Spoilt at the church - S01 E21

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Spoilt at the church - S01 E21

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 21

It is always beautiful and glorious when couples discover themselves not before, but after marriage. When they deny themselves of bodily pleasures and the desire to be intimate, until when they are spiritually and legally joined before God and man, as man and wife.

Sex is good and beautiful, but is better enjoyed within the confines of matrimony. Even though the devil and his agents have filled the world with lies and immorality, that make people lust abnormally and sometimes behave like lower animals without well-developed thinking faculty, the standard of God remains that the marriage bed should be undefiled.

A man that values a woman will do everything to help her keep her virtue and remain pure. A lady that sees herself as a princess will not allow any ‘uncircumcised son of the philistines’ to misuse her body. No matter the temptation, she wouldn’t throw her pearl to be trampled by pigs.

Though their courtship period was short, Pastor Kayode and his wife entered into matrimony with a mindset to make it work. Starting from their wedding night, they began to erect a formidable structure on an already solid foundation. Despite the urge to know his wife, Pastor Kayode sensed that she needed a little more time to get used to him and feel relaxed with him. He wouldn’t rush her. Whereas, she had become his for life.

It wasn’t easy controlling himself especially with the beautiful parcel that was waiting to be opened. Nevertheless, he waited until their third night together, when she was really ‘ready’ for him.

For a man that has never gone down with a woman and a lady whose sexual experience was that of teenage exuberance and then a rape, their joining was beautiful. All they needed to know they learnt together. A kind of tighter bond developed between them from their first time of copulation and they became inseparable.

True to his words, Pastor Kayode loved his wife like life itself. Martha reciprocated by loving her husband in return. She was submissive to him and both respected each other. They had no problem in settling their differences.

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The Williams also settled in their new home. Jide discovered that they had too many differences. He would use every opportunity to castigate his wife. He became excessively hostile, critical and vindictive. That slap on the Thanksgiving Day became a daily routine.

Jide often question if he had ever loved Kike, or if the love had just disappeared with the realization that they were now married.

Kike never enjoyed her marriage for a day because, Jide turned out to be a monster. Nevertheless, she suffered in silence, being too proud to seek for help. She continually prayed for God to give her husband a new heart. The fasting she wouldn’t do before their wedding became a norm. Her prayer point was always that God should touch the heart of her husband. She became an overnight prayer warrior.

Jide and his wife still presented as a united and happy family to the outside world. They made it look as if they were enjoying the peace of matrimony. Often in anko, they post pictures of their happy family on the social media. Many young people would look at them enviously, and pray for a home like theirs. It was only Kike that knew of the fire that was burning under her clothe.

Discovering that Marriage is not only about sex after all, Kike’s insatiable desire for sex disappeared with the birth of her first child. She craved for love and companionship, but all she had was a bed partner. A giver, who would drop any amount needed at home without batting an eyelid, but money cannot buy peace of mind. Kike had the good things of life, but had no peace.

She questioned God on why he had refused to answer her prayer. She sought his face for divine intervention but, it looked as if her heaven had been locked with a padlock and the key thrown into a turbulent ocean. Kike was desperate to do anything to have a happy home.

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After Bible study on a Monday evening, she waited outside intentionally to see someone. She had vowed to go to any length to redeem her home. She would start by seeking for forgiveness from Martha.

Martha padded out of the Church, bearing a heavily pregnant tummy before her. They met, greeted and Kike cleared her throat to speak. Suddenly, her courage failed her and she stuttered.

“Mrs. Williams are you okay?” Martha asked with genuine concern written all over her.

“I am okay,” Kike replied in a subdued voice.

She saw Pastor Kayode coming from behind and quickly turned her back to walk away.

Martha felt that Kike had wanted to tell her something. She stood starring after her as if she should follow her and make her to say her mind. Her husband met her in that position and whispered into her ear. “Are we okay?”

“It’s Kike.”

“What about her?”

“She was here a while ago. It seemed she wanted to say something, but changed her mind. She looked troubled. I just hope all is well with her.”

“Hun! Mother in Israel,” he teased.

“Always concerned about everyone. I have told you to be worrying less, especially with your condition. We will put her family in our prayers.”

“Is anything wrong with them?”

Martha asked, looking up at her husband.

“I don’t think all is well,” he responded and took his wife by the hand. “We will pray for them.”

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Kike went home without bearing her mind. She started dodging Martha who was doing all she could to get close to her.

Months later, she noticed that her husband had started talking to himself, and God help her if she dare ask him of what he’s brooding about. He would curse her and curse her entire generation. She had no inkling that Jide was fighting a demon.