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Princess Stories
It’s been over a month now since Helen has been praying for her husband and she’s yet to see her desired changes.
“Dear God, apart from being a man of war, I’ve been taught that you’re a caring father who delights so much in us. God I’m getting tired and consistently making intercessions for my husband because I’m not seeing any changes.
I’m really at the verge of giving up God; I’m getting weary already.” She prayed sincerely before she rounded up her devotion that morning.
“Good morning.” She greeted her husband who simply nodded and walked out of the room. Helen sighed
“God you’ve got to do something. You really have to do something before I lose hope patapata.” She thought within and went to shower.
As soon as she was done getting dressed for work, she checked the whole house, made sure she locked the door before dashing out of the compound in her car.
“Beloved, I want you to know that God is good. He is a king that doesn’t withhold any good thing from His own.
The problem of Christians these days is that we lack faith in God’s word; we don’t believe the Bible! If God says He will give you something, no matter how long it might seem to take, He would give it to you.
You know why? Because His word doesn’t return to Him void, but will surely accomplish the purpose for which it has been sent.” A man preached as soon as Helen turned on her radio.
“It may take time, you may think that you’ve waited so long for the breakthrough, you may even be at the verge of giving up but I have a word for you this morning.
The Bible says your thoughts are not His thoughts neither are your ways His. There is a reason the word of God says so. Your desired breakthrough may be put on hold because it isn’t the right time for you to have it yet.
Your breakthrough may seem to be delayed because God wants to answer at the time in your life where you and the world will know without a doubt that it’s a miracle and not something that happened by coincidence.
You may think God is not hearing your intercessory prayers over a loved one but let me tell you, He is listening. Your prayers are being heard by Him.” The radio preacher said and at this point Helen got interested in his sermon.
“You know the trick the devil uses on us most times? It’s the temptation to give up when our testimony is near. We have been admonished in the word of God not to be weary in well-doing because in due time you shall reap.
So I’m speaking to you young woman, don’t be weary in interceding for that soul, because in due season you shall reap bountifully
I’m speaking to you young man, don’t give up on God over that adversity you are passing through. Show the enemy your strength isn’t small by persevering in prayers.
I’m speaking to you child of God, do not lose faith over the expected breakthrough for your family. You will surely reap the harvest of your prayers if you don’t faint.
There’s a reason the clause “if you don’t faint” was added in Galatians 6. It’s because God knows you’re human and would be tempted to give up. Oh my dear, you’d be tempted to faint, you’d be tempted to quit fighting that flesh of yours that has dominated your life. You’d surely be tempted to quit trying to change situations around you through your prayers and that is why the promise that you’d reap is there.
That is why the Bible is there for you to study and regain strength. That is why you must increase your faith in God.” The preacher spoke on as Helen listened carefully.
“Now you may ask, how do I increase my faith in God? The Bible says your faith is increased by hearing the Word of God. So I’m challenging you this morning my brothers and sisters, work towards increasing your faith in God this month.
Read your Bible. Download sermons and listen to them. Search the Bible for promises concerning your desired breakthrough and read Biblical testimonies of those who waited and recieved the breakthrough you so much desire. As you do these, your faith in God would increase.” The preacher and at this point, Helen has gotten to her office.
While at the office, Helen couldn’t seem to get the preaching she had heard in her car that morning off her mind. It seemed as if the sermon was for her.
As soon as it was 4pm, she rounded up her work duties and headed for home.
She was the only one at home plus the gateman as Chief usually comes home around 6pm.
After making dinner and eating hers, she decided to observe a quick evening devotion before her husband comes home.
After uttering a few prayers, she opened her jotter to check the portion of the Bible she had planned to read for the day.
“Isaiah 62.” She whispered to herself as she opened her KJV Bible. She read through it the first time and was about closing her Bible when she felt an urge to read at least thrice so she read it the second time though it was quite difficult for her because she isn’t the type that reads a particular things more than once.
On her third attempt of reading the passage, two verses caught her attention.
“Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establishes and till he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.”
She read the passage over and over again and slowly, her heart began personalizing it.
“You Helen that makes intercession to the Lord for her husband should give him no rest, till He establishes, and makes your husband a ready vessel in His hand.”
“I will give the Lord no rest concerning my husband, till I see the desired changes in him.” She said to herself. Just then, the sermon she heard in her car radio began replaying in her heart once more.
She then realized her faith and determination to persist in prayers had just come from simply reading her Bible.
There and then, she made up her mind to not just read her Bible, but confess the Scripture and listen to gospel messages that’d increase her faith till her testimony manifests.
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Dorothy got up from her sleep to go ease herself. When she was done with the ladies, she was about going back to sleep when she remembered the dream she had just had concerning Debby.
“Could it be true?” She wondered as she recalled seeing Debby in her dream, running away from two hefty men as fast as her legs could carry her.
Suddenly there was a stone before her which she didn’t notice quickly and so tripped over it with a fall.
As a result, the men she was trying to escape from caught up with her.
“No no no no, please! Please!!” She pleaded but her plea fell on deaf ears as one of the men dressed like a priest forcefully made her stand on her feet while the other man forced a substance down her throat.
“But could it be true? That Debby must’ve been involved in something fetish in the past?”
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At 5:20am, everyone was up and gathered at the living room to observe their morning devotion. They had just finished their praise and worship and all thought they’d all start reading the Bible and sharing insights as it was their usual custom, but Mrs. Melody gave an instruction contrary to what they were expecting.
“Please let’s all rise on our feet for prayers. We’re holding a deliverance session this morning.” Mrs. Melody said with her eyes closed.
“Deliverance session today? But that happens on the first Friday of every month in the evening. Today’s is Thursday 15th, and this is morning.” Some thought to themselves.
After about 10mins into the prayers, everyone began to feel the heat of the deliverance as Mrs. Melody called prayer points as led.
“Every material of the enemy residing in my body, be consumed now by the fire of the Holy Ghost.” She called out and they all kept praying.
“By the blood of Jesus, I destroy the legal hold of the enemy over my life, in the name of Jesus.”
After about 10 more minutes of hot prayers, Mrs. Melody rounded up with a short message.
“Wow! Today’s devotion was something else!” Debby said as soon as they got to their room
“Really?” Dorothy said
“Yes now, it was powerful.”
“And Spirit-led” Dorothy added.
“Yes! You know I have a feeling it’s the Holy Spirit that led her to call the prayer points she did this morning, because as we were praying, I began to feel strange movements in my body, most especially my stomach area.” Debby said and Dorothy immediately paid rapt attention.
“I don’t know how to say it in a way that makes sense, but it felt as if some foreign object was in my lower abdomen and was moving as a result of the prayers, especially when she mentioned the issue of evil material.” Debby said and Dorothy nodded in understanding.
“Hmmm…..it’s possible today’s prayers were meant for you. Probably God through His Spirit stopped Mrs. Melody from doing the usuals this morning, just to pray for you.”
“Really?”
“Yes! God can because of just one person of His turn things around. He stopped us from doing our usuals because He wants to deliver you from whatever might be holding you down. God loves you girl!” Dorothy said and Debby thought for a while.
“God can just because of me turn things around?” She wondered.
The same evening, Mrs. Melody gathered the girls together for another round of prayers.
The more they prayed, the more Debby felt a movement in her lower abdomen.
The prayer session lasted for 30mins after which Mrs. Melody shared the Word with them and let them go their separate rooms.
“So did you feel the movement again?” Dorothy asked Debby in the middle of a conversation when they had gotten to their room.
“Yes…..I have a strong conviction something’s there.”
“Hmm….well, I’m sure whatever it is, will be exposed at tonight’s vigil.” Dorothy said.
Later that night at around 10:30pm, everyone gathered in their night wears, ready for the vigil.
In no time, Mrs. Melody was seen coming out from her own room and the vigil commenced.
As prayers were going on with everyone praying seriously like their lives depended on it, Debby felt a move in her stomach….the same one she told Dorothy about. She tried to ignore it for sometime but it got to a point she became really uncomfortable and held her stomach in groans.
No one noticed what has happening to Debby because all eyes were closed, until she began coughing seriously, drawing everyone’s attention to herself.
“Jesus Christ!” One of the girls exclaimed as soon as Debby vomited a small padlock and a white substance.
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(The same night)
Helen walked into her room and laid on the bed exhausted. She turned to face the clock and it read 11:45pm.
“I don’t think I can observe vigil this night, I’m too tired for anything.”
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Kadar recieved an alert from a clock in his shrine, communicating to him that one of his victims is being delivered from captivity.
Annoyed, he sought to project himself to Chief’s dream to threaten him because the only one that could ever be on the verge of being set free was Debby.
He chanted certain words and was surprised when the portal opened
“Wow, no protection over Chief tonight? Very good! That man is about to be in trouble.”
Hmmmm…….only God knows what happens when we skip those personal vigil of our we feel are insignificant or add no value to our lives.
God help us all, AMEN
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