We can learn from this

Here’s a true life experience from… let’s call him Mr. X:

“I was 4yrs when it all started I was quite an innocent boy and tried my best in having fun as any normal child would. I remember vividly there was this Lady (let’s say Aunt B) that stayed close to us; she was much older so I respected her a lot. She had younger ones of my age group then and were my friends of course. There was this day I went in to check for my friends and met Aunt B at home. She told me they were not home that they had gone out with their parents and would be back soon. She urged me to wait for them, so I waited. To my knowledge this Lady was some 16yrs older than I was if not more. Now in my process of waiting, she sat and called me to her and started doing some funny things with her hands on me. That was the beginning of my journey into the world of molestation. Aunt B that day did all manner of nasty and unimaginable things with me, infact still replays in my head and all these in my state of innocence. She warned me never to tell anyone, which I foolishly obeyed.

 That fateful day triggered the wrong part of me and made alive all my sexual senses. It gave me a new approach to females. As fate would have it, everywhere I went then, I was being molested by ladies who were much older than I was. I saw the females in a different view, I felt that was all there is to them. So I started engaging my peers (females) with the ‘act’ as young as I was then. Western movies didn’t help matters and also the drama syndrome we used to have then among kids ‘mummy and daddy’ contributed negatively to my life as we would act out what we see our parents do… (lol, I’m sure a lot of us remember the ‘mummy and daddy’ play stuff..lol. Now back to his story.)

            One would ask this question, “where were my parents?” well I’d ask that too. I remember there was this time I innocently confessed what Aunt B had done to me the other day, this I said in front of a lot of people including Aunt B. oh my goodness, I’ve never seen such a denial, Aunt B vehemently denied. It got to the attention of my parents and all they did was scold me for what I was innocent of, as I thought and warned me to stay away from her. There was no counseling for me. Again I remember telling my parents one day while I was still very young that I usually got an erection each time I watch some scenes in western movies, the reply I got then was “shut up, don’t say that again!”, there was still no adequate counseling. So I grew up in that state, and became worse. I began to influence others negatively, watched x rated movies, masturbated, fornicated a lot even with older ladies. Little did I know God had a plan for me.

 I was way deep into the sin of immorality to an extent I felt there was no way out until I met Christ; He gave me a new beginning, a new story, a new life. I got miraculously saved one day and I gladly dropped my old man. However, in my new journey with Christ, the devil still contested for me. Due to my ‘sensitive’ state, temptations came in through X rated materials and self-indulgence. It was so strong on me, I tried to find someone I could confide in but there was none because most brethren around me then carried on the ‘spirikoko’ look and they would rather castigate you for your sin than help you out. So I bottled it up. Sometimes I fell for the temptations and asked for forgiveness. There was a time the devil tricked me into fornicating again but Jesus was there to help me out. I prayed to God earnestly to deliver me from this sin and He showed me 1Cor10:13; “there hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” He also gave me other scriptures; Rom7:18-25, Phil2:5, 2Pet2:9. He told me if I wanted to be free from this sin that I should renew my mind (Rom12:2) and disconnect totally from all vices that could arouse it again including friends and most of all I should engage the Holy Spirit. These I have done and I can tell you I am totally free! I have a fiancé now and we are getting married soon and we’ve never gone over the edge. This is my testimony, Jesus truly delivers!”

Hmmmm, I hope you were able to draw lessons from that story, the devil is wasting no time at all. I enumerated some lessons myself;

1.                          The devil is not just going for adults now; he is capturing the even young ones to ensure their destiny is corrupted even before their manifestation. So we should be on guard with our little ones.

2.                          Parents should take note of whom they live their kids with, young or old, everyone’s a suspect.

3.                          The ‘mummy and daddy’ syndrome among kids should be totally eradicated by parents and elderly ones cos these kids tend to do what they see adults do.

4.                           Adequate counseling should be giving to children at the right time to avoid this mayhem

5.                          Most of all, children should be introduced to Jesus from their early stage and taught a life of spirituality.

6.                          I also advice that our brothers and sisters in Christ especially ones with good standing in Christ to give provide a welcoming environment for people to confide in.

Let us protect the destinies of our children and prevent this madness of the devil. Lets help to keep ourselves flaming for Christ .Feel free to drop comments, suggestions and also to share experiences, you can mail me @ olaoke.olatunji24@gmail.com (will be treated with strict confidentiality).

God bless!!