Thread by @GbengaWemimo

They were both admitted into the university the same year
His elder brother was admitted to study Physics
He was admitted to study Economics
Their parents were entrepreneurs
Things had always been tight for their family economically
But they were determined to break the yoke

They were both born again Christians
They had to be!
They needed faith to be admitted into the university
Not for lack of brains but for lack of money
University education was not cheap and their parents were not rich
They were just determined that God would make a way somehow...

His elder brother's faith was somehow
He wouldn't use drugs when he was ill
He would not eat for many days just because he was too proud to ask for help
Though by nature he was an introvert
He spoke in a lot of strange ways with his attitude and mannerism towards life and himself

He acted as if it was his fault that they were suffering
Carried the burden of guilt and shame for every difficult patch they went through
He believed in God but in a carnal way
Like believing God but not believing in God!
The weight of poverty and self-abuse was tough and harsh

When his elder brother fell sick, he wouldn't go to the Hospital
If it is God's will, I will be healed or I will die
"The pain in my body is a trial of my faith from God
God is using sickness to draw me closer to him& teach me some serious lessons on faith and spiritual maturity"

It was the most ridiculous thing he ever heard!
Whenever his elder brother fell ill, which was often, he would cover his head with his bedsheet and pray in tongues until he sleeps off or felt relieved!
He wouldn't take any pill and often he would be fine after a few hours or days

One afternoon, without any warning when they were in final year, his elder brother died!
He had been battling with typhoid and malaria for years and had refused all medical treatments
It was a rude shock!
God had failed woefully
What would be the essence of believing again?

He was bitter against God, the church and life
He graduated and got a job
Things started moving in the right direction
He discovered that living free of God had perks
It felt as if the idea of God was a scam he wisened up to just in time
He got married and had a son
Life was good

Suddenly he took ill and was diagnosed of bone cancer
The affliction came out of nowhere
They gave him three months to live
He couldn't blame God for his travails because he had discarded God for five years
And yet he blamed God!
There was no one else available to blame!

He cursed and raved at God
"God is a tyrant! Because i didn't serve him, he brought this affliction on me"
It didn't make any sense but he had to vent!
His wife reached out to the Brother in Jeans and T-shirt
"Sir, we have a three months old baby! How can you help our family?"

The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt met with them!
The husband was still very angry!
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt told him the anger, bitterness and grief and malice were the reason he was sick
His body was shutting down because he had overburdened himself with vile and venom!

"Would you come to Jesus? He will bear your burden and heal you of your infirmity!"
"Jesus didn't heal my brother!" He lamented and told the whole story
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt embraced him, there was no need for words
He cried and cried
Then he gave his life to Jesus!

The first thing he felt was a burden being lifted
There was a pain that had been in his heart for many years.
It left!
He was suddenly relaxed
The Brother in Jeans and T-shirt rebuked the cancer
He said the bitterness that allowed it to thrive was gone and it had to go too!

He was filled with the Holy Ghost and started praying with love and confessing the word
Within three months, the cancer was completely gone!

Ps: What are you doing with offence and bitterness?
It is like preparing a room for demons to abide in your body
Forgive
Be free
Be Christ