want to do is nothing.

The memories of pain flood my heart as I sit on my bed, my head bowed and my knees crooked. I hear the voices again – the voices of pain, more powerful than barricades and as sharp as swords. They pierce open wounds, causing more pain to ooze out.

“You can’t be here with us. You’re a heinous abomination!” Fr. Chika’s voice is the one that sticks out the most in my mind. Maybe it’s because he was the one I trusted the most.

He said he had my back, so I leaned on him, not realizing he was about to stab me in the back.

I went to him to confess my transgressions. ‘Promise me you won’t tell anyone,’ I said. He smiled reassuringly, his face as white as the robes he was wearing. ‘Of course, Mike,’ he said. ‘You can trust me,’ he said, and I decided to do so.

Moments of silence passed, and I heaved a heavy sigh, saying to him, ‘I think I’m gay.’ Again, silence reigned supreme. As my gaze wandered around his office, I felt his gaze on me. I started to feel cold – I’m not sure if it was from his air conditioning or the realization that my darkest secret had been revealed.

Finally, he sighed and asked, ‘What did you just say?’

‘I think I’m gay,’ I told him.

‘Why?’

‘I’m not sure…’ I’m finding myself attracted to boys.’ My heart was pounding in my chest as I blurted out. He stopped questioning me, patted me on the back, and prayed for me. At least temporarily, I felt relieved.

The temporary relief from his prayer wore off quickly, and I was back to fighting the raging torrents of my emotions.

I had to fight the rising of my middle man when I saw attractive men.

I had to fight the erotic images that ran through my head whenever I was alone with a guy.

I had to fight the urge to seek pleasure on the internet late at night.

I had to fight the urge to keep my hands away from my middle man and remain pure.

Some times, I won these battles, and sometimes, I lost and found myself overwhelmed with guilt and condemnation.

Days passed by and soon, it was Sunday. I dressed casually and reluctantly went to Church. Father Chika was preaching when I arrived. As I sat, it seemed as if he took notice of me and began to speak on homosexuality. “Homosexuality is a sin that God is strongly against! He condemns it seriously! Avoid all who claim to be gays” he preached aloud.

I wasn’t perturbed by his sermon; I believed God was against homosexuality. But I was perturbed by the fact that His eyes were fixed on me as he preached.

‘A person like Mike should not be here!’ The sound of my name dispelled the cloud of drowsiness and caused my heart to race faster. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on me. Whispers, murmurs, jeers, and scorns pierced my heart from various angles of the church hall.

‘Will you stand up?’ demanded the father. ‘This boy is an abomination in the eyes of God. He admitted to being a homosexual last week,’ the audience exclaimed. I buried my face in my palms to avoid the embarrassment of seeing my parents’ disgusted expression. ‘We excommunicate you from this fellowship as of today, Mike. No gays are welcome in God’s house!’

As I was led out of the church, all I could think about was, “Was it my fault?”As I was ushered out of the church, all I could ask within myself was, ‘Was it my fault?’

Was it my fault that I was drawn to men?

Did I ever fantasize about it?

Did I ever ask God for it?

Was it my fault that I was weak?

Was there anything I’d done to deserve it?

I walked away, my head bowed. I’d been turned down by the person I thought would save me.

I thought the Church was the light, but they have now made my life darker than it has ever been. And I’m still not sure if I’ll be able to get out of this bed and face the same people who rejected me.

Whether it happens or not, I want everyone who hears my story to understand that all I wanted was to be a normal person with a normal life.

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Spirituality: How can I pray for long hours? 😔😔

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The issue of praying for long hours has always been a trending topic among Christians. Prayer is often likened unto exercise.


There are times all one needs is light warmups, pushups and a few jogs; but there are times a standard athlete must spend quality time training himself and exercising his muscles in the gym.


This is also applicable for prayer.

There are times when all one needs is a light thirty minutes prayer; whereas there are situations that a quality Christian must spend time praying and declaring the Word of The Lord.


Thus, the importance that believers are taught not only how to pray, but also how to persevere in the place of prayer.

The athlete is trained on how to jog round a standard football pitch for more than thirty minutes nonstop; the Saint must also be trained on how to exercise his spirit for hours nonstop!


THE POWER IS IN QUALITY NOT QUANTITY


The essence of this lesson is not to spur you to begin to long duration the purpose and target of your prayer.

That’s the greatest mistake many-a-praying saint makes;it’s also the first step towards losing prayer stamina.



For effective prayer, you must have faith, knowledge of God’s Word as well as a heart aligned with the will of God.



Yet, this post is to train you on how you can engage God with both quality of heart and quantity of time.



1. THE WORSHIPPER


Prayer is a form of worship, thus, in order to pray well and pray long, one must be in the posture of worship before God’s presence.

The essence of spending time singing songs of worship to God cannot be argued.


Many a times, when a Saint desires to pray and goes on his knees, the burdens, pressures and concerns of the day will seem to be laid on his head.

Sometimes, it is like the consequence of the vigorous body exertions surface in the body all of a sudden; other times it could be sleepiness. When this happens, do not try to coerce yourself to pray.


Instead, lift your hands to God and sing songs of worship from your heart.

The Psalmist referred to worship as ‘Magnifying the Lord’, when the Lord is magnified and revealed in the room where your worship is being released, prayer becomes easy.


The more you worship God, the more you become aware of his presence. I once heard someone say, ‘I don’t worship much before praying, because I came to pray not to worship’.


This is the mindset of some saints, and its very wrong. Sometimes, all we actually need to do in God’s presence is not even to pray in loud tongues, but to worship and adore His majesty.


Worship awakens even our spirit and enable it to be able to receive from God. Before you present your requests to God, make sure you attend to His own request – that you worship Him in spirit and in truth.


2. YOU AIN’T GOING ANYWHERE


You must be aware that you’re praying for long. Cast away all thoughts that will make you be in a haste, and be conscious of the fact that you’re going to spend time in God’s presence.



3. PRAY WITH DIRECTION



Do not pray randomly for the sake of covering time. Let your mind be focused on a particular goal.



1 Corinthians 9:26 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”


The Saint must be careful not to be like a boxer that only punches the air – exerting energy but making no impact.


His mind and spirit must be on the wall which he intends to crush, the barrier to break and the mountain to move.


4. GO BEYOND YOUR STRENGTH!

When the sprinters in a marathon become tired, they do not stop running entirely – because they know they have a destination that they must reach. Instead, they reduce their speed.


Having set a time target for yourself, you should keep praying until you’re able to reach it. If you do not have a time target, you should keep praying until you’re internally satisfied that you’ve done enough.



When you do this, you’re stretching yourself like the elastic runner, to go beyond your normal size. When you seem to be physically tired, you can rest, and if it’s not convenient for your health, stop the prayers and continue next time; otherwise, keep going.


Reduce the loudness of your voice; reduce your physical exertion, but ensure you’re praying.


5. PRAY-READ THE SCRIPTURES


There’s no greater source of strength than God’s Word.


Daniel 9:2 “During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, was studying the writings of the prophets. I learned from the word of the Lord, as recorded by Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.”


Daniel 9:3 “So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting.”


Daniel’s discovery of God’s prophecy about the nation of Israel spurred him to pray. A Saint who gains ground in long term prayer is a Saint who prays with his Bible open.

He constantly checks here and there, to see what God’s Word says about his business, family, kids etc, and the more he discovers it, the more he prays with it.

If you do not know what to pray, pray with God’s Word. Turn Bible verses into prayer points.

Finally;

CONSISTENCY IS KEY! An understanding of this will prevent you from setting unrealistic goals for yourself in prayer. Don’t expect to pray for five straight hours on your first attempt. Begin from an hour and keep advancing at weekly intervals.

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Beholding God

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To Behold is to see or look at; to see means to; perceive or detect, witness or observe by personal experience, to understand, to meet or visit.

It is a known fact that what you see at all times or look at has a way of influencing your life. Many times, it can become the very drive and controller of our being.

This is because “the eye” is a gateway to the soul of man. This eye is not just the physical eye that consists of the retina and cornea. Sight is not just of the eyes, but also of the mind. The interpretation of what a man get from seeing is dependent on the state of mind. For example, one who keeps exposing his mind to pornographic materials will definitely become addicted to immorality.



You as a son of God, thus, your gaze should continually be on God; always beholding. It is in this beholding that you come to know God, study his principles, understand his ways and government, have personal experience building convictions of your faith and become a witness that can stand strong at all times.


Hebrews 12:2a
[2] Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. (Amp)

Hebrews 12:2a
 2We look away from the natural realm and we fasten our gaze onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection. (TPT)


The answer to your complains about not understanding God is spending time in God’s Presence, gazing at His word and glory. It is not something you should do once; it is a continuous process.

The things of this natural realm tend to stand as a distraction between you and God. Scriptures admonish us not to pay attention to these things. The worldly and natural standards, ways of life shouldn’t be our concern, the gaze of our heart must be set on God.

Like the Psalmist, we must lift the eyes of our heart from the concerns of this world unto the Heavenly hills where the Lord dwells.


2 Corinthians 3:18
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit. (AMP)


In the above scripture, what happens when one constantly beholds God is revealed. When you spend time beholding and gazing on God’s glory through His word, an inner transformation begins to take place – we become transfigured more and more into His likeness.

Do you know what that means?

You begin to manifest His nature; it becomes your way of life; it is a state whereby everything about us is immersed into God and everything about God is immersed into us.

The more we see God, the more we get our minds enlightened and our hearts flooded with truth.

How do we behold God?


You don’t behold God’s glory by staring at the sky, trying to imagine what God looks like. You behold by staying in the Word constantly. When you do that, The Holy Spirit begins to open you eyes to understand who God really is. Meditate on the knowledge and understanding that you get from God’s word, when you do that, it sinks into your heart and becomes a conviction. This conviction about God is what will determine the quality of our Christian living.




Written by:
Chidimma Blessing.

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How can I subdue my sexual lust?

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Lust, in recent times has been a major tool in the hands of the enemy to distract, delay and to deviate the mind of believers, especially youths from pushing and pursuing that which is of a Greater value.


Lust is an extreme desire for something. Lust isn’t long-term. It bases its roots on short term desires and always demands instant gratification.



Lust, especially towards sex, has eaten up some youths both due to ignorance or due to adherence to the Rules of God’s Kingdom.

Though, God authorised marriage and sex, lust makes us have an untameable desire for sex even when it’s wrong to indulge in such outside marriage.


Growing up as teens, and young adults, we all know about the Chemistry that happens to us. How do we respond? As maturing Ladies and Lads, there would be times when the thought of sex would cross our minds; it’s inescapable.


But what do we do?




1. DON’T PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.


The Scriptures tell us in Songs of Solomon not to Awaken love when we are not ready. That could be likened to a guy always visiting a lady, telling her he loves her so much, buying her gifts, taking her out, and painting an image in her heart that he loves her whereas, he has no intent of marrying her.



That would really hurt the Emotions of the lady because those actions he took towards her had awakened love in her.



If you are not ready for sex, do not awaken it. Don’t even knock at its door. It’s like a sleeping lion. Just leave it quietly. Because if it awakes, it ravages everything it sees and makes sure It finds what it seeks for.


Stay away from lust inciting materials. There are things that stir it up and increase it’s grip over our souls.

The more we consume these materials, the more lust gains dominion. Mortify the flesh by denying it of its food – sexual imaginations, Pornography, immoral conversations etc. Separating ourselves from these things weakens the grip of lust over our soul.


I know that beyond the Do’s and Dont’s there is a spiritual aspect, but we must also be willing to keep our guard and by His strength, avoid things that stir up the wrong emotions in us.


2. FEED YOUR SPIRIT.


“Watch and Pray lest you fall into temptation”.


Prayer, Meditation, Fasting, studying the word and other spiritual activities, strengthen us to resist temptation and builds our Spirit man with the required fortitude required to say NO to ungodliness.


The more we study God’s word, the more our hearts get renewed and transformed into the likeness of Christ.

God’s word is the chemical that mortifies every seed of immorality within us. This chemical is applied upon our hearts when we meditate on it.



3. MENTORSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY


1 Corinthians 10:13: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man”


What you’re going through isn’t new, there are believers who have had their private battles with the snares of lust and have subdued it. Counsel from them is necessary.


Get a coach who will guide you through the path towards spiritual freedom.





There are two major sources of learning;
– By a Mentor.
– By a Mistake.




FLEE!!!!

2 Timothy 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

A lot of times, we are the cause of our own problems; like Eve, we desire the forbidden fruit. Do not tolerate even the appearance of sin!



Learn to leave when the atmosphere or environment is not conducive for your soul’s wellbeing.




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The American Civil War 1: The Satanic War against Families

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Satan is after families and marriages in America!


There is no other way to present the truth than this. He is intent on destroying marriages and family values in America.


He is doing this because of his hatred for the institution created by God. In Genesis 2 and 3, God instituted the first marriage and set the order for how the marriage institution should be.


The Bible specifically states that God made marriage to be between, ‘Man and Woman’.


Genesis 2:24: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”


A man is to cleave to his wife – a woman, and not his boyfriend. The Bible was very clear in its stance on marriage.


But Satan, knowing that the strength of every great country is in its family and communal values, is destroying homes and marriages in America today.



THE HOMOSEXUAL MOVEMENT

Although homosexuality began in the Bible days (Romans 1:26-28), it wasn’t until the 19th and 20th century that the movement was awakened in America.

History shows us that homosexuality wasn’t originally in America’s fundamental rights.


But slowly, the homosexual movement crept into the United States. Men began to lust after men, girls began to lust after girls. This was never natural. It was the introduction of a demonic civilization.


We termed it civilization and freedom movement, unknown to us that this was a freedom promoted by Satan to cause America to turn against God.



The essence of the whole homosexual movement in America was/is to cripple families and family values, to reduce the sacredness and worth of marriage.



How will a mother, a morally upright mother be happy when her daughter falls in love with another girl.


What kind of child does a gay couple want to raise? What values do they want to give to the child? The healthy environment for a child to grow up is the presence of his mother and father; not two male sexual perverts.


But Satan is influencing the hearts of those in political power to support this big evil, so that the American family institution will collapse.


ABORTION

What is the logic in supporting the killing of babies and condemning the murder of adults?


Why is the killing of babies considered women right whilst the killing of adults is considered as a crime?

Are babies less human than adults?


Why is the American government in support of this great evil?


Once again, the Satanic agenda is shown. Scriptures tell us that ‘children are a heritage of God’. Every child is a gift of God.

If they’re gifts from God, then every baby from foetus stage should be valued and well nurtured.

But Satan is against this! Thus, he is taking advantage of people’s negative inclinations and using it to promote this demonic cause called Abortion.


Even irrational animals do not kill their babies, let alone humans. Abortion makes women worse than animals.

If the Church does not fight against this both in prayers and radical evangelism, it will increase fornication sporadically.

Girls will feel comfortable living promiscuously, because of the evil assurance that they can always have an abortion peradventure they get an unwanted pregnancy.


Folks, if you are a parent, you cannot afford to live carelessly this period. You must cling to your family, your kids, your spouse. Satan is after them, especially if you are a believer.



The tension between Kirk Franklin and his son is only a minute representation of the conflict in thousands of American homes presently.


Sons are turning against their parents. Young Girls are learning how to go on dates without their parent’s awareness.


What should believers do in times like this?

1. Attention and Affection

Now is the time to start giving attention to your kids and your spouse. Do not give attention that will make them on edge in your presence.

Let your presence be full of love, peace and understanding. Let your children know that you care. Let your spouse know that you care.

Do not get overly engrossed in your business or daily endeavors that you ignore the welfare of your family.

Make them your priority. Some people, especially men, make the excuse that they can’t express affection.

Well, if you cannot express affection, then do not get a family. If you can’t kiss your wife and tell her you love her, why did you marry her in the first place? Let go of your pride and open your heart to your family.


2. Establish core family values in your Home


The importance of having daily family devotion can never be overemphasised.

No matter how busy your schedule is, as a parent, every morning and/or evening, spend at least twenty minutes counselling your family, especially your kids.

Teach them the counsel of the Lord. We might not be able to eradicate homosexuality from the world, but we can ensure it doesn’t come into our kids.

We might not be able to end immorality in the world, but we can remove it from the lives of our kids.

Therefore, instead of bothering about what’s happening in the world, invest more time in having counselling sessions with your children.


Set practical examples for them. Be who you want your children to be. Let your family be known for godly values. Be a mentor to your children.

If you do not teach them the right things, society will teach them the wrong things. Parents must wake up to their responsibilities.

Watch out for Part 2 of this series.

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Too Precious to Lose

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Matthew 16:26: “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

Heb 12:16: “Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”

Despite its severe effects, the lockdown was also a blessing in disguise. Although the lockdown has been terrible on some people, yet, it has also been didactic.

It has given Christians the space to reflect on the state of their fellowship with God. It has caused us to genuinely appreciate our faith and the communal Worship which we had in time past.

The communal Worship which several believers abandoned in their desperate quest to get Earthly Riches, is what they are crying for today.

The businesses which they pursued at the expense of their Faith and devotion, has been shut down without warning by the Government.

The friends whose pressure caused them to backslide in their walk with God, are nowhere to be found today.

The Covid was terrible. The lockdown was terrible. Yet, these things were highly didactic.

They should us the true nature of riches and Humanity.

Despite our world powers, health technologies and advanced science, we could not stop a single virus from wiping out millions of people from the face of the Earth.

We have been taught a lesson by Experience. And this lesson is one that will be passed on from generation to Generation.

Science has its limit. Money has its limit.

We are told in scriptures that money answers all things. That is true only in the context of material things.

Money only answers our yearn for the visible and tangible materials in this world. But money has no ability to procure eternity on our behalf.

Hence, the believer must be careful not to put money, instead of his soul’s state, as the priority of his pursuits in life.

Jesus said it this way,

St. Matthew 16:26 “And how do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul in the process? Is anything worth more than your soul?” (NLT)

The AMP puts it this way,

Matthew 16:26: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life [his blessed life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his [blessed] life [in the kingdom of God]?”

What exactly can you give as an exchange for the Blessedness of being a Christian?

Why aren’t you seeing the inestimable value of this great Pearl given unto you by the Lord Himself.

Why are you willing to forsake your faith to gain the world?
Why are you willing to forsake your faith to gain the cheers and praises of your friends?
Why are you willing to forsake your faith to gain the patronage of the world?
Why are you willing to accept abortion and Homosexuality just to gain global acceptance?

Oh Believer! Why are you very willing to forsake your faith to gain the attention of the world.

Look at how frail man is! Though they put on a strong outlook, and they pretend to be wise and in control, when it comes to matters of life and death, only God has the final say.

So why are you bothered about their persecution and antagonistic treatment towards you?

Haven’t you read in the Psalms that the wicked, “will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.” (Psalm 37:2).

The second text which I wrote at the beginning of this sermon, is one which tells us of a frightening event which took place in scripture.

Esau had returned from hunting and was hungry. He met Jacob preparing a scenting delicacy, and requested that Jacob shared it with him.

I believe the story is familiar to you. Jacob requested for Esau’s birthright in exchange for the Pottage, and Esau, without proper reasoning, sold his birthright to Jacob.

Though one might easily condemn Esau for selling his birthright to Jacob, yet, one knows that there are many Esaus in the Church today.

Esaus who gave relinquished their positions and duties in church, in order to unrestrainedly fulfill their inordinate desires.

Esaus who for a moment of want, have renounced their faith in order to get the Pottage of the Tempter.

If Esau had refused to give his birthright to Jacob, and had been patient, he would have certainly been able to prepare a meal of his to satisfy his hunger.

But when sin is about to trap its victim, it makes the victim see it as the only option available.

Probably Esau had thought, ‘What is the worth of my birthright anyways. Is it going to satisfy my belly?’.

There was an same way there are Christians who say within themselves, ‘What is the use of being a Christian? Is that how I want to feed my kids?

Though we think these things are our thoughts, yet, they are mostly whispers of the enemy to our hearts.

Refuse to gain the world at the expense of your soul!

Say No to sin!
Say No to promoting the cause of the LGBTQ community!
Preserve your Faith!

God bless you.

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Freedom from Lust

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Every man born of a woman, has in his mortal body, the foremost enemy of God, the nature of the Flesh.

Lust dwells in every man, both Christian and Unbelievers. It is called the fleshly nature. Being Born Again does not automatically remove the flesh from you.

However, regeneration, subdues the power of the flesh in you. It subdues it and renders it powerless, such that it is unable to take control of you without your permission.

Romans 6:14: “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” (KJV)

You can only willfully yield to it, but it can no longer exert control over you.

If this is true, then why are several believers still enslaved to lustful desires?

Colossians 3:5: “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry”(KJV)

Colossians 3:5: “So kill (deaden, deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members [those animal impulses and all that is earthly in you that is employed in sin]: sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry (the deifying of self and other created things instead of God).” (AMP)

Apostle Paul first tells us in Romans 6, that our flesh was crucified with Christ. But now, in Colossians 3, we discover that he is admonishing the Church to mortify and put to death, the flesh and its desires in us. This is to tell us that mortification is a continuous and repeated process.

The flesh is not supposed to be subdued and left unattended to. The carnal desires are not supposed to be defeated initially, and then left unattended to. These desires are like weeds that sprout up whenever they want, in the most unwanted areas. A lot of believers are still enslaved to lust and its desires because they failed to understand how to mortify such desires whenever they sprang up.

James 1:15 ‘Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is full-grown’, bringeth forth death.’

The word ‘conceived’ in James 1:15 also means for something to be tolerated or allowed to expand and grow.

I have had quite a lot of experience dealing with teenagers and youths struggling with problems related to lust; and from my experience with them, I have observed that their enslavement to sin, began with their tolerance of the inner fleshly desire.

A PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION OF THIS FACT

Let’s assume you discover that you’re beginning to have ‘funny’ dreams, and that whenever you see beautiful girls presently, all you think of is handling the sensitive parts of their body.

At first, you shake it off. But the thoughts and imaginations keep coming. After a while, you begin to tolerate it, you call it a ‘weakness’, and you say it’s just a mere thought.

What you just permitted is the first stage to Enslavement. It’s called Conception.
Now that you’ve allowed the fleshly nature within you to inspire carnal thoughts into your mind, you will find those thoughts increasing.

That single tolerance you gave to the flesh was like an open door, that allowed the torrents of carnality, flow unhinged, into your mind.

They grow from strength to strength and even begin to choke up the word of God within you.

One day, you had a flood of carnal thoughts rushing into you. Your body was on fire with lust, you felt like an animal on heat. This is the Birthing stage. Lust has been conceived and it’s about to birth sin.

Satan comes and whispers to your ears that once you watch porn once, the desires will calm down and won’t torment you again.

‘Just meet its demands so that it’ll let you rest’, he says to you.
But you’ll never discern that it’s his voice because his voice is aligned with what you’re experiencing.

You open your phone and begin to open the porn website. As you’re opening it, you ask God to speak to you if what you’re doing is wrong.

Lol.

You won’t hear any voice because the thorns of the flesh have choked up your pure conscience which was supposed to be the Voice of truth within you.

The website opens and once you watch pornography, boom… Lust has given birth to sin.

You love what you see, you even masturbate while watching. But afterwards, you feel downcast and guilty, this is because the fleshly desires have been temporarily satisfied, so they’ve become calm again.

Despite your feeling of guilt, that little sin will cost you severely. Sin from the outside looks as tiny and fragile as a little spider’s web, but when you fall into it, its cords are as thick as a cart rope.

It holds you tightly and influences your mind to believe that a spirit of lust has possessed you and that you are in need of deliverance from it.

That single act you called a little sin, will lead to several recurrences. This is what it means to allow sin to grow into its fullness. It is the GROWTH stage.

From watching porn weekly, it becomes a daily thing, it becomes an hourly thing.

By satisfying your fleshly desires, you are feeding the power of sin and you’re strengthening its grips over you.

If you don’t find solution fast, it can lead to the last destination, spiritual DEATH!

But God never left us hopeless and helpless. No matter how deep you’ve fallen into this kind of enslavement, there is always a way out.

OBTAINING FREEDOM FROM LUST AND ITS DESIRES

  • Genuinely Repent: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:9 (NIV)

If you want to be truly free from enslavement to lustful desire, then you must open up to God. Do not try to hide from God; do not try to conceal your sin, neither should you excuse it. When you open up to God, He will purge you and cleanse you totally. Repentance is the first key to freedom.

  • Get in touch with a Mentor: Proverbs 15:22: “Without counsel plans fail…”

In every stage and sphere of our lives, we need mentors. We need people who we can be accountable to. Mentors are symbols of authority, discipline and instruction in our lives. Don’t be so proud that you feel you can break out on your own, without anybody’s help. You need the prayer of a higher spiritual figure; you need the experience of an elder to learn from. Get in touch with your pastor, or Christian leader who you can relate with in person. Narrate your ordeal, and submit to their instruction.

  • Get rid of the Flesh-feed:

Stay clear of the company of friends whose conversation only incite your flesh. Get rid of those videos, pictures and literature that feed your flesh and make it gain influence over your mind. The more you starve your flesh of these things, the more it dies.

  • Create an Atmosphere of Spirituality:

2 Cor. 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”

Create an atmosphere around you filled with God’s presence. Pray in tongues, in your spirit, and out loud as much as you can. Declare God’s word daily. Let your heart be full of singing to God daily. Get in fellowship with believers around you. Love God, and watch how your life will transform for the better.

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One of our fans had sent a message to our email, asking how he could be free from homosexual feelings. This comic was inspired by that question. You can be free! Look beyond the animations, and see the message God has passed through this comic. God bless you.

You can ask your questions at our comment section at your convenience, and if we cannot send a reply immediately, we’ll definitely make a detailed expository post on it.

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Holiness and Grace

BE YE HOLY

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James 4:4 “You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”

We live in a world where darkness is being celebrated over light in the name of civilisation.

Immorality is seen as the norm and standard of living, while morality is seen as extremism. In a world like this, the believer is tempted to conform to the culture of darkness.

He is tempted to conform, because, if he doesn’t, he’ll be persecuted.
He wants to imbibe the world’s culture, because if he doesn’t, he’ll be ridiculed and denied certain offices.

Hence you see believers, who once began as Gospel musicians, filled with the Spirit and addicted to God, but as they journey to fame, they start sliding into secularism as well as making close companionships with worldly musicians.

The temptation to conform to the standard of the worldbis what will make a young, beautiful saintly lady, put on a dress tht exposes the sensitive part of her body, and still show it off proudly.

Dear Reader, we are in the Season where many shall fall away. The love of God shall wax cold in the heart of many.

But God’s word remains the same and God’s standard remains the same.

God has called us out of darkness into Light. We are different from those who live in the world. We have a different culture from them, we belong to an entirely different kingdom.

We cannot make the culture of the world our culture!

The word, Church, means called out. God called us out of sin unto righteousness, out of living in rebellion, onto living in Holiness unto the Lord.

God called the Israelites out of Egypt. But He didn’t take them to the Promised Land at once. He led them through the wilderness.

For years, all God did with the Israelites was to give them commands and instructions through Moses. But God’s intention was to imbibe His own culture into the Israelites.

The Israelites had left Egypt, but they still had the Egyptian mentality. In order to get them into the Promised Land, God needed to reshape their mentality and refine their culture.

Take a good look at this:

Leviticus 20:26: “You must be holy to me, because I the Lord am holy, and I have separated you from all other peoples to be my own.”

This is God speaking to the Israelites. God separated them; He severed them from the other nations. He placed a line that separated them from other nations (metaphorically).

This is a type of God’s dealings with the New Testament Church. We were delivered from slavery to sin (Rom. 6:7) and we’re Pilgrims (1 Pet 2:11) on our way to the Heavenly Canaan.

God is saying to us today, in the thick of the rise of Satanic civilization in the world, be Holy and separate from them.

WHAT GOD’S WORD SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY

The World believes in Homosexuality. The world believes there is nothing wrong in gay and lesbian marriage.

The world believes there is nothing wrong in gay and lesbian lifestyles. They believe in sexual perversion, all in the name of Human Rights.

It is wrong for a Christian to accept such. We are not governed by the opinions of the world, but by the Instructions of God. This is the truth that every genuine Christian must stand for.

Leviticus 18:22 “Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin.”

Leviticus 20:13 “If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable thing”

God detests Homosexuality. He was against it and He is still against it.

The opinions of the world, will not change this!

What about those Saints who are struggling with living contrary to worldly culture?

If you find yourself in such situation, where you find it difficult to live as a Christian and very easy to live as an unbeliever.

Do the following consistently,

1. Study God’s Word and Declare your Identity daily. Let a consciousness of who you are be formed in you. When this Consciousness is ever active in you, it will restrain you from following the path of the world.

2. Filter your association. In your professional work, relate well with as much people as possible, whether gay, lesbian, good or bad, but be careful those who you allow into your private space. Thy have a way of greatly Influencing your lifestyle.

3. Hate sin. See it as what it is. A pollution of the mind and defilements of the spirit.

4. Filter what you watch, Read and Hear. In every human, Christian or non-christian are lustful propensities and desires.

But the Christian has his own mortified by the power of the Holy Spirit, while the unbeliever has his own, fully developed by the working of the spirit of disobedience.

Yet, a Christian can also get himself enslaved by lust if he keeps feeding those desires by consistently exposing his mind and eyes to pornography.

Expose your mind and your eyes instead to godly content such as this, and in time, you’ll be free from being ruled by lustful desires