I was once lost but now am found

I was a very young vibrant boy born into a Christian family, I was taught in the way of the lord and I have always loved my growing up. I am always happy when I hear it's time for us to go to church because, in the presence of the lord, there is always fullness of joy. I was a chorister and I love to sing in my God own voice every Sunday, I love to put on my every Sunday choir uniform cos it looks smart on me. My voice is so unique among all the choristers and most times I am always told to lead the praise and worship session every Sunday and I always lead during the choir rendition most time too. All these were very easy for me because of my voice, it just comes naturally to me and I use them nicely. I am happy with the type of family I am blessed with and I never wish to depart from them until one day.

I was in the service on Sunday, doing my usual church activities, blasting demons out with my voice, praising the almighty God with my voice. After the service, that's how a devil in an angel white dress came to me that he likes my voice and I can be earning a lot of money with it. He said he has a brand that will sponsor me if I can be singing under them, I was like he should give me time to think about it but he said it's urgent and that there's no time for that. I insist he should give me time to think about it but he deceived me by sending a huge amount of money to my account which he asked for in between our conversation, I was shocked to see such an amount and at the same time I was happy cos I have a lot of things to do with money. He said he sent me the money for me to know to know he was serious about it. What will a man do when he sees money? Absolutely nothing other than to succumb to what we are told to do, so I was right with my decision to say yes to him cos that's what everyone will do after seeing such an amount.

The mistake I made was I didn't tell anyone, I wanted to make the money first and show it to my parent that I am already making it with my voice. I got up very early the next day and I left the house telling my parent that I am going for rehearsal from another church. That was the beginning of me losing track of my way, I left for the music company and when I got there I was introduced to some other set of artists and those that works there. I was told I need to have some drinks before I sing for them and I was given an alcoholic drink that I haven't tasted in my entire life. I rejected but they told me I already collected money to do anything whatsoever they ask me to do, I gave it a second thought and I concluded that it is only here I will be taking, I won't take it at home. I collected the glass of alcohol and I drank It, immediately I knew something has changed about me but do I care? I don't care anymore. That's was I was introduced to the record room to show what I have got, I sang and they love it. I was so happy and that's how my music career in the world started. I started hiding many things from my parent and family as a whole, I stop attending choir rehearsal and I started missing church service.

I was introduced to smoking and drinking some solid alcoholic drinks, there was a great turnaround for negative in my life, I was lost to the world and I couldn't figure out my way. My parent and church members talk to me but I turned a deaf hear to it, I told them I have my life to live, I can choose and I have chosen what I like. I left my parent and family in a bad mood, they were crying bitterly when I finally pack my things out of the house to the apartment that the music company got for me. Do I care? Not at all, the money I am making has blind my eyes and I couldn't see my way to the right part any longer.

I started smoking and drinking, I was doing all sorts of bad things, I was making money and I was doing different tracks of songs, the world loves it but it was all against the love of Christ and I was happy until this fateful day.

The day I will never forget in my life, I was performing right on the stage and everyone was happy dancing and singing the lyrics of the song after me, suddenly I saw a bright light at the back of the auditorium where I was, the light looks like that of an angel, the looks he was giving to me was a bad one. He was shaking his head in pity for me and was drawing his hand that I should come to him, I was able to interpret the meaning of what I saw and immediately I dropped the mic and rush out of the stage where I was. My manager followed me immediately and another member of the music group. They met in the car crying and weeping bitterly, they asked me what was wrong but I couldn't answer, I told them I need to leave for my house. They drove me home and I packed my things and left for my parent's house, I told them my work for their company is done and I am no longer interested. I returned all the money they requested me to pay and I left. I went home and I knelt before my parent for forgiveness, they cried and I also cried and they told me they have forgiven me but I need to go back to God for forgiveness.

I went into fasting for days and I was praying too until I heard from God that my ways have been right. I was accepted in the church back again and I continued to my God ways. I was happy I found my way back to God. Life without God is nothing but useless, we need God in our lives and our everyday dealings.

Thanks to @HappyBoy for renewing his sponsorship, God bless and thanks for believing in me. Thanks also to all my wonderful sponsors, God bless you all.

Thanks for reading and God bless🙏🙏.

15th October 2021.