I give God thanks and praise for His endless mercy and deliverances. The weapons of our warfare are indeed not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds and casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalted itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). The devil looks for every opportunity to sneak thoughts into our minds to establish his agenda if we let him.
Early in the year, I went for a medical fitness test in readiness for a BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training) training, only to be told my blood pressure was high. That came as a rude shock because I had always enjoyed a very normal blood pressure. In addition to that, I started having problems sleeping at night. I would sleep for about three hours and stay wake, struggling for the rest of the night just to fall asleep. The doctors prescribed a lot of drugs that could help me sleep, but I realized they weren’t solving my problem because each time I stopped taking the drugs, the sleeplessness continued.
Also, thrice during the lockdown, the devil attacked my health with symptoms which he used to attack my mind that I had COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease – 2019). He made sure he reminded me that I spent about three weeks in Eko hotel and that I used the same lift which a Nollywood actress who was later reported to have COVID, used as well. On one of those nights, it was so bad that I woke up around 1:00 a.m. not being able to breathe properly. I was feeling very feverish and sweating at the same time. The devil flooded my mind with lots of thought bombs trying to paralyze me with fear, but as soon I woke up that night, I flooded my mind with songs of worship and began to worship God. After about an hour of worship, peace returned to my mind and I heard the Holy Spirit say to me, “Go back to the basics, for therein lies your solution”. I understood that to mean: study, meditate, and confess the Word. So, I decided to give myself a break from those sleeping drugs and do exactly as the Holy Spirit instructed.
To cut the long story short, today, my sleep has been restored. Even when I have to wake up at night, I go back to bed and sleep. My blood pressure is normalized and will remain that way.
God’s Word never fails, and we can never go wrong when we listen to His Spirit.
Praise God!