“Masturbation is a terrible addiction that needs the right knowledge to get over it. When I was younger, I used to masturbate every day. It weakened me, it made me depressed to the point I took anti-depressant pills every day, because I knew the masturbation was tearing me apart.” “Know this Favour, there is no one trapped in the act of masturbation that is proud of it and that is why most people tend to be secretive about it, which is the greatest power the devil or the masturbating power has over them. Favour, you should be grateful that your daughter has come out to tell someone about it, she is half way out of the battle.” Favour had her head bowed in pain… “Over the years, I have counseled people on the issue and my first advice has always been for them to open up to someone close, because it makes them accountable… In my case, I confided in my beloved wife of blessed memory about my struggles with masturbation which turned out to be the best decision I ever made as my wife showed me unconditional love and sympathy. She didn’t judge me, rather she would pray with me. Do you know how that must have felt for her as a married woman? I was so deep in masturbation that I would deny my wife intercourse, instead, I will leave her on the bed to go watch pornography DVD. She caught me red handed masturbating on several occasions. That was how badly the demon of masturbation was controlling my life. In my case, it was my uncle who I lived with in my early days that made me start masturbating. He was a matured bachelor, who brought different ladies home. I would sleep in the same room where he would be having intercourse with different ladies. At 14, I couldn’t approach any lady to make love to, so instead, I helped myself out. I continued this for 30 years, but it got to a point when I told myself, no more. It made me a loner, my marriage was suffering. I was worse than someone addicted to hard drugs, but I eventually got out of it when I got the inspiration of the full meaning of masturbation. I coined a sentence out of it… MASs weapon of TURBulence to destroy a nATIONs. I constantly told myself that MASTURBATION was a mass turbulence the devil had sent into the world to destroy nations, and since I was a ‘Holy nation’ like the Bible referred me as, I was not going to let the devil destroy me.” “MASS weapon of TURBULENCE to destroy a Nation… Wow!” I said silently as I knew that definition must have been inspired by the Holy Spirit. Baba Agba continued… “Favour, you need to rise up and help your child to be free spiritually and physically, because masturbation tries hard to hold onto people,” Baba Agba said as I was amazed with the knowledge that married people could also masturbate. “How else can I help her? I pray for her every day and I have taught her sex education,” Favour asked in frustration. “Simple, just four steps,” Baba Agba said. “If anyone can follow these four steps they can be free from masturbation, so you will have to help Mercy with these four steps.” “Ok?” Favour said with high expectations as I also wanted to learn this great insight, but before Baba Agba could say anything, Ajaara came running back, followed by Gloria who was panting. “Mercy is gone!” she said as she came running… “Gone to where?” We asked and I saw the mother in Favour rise up. “Gone? Gone to where?” Favour asked. “I don’t know, but as she got home she picked few of her clothes and called someone she called ‘Bae’, she told the person she was leaving you for good,” Ajaara said. “Why didn’t you stop her? I asked, by this time Favour was already calling Mercy’s number. “Gloria and I tried talking her out of it, but her mind was made up,” Ajaara said. “Her phone is switched off,” Favour said with a shaky voice. “Calm down… she will be fine…” I said trying to calm Favour. Baba Agba stepped back to have his seat, he shook his head in the negative which spoke volumes to me. “I hope we haven’t lost Mercy?” I hoped silently in my heart. To be continued.
