My Christian Journey 2

My Journey Into Ministry, How It All Started 2. Read Episode 1.

I still remember that cold night in 2004, on my little bed in the lower bunk. My roommate who was a year older approached. “Abigail, do you know how to smoke?”

“Erhmm, how do you do that?” I asked. She picked up a matchbox, stroke it with the match stick, and dipped it in her mouth. It went off inside her mouth and she fancily released the smoke. How fascinating! My eyes widened and I got too excited.

I was about trying mine when Our Matron stepped out; we quickly lay back in our beds and pretended to be sleeping. Whenever the devil wants to steal something precious from you, he distracts you with something even more interesting.

My School was anti-religious, so we held social nights every two weeks instead of religious activities. Normally, I don’t join social nights because it wasn’t part of me. The type of music and dancing style wasn’t sitting well with the Christian girl in me. But after mingling more, I became a regular social night attendee.

I will climb the top of the concrete for everyone to have a satisfying view of my dance steps. I thought I was having fun…but I noticed that I couldn’t exercise my spiritual gifts as often as I used to.

At a point, I stopped praying and observing Bible studies. There was hardly any focus on my spiritual growth. You know, the gifts of the Holy Spirit are meant to be nurtured and treasured. When you throw it to the wind, the Lord simply gets another worthy vessel to embody those gifts.

I remember when Rita asked me if I liked makeup. She was glad to be my mentor. Now I was excited to begin my journey into SLAYING! If you are coming across this piece as a parent or caregiver, I want you to also understand that a good upbringing is not enough to sustain a child through their developmental years (7-22years).

After you must have done your part as a parent by instilling the right values in them, you must constantly put your children before God in your prayers so that the Lord will guide them to the right people and keep those good values in their hearts always.

Did I turn worse or improve? You’ll find out in the next episode. Have you ever been in a situation where you compromised your faith and spiritual values over worldly pleasures? Kindly share in the comment. To be Continued in next episode