© Ayo Omolayo
“Juliet! I can’t believe you could say such things. You don’t know the gravity of what you have just did, do you?” Daddy said furiously.
“I’m sorry sir?! I’m so ashamed of myself right now. I don’t know the way forward.”
“You already know the way forward. The devil needed to hold him very well and through your lack of self control, you have pushed him further into the arms of the devil.”
“I’m so sorry!”
“You’ll have to fast tomorrow to interceed for him, so God can bring him back!”
I knew I was very sorry about what I did but did daddy just say I should fast for Romeo? What sort of nonsense is that?
I looked at Daddy and wanted to say what was in my heart, but I was surprised he was carrying the Jesus spyglass anointing.
Remember when Jesus said to the paralytic that his sins were forgiven and the Pharisees who sat there listening where thinking how dare Jesus forgive sins?
Jesus turned to them and begin to tell them exactly what they were thinking in their heart when they never said it. Only thinking it in their heart was enough for Jesus to hear it with his supernatural ear.
“You’re telling yourself that you cannot fast because of another person, right?”
I looked at him, unable to utter a word. I was caught.
“Juliet! By the power invested in me as your guardian, both spiritually and physically. As long as you’re under my roof and eating in my house. I hereby decree. You must fast tomorrow.
If you don’t fast tomorrow, two of us will wear one trouser. It’s either you beat me or I beat you. You’ll be severely punished tomorrow if you fail to do it when I ask after you.
Sheybi you want strong hand? I’m ready to give it to you. Welcome to the barracks once again.” He stood up and walked upstairs.
I just stood dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word.
I looked at the girls who are yet to see utter a word.
Susan stood up and smiled.
“Welcome to the barracks Juliet!” She said giggling and sent a throw pillow flying at me from the sofa.
Before I could make any attempt to dodge, it hit me. She giggled and ran upstairs.
I looked around and my eyes met with Ella’s. She looked at me with a sad countenance. My remorse swelled.
“So you are being forced into doing something you don’t want to do?” She asked as if it wasn’t in her presence the entire drama happened.
“Yes!” I answered.
She sighed and sat upright. She kept her eyes on me and with the look on her face I knew she wanted me to sit with her in the sofa. The smart me got the message and sat down.
“Have you ever been punished ever since you began your mentorship under your parents?”
She smiled.
“Wow! I know what that smile means.” I said with a sad smile.
“It’s obvious! There’s no way I won’t be punished as a growing christian and as a child. So yes, I have been punished and I was punished along side with you recently. I’m talking about when you dared us to compete for the best glutton in the house.”
She said and tickled me on my stomach.
“Stop!” I shouted sternly as she almost touched the wound on my stomach.
“Oh sorry! Did I touch it?”
“Almost!” I replied.
“Sorry!”
“What was that for?”
“I just wanted to play with Julie angel small na!” She said and placed her arm around my neck.
She dragged me roughly to her side and hugged me forcefully.
“Aunty be gentle with me na! I’m a recovering patient!” I said as she was behaving like a rough girl.
“Haaaa! Satan is a liar! Is this not the Juliet running around telling us that she is not a recovering patient? The Juliet that we have been telling to stop jumping around and allow her body to recover properly?
Jesus is Lord! What happened to you?”
I looked at her shocked at what I had just said. I didn’t know what to tell her. It was obvious my spirit was giving in to depression. Depression was already weakening my spirit and my faith. I was now turning into an ordinary human being.
No! Someone should help me! I can’t believe the firey woman of faith is turning into the direct opposite.
“Juliet why? Why is it so difficult for you to bend willingly to God?”
I bowed my head as tears stung my eyes.
“There’s something Mummy once told me she usually do whenever she finds her will struggling with that of God’s. She would raise her blouse or her shirt and take a look at the scar on her belly. That scar usually brings back the memories. The memories of how she almost died and landed in hell as a rebel. And how mercy rescued her and brought her back to fulfill destiny.
She came back to help her generation and we are all a product of her yes to God.
Don’t you want that to be your story? Why are you so stingy with your life and destiny? Was this life yours in the first place? You almost died and you told God not to take your life. Good and fine he answered your prayers and granted you life. Now you still want to live it the way you want.
Aunty Juliet! No! It’s either you allow the real owner to do what he wants with the life or you give it back to him.”
I was already crying right now.
“Then let him kill me! Death is better than all this battles I’m experiencing. I am tired! I am tired of fighting battles. I didn’t bargain for any of this. I never wanted any of this in the first place. I’m stuck, I can’t go in and I can’t come out!
I think the best option is for me to die! Before I’ll end up a lesbian in the hands of the queen, let me die first.” I said and cried the more.
She held the hem of my shirt and raise it up. She took my hand and made me feel the bandage on my stomach.
I paused crying and looked at her trying to figure out where she was heading.
“It’s a great miracle!’ she said and watched my stomach with admiration.
I was like what’s so special about the scar?
“God was not wasting his time when he came down from heaven to rescue this lost sheep. How he carried you in his arms like a little baby. How he provided a vehicle to pick you up while you passed away. How the man was able to contact us and tell us what happened.
The greatest miracle that a young lady like you can ever experience. I really envy the measure of love God showered on you when he carried you physically in his arms.
Wow! It must have been the most amazing experience for you. Jesus baby!”
A smile had already on my face right now.
“But here you are, struggling with fasting when God commanded you to.
John 15:13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
You don’t know who this Romeo will end up becoming tomorrow. You don’t know why God is so much interested in getting him rescued. I believe God must have spoken something interesting about him to you.”
Immediately she said that, my mind flashed back to what the Holy Ghost told me in school the day I discovered Romeo was acting strange in class.
The Lord said that he is a mighty man of God, a teacher of God’s word. He is going to bring down a dimension of explicit teaching that will be a blessing to unborn generations the come.
“Haaaaaa! Why have I been so selfish?” I said and burst into tears.
Ella held me close.
“1 John 4:19. We love him, because he first loved us. Juliet can I ask you something?”
“Yes!” I turned to answer her.
“Can you love Jesus in return?”
“Yes! I am ready!”
“John 14:15. If ye love me, keep my commandments. Will you do that for him?”
“Greater love has no man than for a man to lay down his life for his friends. If Romeo is truly my friend then I should be able to lay down my life for him as a true friend.
But not just Romeo. I should be able to lay down my life for my generation. Those lives tied to me. My destiny is calling me. I should be able to throw my selfishness away and pay the price. My unborn children are on their way. They cannot meet me like this. They cannot arrive the earth and meet my unfinished battles.
I can’t have my children struggling with lust at the age of 12 or even 10 years of age. I can’t have my daughter hiding under a duvet to masturbate. Some people even masturbate in the presence of everyone and nobody knows. They cover themselves with a blanket and reach out for their reproductive organs and commit evil while gisting with those around. Nobody will know.
I can’t have my innocent children struggling with lust under my roof. I must start paying the price right now. I must not waste God’s precious time anymore. Oh my goodness! What was wrong with me? I can’t believe I was giving in to the flesh.
The flesh hates sacrifice. The flesh hates pain. But I’m going to give him overdose. Infact, I’m increasing the fast to 9pm. That’s when I’ll break. If I’ll die for breaking my fast by that time, let me die and go to heaven. Since fasting has started killing people. I’ll love to be in their number.
Esther in the bible fasted for 3 days and she did not die. Me I want to fast from 6 to 6 and I’m telling myself that I will die. What level of stupidity is that? What kind of demonic fear is that? Haaaaa! Satan you are a liar.”
“Hallelujah!” Ella said and gave me a warm hug.
“Juliet! Don’t forget that Romeo was not the one answering that call.”
“Really?”
“Yes! It was the spirit of immorality that was speaking through him. The next time you call him, ask him if he had just watched pornography. You’ll discover he was not the one answering. He had gone back to his vomit.”
“Jesus is Lord! But how did you know?”
She smiled and wink at me.
“The Holy Spirit!” I replied grinning.
“So the spirit of immorality wants to cage him seriously so he cannot get free. Remember what the woman said. All those advice you gave him will never keep him. It may keep him for a while, but he’ll end up going back to his vomit after resisting for a long time. Because in the spirit realm, he’s still in chains.
But we are going back there to get him rescued!”
“We?”
“Yes! I’m coming with you!”
“How? I was the one who had the dream!”
“No! I mean I’m joining you in the fast tomorrow!”
“Wow! Thank you so much my Cinderella!” I said and hugged her.
“I’m coming too!” Came the masculine voice.
We both looked and found the daddy of the house staring down at us from the staircase.
“Daddy! You were the one who gave me the punishment!”
“I know! But Romeo is one of God’s weapon of war. I can’t watch him suffer in the hands of the devil. Besides, our first form of attack is to supply strength to his weak heart. His mind is so weak right now.
That’s the reason why he is no longer willing to fight and earn his freedom. He has now come to believe that there is no solution to his struggle with immorality. So even if you say come, I have the solution, his faith is weak. He is no longer interested in getting free.
So our first prayer point should be that God should awaken his desire to rise up again and fight!”
“Wow! I feel like praying right now!” I said as I jumped to my feet
“Then wait for me!” Daddy said and took the stairs down.
“Juliet be careful! The way you jumped to your feet just now almost scared life out of me. Remember you’re still recovering!” Ella said.
I turned to her and smiled broadly.
“Sister, I am healed!”
We both burst into laughter.
“What happened? Was it the way I hurried down the stairs?” Daddy asked.
We kept on laughing.
“No sir! You won’t understand!” I said admist laughter.
“So can we interceed for Romeo?” He asked.
We immediately held hands and switched into a serious mode.
“Yes!” We replied in unison.
To be continued………
Are you ready to pay the price or you’re only concerned about yourself?
Are you going to allow your unborn children meet your unfinished battles and struggle with them?
Are you going to clear the way for them or continue eating 3 square meals a day and tell yourself my generation will sort themselves out, I cannot kill myself.
Imagine what would have happened if the men that are a blessing to you today refused to pay the price and stand up to fulfill destiny.
What are you still waiting for?
By the way? Juliet doesn’t know she’s saving her future husband. Who can tell if you’re also going to deliver your future husband today as you arise to fulfill destiny?
Don’t waste time! Pay the price now.
Arise and join the army!
