23/12/2018

(PARENTS, YOUNG COUPLES, INTENDING COUPLES, BOYS AND GIRLS, SINGLES PLEASE READ THIS)

THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM A BOOK I AM WORKING ON.
TITLE - CONFESSIONS OF A PREACHER' KID (PK) MY OWN STORY!
(MY ERRORS, STRUGGLE, BONDAGE, DIVINE RELEASE, ENCOUNTER AND MY TESTIMONY OF THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF THE LOVE OF GOD) DROPPING SOON BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD



I WILL DROP A PDF COPY OF THIS EXCERPT LATER IN THE DAY. God bless you richly and as you read, I pray the eyes f your understanding be opened. To God be all the Glory Honor, Praise and Adoration. Join me let us spread this Gospel of Love to the world. The Love of Jesus is the answer to the problems of humanity. God bless you. What a mighty God we serve. Shalom.




1 Peter 2:9, Ps 82:6, John 10:34, Rom 8:31 – 39, 1 John 4:4, John 14:21, Psalm 63:3-4,1 John 2:15, John 13:34, 1 John 4:9 , John 14:23





Dear reader, don’t be deceived by ‘Titles’ there is no ‘Title’ in heaven those who will make it to heaven won’t be called by the ‘Titles’ they had while on earth, everybody in heaven will be called ‘SAINTS’
Serve God, you can’t serve two masters. You are either worshiping God or worshiping the devil; SAVED OR UNSAVED there is no two ways about it. These are the last days! I pray you encounter Jesus and be more intimate with him, and get to know about the God kind of love (agape) during the course of this study. Get your Bible, a pen and a book; I trust the Holy Spirit will reveal things as you read In the Name of Jesus (AMEN).







I am blessed to have been born into my family! God does not mistake, it is we humans who are viable to mistakes. Refusal to admit to our errors makes us hide in a shell and we stay there for years, until the light and Truth of God's love shines on us. This book won't have come without the help of The Holy Spirit, my teacher and guide. To my amazing father and superman Pst. Isaac Mark, my superwoman and mother Dcns. Becky Isaac Mark and my younger Brother Wonder Isaac Mark (Wondamee). I couldn't have gone this far, without your fervent and persistent prayers and love for me despite my so many flaws. (The list is endless and will be fully acknowledged in the book, when completed by the grace of God. I must mention Rev. Dr. Zinas & Pst. Mrs. Patricia Bako who God used to give me a book by John Bevere (The Bait of Satan) it has been a blessing to me and my family. God bless you richly sir. To my very good friend Elisha Shavah, we’ve gone through the highs and lows together. (Prov. 18:24) (And a host of wonderful men and women of God, friends and family to be acknowledged when the Book is completed) I LOVE YOU ALL FROM THE DEPTH OF MY HEART, MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL ABUNDANTLY AND CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU NOW AND ALWAYS. AMEN!








This topic and a host of other similar issues that we in Nigeria and Africa as a continent and the entire world of parenthood globally which we will talk about in other chapters of the Book. Many parents have ignored. It has stayed hidden for so many years, and the devil has used this hidden scheme to destroy many homes today. Once, the devil penetrates the 'HOME' he brings division and once that works, the house cannot stand.
(MARK 3:25, ECCL. 4:9-12, AMOS 3:3). The devil is a master of deception; he disguises falsehood with a distortion of the Truth and makes it 'LOOKS LIKE', which it isn't. Not until you have fallen into the trap of his subtlety that is when you will see that it was CHAFF and you've been caged, it takes the Grace, Mercies and Love of God to break free from that prison. Satan knows how to hide truth and make it look real, that was the same trick he used to DECEIVE (EVE) in the garden, which led to the fall of man. Genesis 3:1-5. Genesis is the first Book in the Bible, and the serpent (a fallen angel) made the first man and woman fall into disobedience and lost the presence of God that flowed naturally in the beginning of existence after God made the heavens and the earth. (2 COR. 11:14, ISAIAH 14:12-17)






Jesus has rendered the devil powerless and stripped him of all he had claim on; by the blood he shed on the cross. We were redeemed with a very costly sacrifice. (COL. 2:15, ROM 6:8-10)
Satan started this deception from the beginning, and in the Book of Revelation, he knows he has already been condemned to hell for all eternity, and has been running to and fro ever since just to make sure he deceives the world so that they can follow him to hell. Job 1:7. By the special grace of God, I pray that when this book is launched, it will shed light and illumination to the many schemes of the kingdom of darkness in their already failed attempt to snatch the children of God. The blood and sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross was not in vain, and cannot be in vain. Indeed, we are in the last days, never before has the world seen the things spoken of by Jesus in Matthew 24. As you read this excerpt I pray that the Spirit of Truth guide you and show you where you have fallen off track. When the Holy Spirit does, don't feel too arrogant to admit that there has been an error on your own part, just trust Him to lead you back to the right track and He will guide you with His arm of LOVE (Agape) the God kind of LOVE and that LOVE, will transform you and take you to the level of supernatural LOVE (Agape he ordained for you to walk and operate in.. John 14:6- 29








The Spirit of Truth
15-17 “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!
(MSG)












I am a small boy I am just a product of the Grace of God. So don't ignore this piece on the premise of age, experience. It is not always about age, but about God's grace. I once was a victim of so many chains (pornography, masturbation and illicit lasciviousness and a host of things I will expound upon more in the book). I believe God will use this Book to break you free out of the chains that have held you captive for years. I see those chains falling off from your life, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Those chains are falling In the Name of Jesus. AMEN!






How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Acts 10:38 (KJV)












That same Spirit is still at work today, it does not matter how many years you have been struggling with an issue I decree that by the resurrection power of God you are Free in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen!







(PROVERBS 22:6, JAMES 4:17, ECCL. 5:16, MALACHI 4:6, LUKE 12:53, PHILIPIANS 3:10)








I have come to realize that in our own part of the world, Parents barely talk about sexuality or give their kids sex education. Hence, they learn all they hear their peers talk about in school, chat about on social media. Out of fear of not being wanted or rejected by their peers or laughed at in school they decide to learn about sexuality on their own, and they end up looking up pornography on the internet.












IF PARENTS DON'T TAKE UP RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAKING CARE OF THEIR KIDS, THE SOCIAL MEDIA, MASS MEDIA AND THE INTERNET WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE AS PARENTS, AND EXPOSE THEM TO SERIOUS DANGERS OF THIS CORRUPT WORLD.










Little wonder we have so many irresponsible set of youths in this our present era. It is the fault of the Parents! Who did not take up responsibility over their kids from a very tender age the absence of God and God’s Word from the lives of our young ones today is the major cause of the high level of moral decadence we see displayed exponentially in the world. If they did, we won’t be in this mess today. You, reading this now, don’t neglect the truths that you will encounter in line with the Living Word of God, as you go further.in the knowledge of God;s Word and see the divine power and transforming power of the Love of God.





As parents, don't be afraid to talk with your kids about sexuality by seeing it as something IMMORAL! That is the mistake that most parents make today. They get too busy with life and work chasing after money and neglecting the Children God gave them to take care of. I pray that as you read the story written by John Fort the Holy Spirit will guide you on how to address the issue of PORNOGRAPHY with your kids.









If as a parent, you are guilty of the offense of 'NEGLECTING' your God given responsibility OF TRAINING your child in the right way,, don't let EGO and PRIDE stop you from correcting that mistake. Many children today are into pornography, masturbation and illicit sex some are even homosexual under your own very roof, without you knowing. THAT IS TERRIBLE.




The story below is credited to a piece I read written by John Fort.






My child stands shivering before my wife and I and says, “I didn’t tell you before, because I was too afraid, but I looked at pornography a month ago, sort of for a few days in a row.”
What am I supposed to say? I had no warning at all. I saw no signs anything like this had happened. Suddenly all the planning and preparation my wife and I had put together for such a scenario felt elusive. My mind was blank. My wife looks at me, indicating I am the one to respond.





No parent looks forward to the day their child admits watching porn for the first time, but such a scenario is inevitable today.
It can play out different ways: a child nervously confesses seeing pornography, a parent discovers hard-core pornography on a child’s phone, tablet, or computer, or we hear from someone else that our child was caught looking at disturbing videos. These all sound very uncomfortable to a parent, but the worst scenario of all is a child who manages to hide their pornography use completely and no conversation ever happens.







What Do I Say When My Child Admits Watching Porn?

What are we supposed to say the first time we find out our child has been exposed? Even if we have a plan, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for us to see it through and react in the best interest of our child.







A parent’s first reaction is so critical. The first words out of our mouth, the first body language we express, has an enormous impact on any future success we may have helping our child. It’s worth thinking about and trying to plan for.












What is the most important lesson during that first parent-child interaction on pornography use? To show them how much we disapprove? To instill in them a proper sense of right and wrong? To help them see how destructive modern pornography is? Not really.













The most important take away for any child in this scenario is to experience that Mom and Dad are safe people to talk about sexual temptations with. If we do not leave our children feeling safe after our first discussion about an exposure that occurred, we are likely cutting off any future chance of them listening to our advice on the matter.







How NOT to Respond During This First Discussion

Whether it be from a child’s confession or from a parent’s discovery, this first discussion is not a time to talk about why modern pornography is dangerous, how they have broken rules, how they may have broken trust, or anything of that sort.








In the first place, those conversations are best had before a child has ever had exposure to pornography. Even if we have warned our children before hand, this is still not the time to remind a child of those lessons. What children need at that moment is to be reminded that they are, above all else, loved and accepted just as they are.







Our Children Need a Safe Place to Share Their Failures
The opening paragraph did actually happen to me, pretty much as written. To give you some background on me–I can be pretty reactionary, and not always in the most helpful way. I think that particular day God was with me, however, because I was smarter than that for once.









I told my child, “I’m so glad you told us,” then I hugged them. There was no lecture. No punishment was given. No discussion of changing computer safety measures happened on that day. In an unusual moment of inspiration, I realized my child needed to know it was safe to admit things like this to us.
I did tell our child that we would talk with them another day about helping them better avoid pornography, but my wife and I went no further at the time.










Fortunately, we had been talking with our children regularly about sexuality and pornography for some time before this happened. We didn’t have to start from scratch. Because of that, we were able to use that day to cement in our child’s mind that we loved them and that we were not rejecting them for what they had done.











Three years later the same child told me something interesting,” I’m so glad you reacted the way you did that day. If you would have torn into me, or gone the other way and said it was no big deal, I would have never talked to you again about stuff like that.”
To be honest, that response terrified me. I hadn’t realized how important our reactions had been. If I had reacted rashly, which I have already confessed to doing fairly often, the results would have been disastrous. Our child was not only confessing, but also testing us.














Our child was quite consciously finding out if what we had said was really true–that it is safe to admit failures to us. I was very glad that my wife and I reacted positively, but I was also quite frightened to realize how easily it could have gone another direction.







Practice Your Response Ahead of Time
It’s not fun finding out our child has purposefully indulged in pornography. We can feel betrayed, maybe even lied to (remember our child kept this a secret for a month). We may want to lock our child in the house forever—not something that will endear a parent to a child. Bawling our face off from sadness after hearing what a child has done will not make them feel particularly good about themselves either. Yet, we still have many if not all of these feelings. It’s not much easier if the exposure was accidental.












I’m not saying we should hide our feelings from anyone, but that moment of confession or discovery needs to be about acceptance, not anything else. The other feelings can be discussed between parents. The child already feels enough shame, I promise, they don’t need more from us. Not that first time, anyway.








Fortunately, for our family, we managed to react as well as can be expected. There was a lot of work to be done later, but our child was only open to that work because of how we reacted during the confession.










For any parent who may have had a confrontational reaction to a similar situation, I can only imagine that repair is possible through a parent’s apology. For those who this situation has not yet happened—and it will—I would simply encourage you to rehearse your reaction in your mind, to make it more likely you can respond positively when the time comes. Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 13:24, 1 Sam 15:23, Ephesians 6.

Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, ACTS 1:8, Acts 9:31, Proverbs 3:11-12, 1 John 4:7, Revelation 3:19


Yours Jireh Isaac Mark
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Will be waiting for the full book