"For Gold to be Gold..."

Chapter 5

On this beautiful Saturday morning, we were having our family exercise and workout. We were fired up to start up our workout. Dad's task was to jog around the estate. While mom did 15 modified push ups with Bent over Rows. Tobi and Ola just hit 10 push ups and rode a bicycle round the estate. Dad also carried dumbbells.

Around 9am ,we were done with morning chores and workouts. We were refreshed already and mom prepared breakfast.

Dad kept on complaining that his hands and muscles were hitting him hard and he felt pain. Mom gave him pain relief capsules to help ease the pain.

It was probably 9pm in the evening, my Dad continued to feel these intense pains in his legs. We just took it like it was normal, after all he no longer felt pains in his hands. Mom just gave him a massage on his left leg.

At this point in my life,we usually go to bed around 9pm. We had that popular slogan which said: “early to bed,early to rise.”

We said a short prayer before going to bed,but Dad was not really deep into spirituality,while mom cannot live a day without praying.

Around 2a.m, in the middle of the night ,I heard a loud shout which woke me up. I wondered who shouted in such a manner ,only for me to discover that it was Dad.

“Who are you? What did I do to you?” Dad asked.

Mom got up from her bed and began to pray in the Spirit.

My Dad screamed like never before,he kept on shouting like something was pulling his leg,but he couldn't see the face of this thing. It was his scream that woke us up.

At this time of the night,the whole environment was surrounded with calmness. It was possible for the neighbours living far from us to hear the voice of my Dad.

We had no other option but to pray. While intense prayer was going on,Dad began to feel relieved, and we noticed a sharp air pass through us like a Ghost.

Situation ceased,leg relieved,all thanks be to God.

We spent over one hour battling in Prayers. It was 3a.m,and we went back to bed. I felt scared. I couldn't sleep,but the moment I closed my eyes something strange happened to me.

It was like I was in a trance,where I saw a certain beast. This beast had two faces,one of the face was like a serpent,while the other was that of a lion. In this trance,It was like being tied to the bed,looking weak and helpless. And then the beast said; “I would put an end to your Father, for I have conquered so many which have followed my path.”

Immediately he said these words unto me,he began to choke me. I couldn't resist nor fight. There was a lot of pressure on me,I couldn't move nor shake,I looked to my hands to see if my hands were tied down, lo and behold I wasn't tied down but It felt like I was tied. No way to get up on my feet. It was as if a bag of rice was placed on my body.

And then this beast began to press my neck,I couldn't move,and I said to myself, "Is this how I would die?”

I was already dying off,when I heard a voice inside of me,saying; “There is a name I gave to you, this name breaks chains,this name moves mountains, call that name now.”

Immediately,I remembered the name,it was even a very popular name which demons trembled at the mention of the name. And I shouted, “Jesus !”

Just as I mentioned the name of Jesus, this force of darkness, which is the beast,began to tremble, while I began to gain strength. Immediately,I became stronger while the best became weaker. While we both went into a fierce battle,I defeated the beast and cut off his head. This battle wasn't just a 10 minute battle,we battled for almost 1hour.

And behold,I woke up from the trance. Everything that happened looks like reality to me. When I got up from my bed,I spent some little time dwelling on the trance I had. I was traumatised,and then I discovered that life is a battle,not just a battle ,whatever happens In the physical world must have already taken place in the Spiritual. That is,there is a Spiritual realm where powers dwell.

“Life's a stage and we're the characters. We all have our entrance and our exit. Life isn't complete without the protagonist and the antagonist.”

While the sun rose,in this beautiful morning,I couldn't sleep, so I went to my mom's room to narrate what I encountered last night to her. She prayed for me,and comforted me. Saying: “Fear not.”

When Dad woke up,he had minor pains in his left leg,because of the battle he faced last night.

He couldn't walk properly anymore,he now struggled to walk. While my siblings woke up,we had our family morning devotion.

“Light has value,but without darkness there won't be value in light.”

The pain my Dad felt was terrible,it was a minor pain so we didn't need to visit the Hospital. Mom only rubbed hot balm on the leg. But he staggered while walking. His posture wasn't as straight as they used to be. Dad couldn't go to work.

“There's no champion without a challenger,every champion must defend his championship or else he is a loser. The value of a champion is the challenges he faced to become who he is. Without a challenger there won't be a champion,so stay focused in the match of life. Life won't give you what you desire, but you take what you desire by force.”