It was an amazing journey to the culinary school. On getting there i felt tired but excited that I finally made it. I was given a form to register and was able to meet other students as well. I never knew there were people that had so much passion for food and it's preparation like myself including baking. The house I was going to be living in was not far from the school it was a purposely built building. My room was at the far end of the building the room had an en-suite. with a living area. I couldn't just believe what was happening, That night as i lay in bed about to sleep I took my Bible and read Psalms 119:114 "
thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word."
I prayed to God to be my shield in this new place and continue to guide my way i fell asleep after praying.
It's been six months since I started the course and moved to this new place. I do not have a particular friend I just get on with what I came there to do. I often call Rev. Lazarus and his family, I miss the fellowship so much at times I will call in when I am free and they are holding a meeting. It made me feel connected to a family I long to have. I was doing well in my course, I worked in a company restaurant as one of the chef till i am fully certified. My baking on the other hand was getting better by day I never knew how much kills i had in me till now the discovery is on daily basis and it does amaze me. Almost two years now since I started the course and I have six weeks to finish and be fully certified as a professional. My prayer to God is to own my own business because I know I have more to give than work for an employer. One day as I was walking home I hard a footstep walking so quick to catch up with me, as the foot steps were getting closer i walked faster until I heard the person spoke " excuse me please" I turned round and it was a young man I didn't want to stop because I didn't know him and he was like I have been trying to catch up with you since you turned round the traffic light on Fleet lane am sorry to disturb you my name is Nathan he offered to shake my hand i shook his hand and told him my name. That is such a lovely name may I ask where you are from? Vancouver I said oh really well I am from Fredericton i was born there but my parents are from Republic of Benin in Africa. I hope you don't mind me giving you a ride to where you are going? "Never mind" I replied. I am almost home just few blocks away. would you mind giving me your number I will like to know you more than this he said with a smile. Hmm! I am sorry I won't be able to give you my number I do not really know you it's nice talking to you I turned to leave. Oh! please you will get to know me if you give me your number and we talk you can't know me if you don't give me your number. I am sorry I can't give you my number plus I need to go now thanks I turned and walked as fast as my legs could take me. I entered my mini flat before i turned round and that was to lock the door behind me. What on earth just happened SHOLA? I asked myself, who is he and how can he just think he can have my number, wonders shall never cease. I was so tired even to make my dinner I looked in the fridge took the a bar of whippet, poured myself a glass of the freshly made tropical juice which I made before leaving the house, a packet of Ruffles. I sat on the sofa and ate the junk which I hardly eat due to my tendency of increasing weight so quick. I turned the T.V. on to watch one of the movies i have been watching and not been able to finish for about a week. I must have dozed off after watching for couple of minutes the next thing "
I found myself in a very lovely house, i was walking down a long hallway looking so happy and radiant, there were so many rooms in that hallway and often times people will come out of the room and just bow to greet me and keep walking, ad i was getting towards the end f the corridor the light became so dark i could see but was not as bright as the hallway i turned to look back just to see that the hallway was dark as i walked towards the room ahead of me. When I entered the room I saw different chairs like a dignitary setting the images on the chairs looked a scary. I was beginning to get scared i wanted to run back but couldn't my feet seemed stuck on the floor, i didn't know what was happening to me at that point. Suddenly a man came out from the wall, I didn't notice a door there initially but suddenly there was a door, He looked so handsome tall the kind of man I always have in mind as good looking one anyway. He turned round and said MOFIFASHOLA (meaning: i use ifa(diety) as wealth in Yoruba language). I looked at him with curiosity how did he know my full name I can't remember the last time I was called my name fully. Who are you I questioned him? He laughed historically like what I said was funny. I repeated myself who are you and how did you know my name, I mean how did you know my full name? Shut your mouth when and where did you get the boldness to question me? You are betrothed to me from childhood and I own you and all you do so what do you mean. I am ifa(diety).At this point I was in tears because I have never seen this so called man in my life. Who betrothed me to you? Your parents they came to me seeking for a child after fifteen years of marriage without a child. They vowed to bring you back to me when they finally have the child, but human being! He laughed again, they never fulfilled their promise, when the time came they started giving excuse(s) to me who does that? I don't know you I replied, well I know you and you belong to me. I do not belong to you I belong to JE.. JE.. JE.. JE.. JE SUS, JESUS (I stuttered) at the mention of that name there was an earthquake get her out he shouted then i woke up. I was sweating profusely my body was so heavy I couldn't move from the bed, I checked my bed clock it was 9:30am I have never slept this long for a while. As I tried to manouver i felt like a crack in my ribs, I yelled out in pain and I couldn't move. I crawled from my bed to where my phone was being charged i kept saying Lord Jesus help me but my voice was fading away, i was losing my strength and my voice. I called Cordelia and all I could say was help she kept saying Shola what's the matter with you. She started praying for me, i could hear her calling her husband and telling him to call the ambulance for me, I was alert as they gave the ambulance crew my address. I finally lost my voice but inside I was saying Jesus save me, Jesus save me repeatedly. I was in that position for about 15minutes when I had the keys on my door going, they must have picked up the spare key from the porter where I kept it. The paramedics came in and behind them I saw a man He looked familiar I was thinking who was he then I remember he was Nathan, the guy who nearly followed me home last night that was the last thing I remembered then I fell unconsious!
while unconsious I was in a serious battle for my soul. one of my foot was tied down to the wall, I had chains on my hand and neck I was walking like I had hunch back. I had scars on my hands and back and I was just crying for help then I saw the man(ifa) from my previous dream coming towards me with horse whip that had iron edges, He was coming angrily towards me saying you will never be free from me I will teach you a lesson and he was limbing and pointing to his leg thesame time. He said look what you did to me You will pay for it his voice was so loud he was roaring and it was very scary, i kept looking down his eye were so dark his pupil looked dilated and filled his eye socket. I was in so much pain, then he turned round used the iron edge horse whip to hit my back then randomly all over my body. I became so weak and I was calling for help but no one came, I turned to him and started begging him, I said please I will do anything for you just let me go. It got to a stage he sat down on a high chair and there were some people like servants around him everyone had a go on hiting me with the iron edge whip. I could see my flesh tearing off all of a sudden i started saying JESU, JESU, JESUS HELP ME! As I called the name of Jesus the third time the roof opened and I saw a white glowing horse with a man on it dressed in a snowlike white riding in the horse. The horse looked like it was in full speed but just walking slowly at thesame time. The man and all the servant fell on the floor and fire started burning them. The man on the horse reched for me just with a hand and carried me, He had so much compassion in His eyes, He was touching my body and the torn flesh was healing up. Then He said I will give you another chance. I opened my eyes and gained consciousness, I saw the Lazarus family holding hands in prayers and some of the people from the fellowship. I couldn't speak loud, Cordelia came to my side and was saying yes Jesus, I was a bit confused. My vision was blurry, I couldn't open my eyes wide I said to cordelia "switch the light off" which she did immediately. They kept a light at the far end in the room on. I was told I had been unconscious for 4weeks and the hospital had requested that the Life Support machine be turned off. Cordelia said a prayer chain was organised for my sake. She said the hour when the hospital said will determine if the machine should be switched off or not was when I sais Jesus three times. I was told of how scars were on different parts of my body at first they thought it was abuse from the hospital workers until they saw that it just came up on his own. I was taking everything in but I knew what happened in the spiritual realm how my soul was nearly taken away by that man if not for Jesus that came to rescue me.
It's been two weeks now since i gained consciousness, my recovery is better than expected. Cordelia has temporarily come to stay with me. she stayed in my flat and comes to the hospital daily. Most days she will just read the Bible to me and ask me to repeat the promises of God as it's written in the Bible. This faithful day she was reading and she came to the place where Jesus healed the man with leprosy in LUKE 5. She later explained to me how God does not hold back when it comes to Him fighting for His children and saving them as long as He continue to be the Lord over their life. At this point I sighed, Cordelia asked me why i sighed heavily. I told her I feel like I haven't given my life to Christ totally. Cordelia seem shocked by my statement and she asked me why I said that. I told her I have never had the hunger to grow more than just being called a Christian, I do not even bother to study the word of God although I pray to God but I have never felt the need for a true relationship. Cordelia read the Bible
Isaiah 1:18 " Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." she explained the verse deeply that God doesn't just want us to proclaim we know Him or He is our saviour without us having a true fellowship and relationship just like parent to Child. She told me after the fall of man into sin in the garden of Eden God's priority was to get us back to where He initially placed us in His fellowship just as He came down to commune with Adam before sin came and that was the priority of God coming in form of man (Jesus) to die so we can be redeemed and when the truth is shown to us we are meant to grown in it in order to draw others to Him who are yet to encounter God in this way. That day I rededicated my life to Christ and vowed to build my relatonship with the Everlasting God.
Two days later to the amazement of the medical team I was much better and was discharged from the hospital, able to walk, although I was booked for outpatient follow up appointments with the physiotherapist but they were amazed that the bruises I had in the cause of my unconscious state had all faded away. I knew that was God, on getting home I couldn't believe it people from the fellowhip that I had not seen or heard from since I left were there to welcome me a mini welcome home party I couldn't believe it. My course mates too came and my lecturers, it was an emotional sight to see people I never even thought cared about me coming together to welcome me back home. Nathan the guy I met prior to me falling ill was there as well, he was so involved in everything I wondered what his gain was but I just by passed the thought in my heart. After the little party people bid farewell but Cordelia stayed for another two weeks to make sure I was strong enough. During the two weeks, she took me in an intense lesson of studying the Bible, understanding it and applying it to my daily life, I felt so renewed and blessed, every morning for devotion we sang different songs but there was one I loved to sing so much I can sing it non stop and its Amazing Love by Chris Tomlin;
I'm forgiven because you were forsaken
I'm accepted you were condemned
I'm alive and well your spirit is within me
Because You died and rose again
Amazing love how can it be
You my king will die for me
Amazing Love I know it's true
It's my joy to honour You
In all I do I honour you
It's a song I really connect with, it enables me to understand the Love Jesus has for me even before I knew Him He has always been there and He remains there for me. On the day prior to Cordelia leaving I had a trance experience, I saw myself as a little child dancing round the shrine back in my hometown and all of a sudden i was fitting like someone that had epilepsy seizure at this point I saw Bami( my father as I call him in Yoruba language "The priest that brought me up") running in and out of the shrine consulting some gods, the next thing he came out saying "etutu lo gba" (it requires sacrifice), the priest boy that helped him came with 7 hens the next thing Bami put each hen's head in his mouth twisted it, when the hen was dies he poured the blood on my head as i lay fitting on the groung, the 7th hen blood was directly poured in my mouth and i stopped fitting and when I finally got up. I saw myself being led to a tree which I still remember I occassionally go there and have annual bath and sleep there whilst I was back home. I had a wrapper around my body and a white calabash on my head i was offered to the tree and a strange being came out of it in a rage he picked me up put his head on mine, made our chest meet then placed a band on my wrist before he left he said into my ears i am the observer and you belong to me. I came out of the trance immediately I started calling Jesus repeatedly then first i read Numbers 23:23a " surely there is no enchantment against (shola), neither is there any divination against shola" I finished that and read 1 Samuel 5:2-5" When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord;
and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon
the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. Therefore
neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house,
tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day." I started praying declaring I am the ark of God therefore every dagon that is in my generation must fall, i was far into prayer declaring and decreeing I had a very familiar cry, it was the sound of the man I saw while I was unconscious I saw angels of God destroying him totally and I was placed on him to use my feet to grind the remains of him and the angels spoke to me using 2 Corithians 10:5 today shola you have Cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ; in your life you no longer belong to the observer but the Lord Jesus Christ. I said amen in Jesus name I jolted back in my position of prayer it was an experience that transformed my life. I told Cordelia about it and She confirmed to me that God woke her up around the hour I said I was in trance to interceed for me and decree into the atmosphere of the environment.
Almost three years since my total deliverance experience, I believe it's been God all the way, I finished at the culinary School successfully. I own my own restaurant with employees. I have a friend who is close to my heart and His name is Jesus He has never disappointed me, He delivered me from the observer, He change my story from being an observing Christian to a serving Christian who has a glorious relationship with Him. I hold free classes for refugees and people who lack finance to continue in their studies especially those interested in food like me. Nathan is my partner in Business, He came at the time I least expected and never wanted a friend but he stood by me. Nathan is a true believer and lover of Jesus. I don't know what the future holds for Nathan and I he has two lovely children from a previous relationship and he has their custody. Indeed there is no GOD LIKE JEHOVAH THE DELIVERER WHO NEEDS NO DELIVERANCE.
If you have enjoyed and are blessed by the story above feel free to share, please note it's fiction but inspired by the Holy Spirit. May the Lord terminate the existence of any devilish Observers in our lives in Jesus name. Can I hear an Amen!
