Supernatual Restoration

manipulating demonic powers as a teenager.

His mother had warned him that those people were not Christians despite their obvious religious carriage and the prominent name of Jesus, which they call as part of their prayer process.

His mother told him that when she was young, she saw a prophet from that cult group hypnotize a young lady who was about sixteen years old for not kneeling down to greet him, and that the parents of the poor girl had to beg the prophets for months before he released her from his spell.

She said the prophet was sleeping with the young lady and had practically turned her into a zombie for the period of seven months she spent with him.

She said neither of the prophet's two other wives had the guts to say a word due to their fear of his spiritual power.

He heard his mother clearly, and he also believed her, but he met and fell in love with a young lady attending that church at the age of nineteen and forgot all about his mother's warnings.

Even then, his mother still told him that nothing good would come from the relationship, but he wouldn't listen to reason.

The closer he got to the lady, the more he was drawn into their church

Proximity often blunts one's sight, and he began to see the activities of the church as "not so bad"

Eventually, he joined the church.

His girlfriend was the daughter of a pastor in one of the parishes of the church, but his parish was in another state.

His girlfriend, his girlfriend's mother, and her siblings all live in another state and see their father one weekend every month.

After joining, his girlfriend told him to keep away from the prophets of the church, especially a particular prophetess whose children were all unfortunate in all their life's endeavours.

His girlfriend told him that the prophetess conjures some deep, dark spiritual forces, and because she was often assisted by her children in doing the said "spiritual works", all her children became dull and unproductive in life. She said the demons they conjure for the purpose of those spiritual works usually have serious implications for those who conjure them.

He listened and promised himself that he would never have anything to do with the prophetess and her kind.

Her girlfriend had confirmed what his mother had always told him. However, his girlfriend presented it in a way that made it seem like some members of the cult were for good while others were for evil.

All he had to do was choose the good ones and avoid the evil ones.

He ought to have taken to his heels at that point, but lust wouldn't let him. Unlike other Christian churches, where strict moral guidelines were enforced, the cult has a very loose culture with regard to sex and marriage.

So he stayed, for the sex.

A day came, the church declared a vigil, and he attended with his girlfriend.

Right in the middle of the vigil, the evil prophetess came into the church and asked him if he could read the Yoruba Bible fluently

He said he could

The evil prophetess then said to him, "Follow me."

He followed her until they got to a small rock by the riverside. This particular cult group almost always built a church beside a river.

When they got there, he saw a man on his knees, holding a candle that was shaped like a pregnant woman.

The evil prophetess lit the candle, took some palm fronds, and wrapped them around the man's hands

She gave him a Bible which was opened to a particular scripture in the Book of Song of Songs.

She told him to read it out loud.

He began to read...

Suddenly, a being with a glistening appearance rose out of the river and towered above the three of them.

He saw the being, and he fainted right there.

When he woke up, it was morning

Several candles had been lit all around him

His girlfriend was the only one in the church waiting for him

The evil prophetess was there, too

He opened his eyes, and the evil prophetess told him that he had fainted because the spirits had manifested themselves to him

She gave him some honey to lick and told him to go home.

That was the genesis of his affliction.

When he got home, he had a terrible headache that felt as if his head was going to be split in half

The headache lasted for three days before it suddenly stopped by itself after defying every form of medication.

The following month, on the same day, the headache returned.

It became a recurring problem.

He went to the church to complain.

They told him to buy a sponge and soap to wash his head in the river. He did so, but there was no change.

His girlfriend took him to another branch of their church, where they said another powerful prophetess could help.

The problem persisted

One day, his girlfriend was attacked in her sleep.

She screamed in a hoarse voice, holding on to her chest as she woke up.

Minutes later, she was vomiting blood and had to be rushed to her father's church.

It was at that point that he realised he was in deep trouble.

The daughter of a pastor was attacked, and she was vomiting blood instantly.

He was experiencing unnatural headaches once a month for a period of between three and five days.

He couldn't tell his mother the cause of his illness because it would have led to the end of his relationship with his girlfriend.

He suffered for many months until he gave his life to Jesus almost two years later. Even then, the headaches still come once a month, but their intensity has reduced drastically, and sometimes, if he stayed away from the light, he was able to manage the headache for its entire duration.

His girlfriend found another person and called off the relationship after ten years.

He left the church in protest

She was the reason he was attending anyway.

He joined another church, became filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to study the Scriptures passionately.

One day, he was told he would be teaching the Bible Study in his new church. He had been reading through the book of 1 Samuel, and on that day, he began to read 1 Samuel 30.

When he read the scriptures to a point, he felt very sleepy, so he placed the open scripture on his chest and fell asleep on the couch.

The first thing he heard was the sound of water pouring into a bucket full of water. He was half awake as he heard this and wanted to rush off to the bathroom to confirm if the tap was not left running.

To his amazement, he couldn't rouse himself from the couch.

He was there, half awake and experiencing a deliriously beautiful feeling at his core.

Next, he felt water on his head, washing his head backwards with electric sensations that he could not describe, washing all over him.

Suddenly, he felt himself levitate on the couch.

His entire body was suspended in the air, and the water washed all over his body.

After a few minutes, he was back on the couch, and the sensations began to ebb off, but he still felt the presence of God all over.

He wanted to see if it was the Lord Jesus or an angel who was in the room with him.

He could sense the presence, but he was afraid the person would disappear if he opens his eyes.

Eventually, he heard the words "I have healed you and restored you completely".

At this point, he opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of a white light in the form of a flowing robe disappearing.

He would have sprang up to confirm, but he was too sleepy

He slept off again and woke up at about 5:30 in the evening.

He dressed up and went to church. He taught on Divine Restoration using 1 Samuel 30. He shared the story of his monthly battle with headaches and testified that he believed the Lord Jesus had healed him of that affliction forever.

The parish pastor who took the offering after him confirmed that while he was praying that afternoon, the Lord told her to be in church that day to receive a word.

The parish pastor encouraged him to pray for everybody present, and he did so.

The testimonies of restoration in the form of health, finances, and time that season were abundant.

The parish pastor, who was owed millions by the federal government, was paid the following day.

The strange headache has disappeared from that day till today.

This is a personal experience of the Brother in Jeans and a T-shirt.

-GSW-