Wrong Number
Episode 31
Some weeks later, Daniel’s younger sister, Sharon visited from the States. She was a very lovely lady, beautiful and gorgeous. She was always lively and easily accessible.
One day she came to me and said that she had something to tell me. I asked her what it is and she told me that she is a lesbian.
âLesbian what!â I was shocked at her revelation. I was mute for more than 5minutes, trying to process what she told me.
âDaniella, thatâs who I am, Iâm a lesbianâ
âThatâs not who you are, homosexual is evil, wicked and a sin. In fact it’s one of the sins that made God destroy Sodom and Gomorrahâ I explained. Did your family members knows about your sexuality?â I asked
âNo they donât. I hid it from them, if Daniel finds out he will strangle meâ
âHuh!â I sighed heavily. I wondered why people trust me with their secret. This was too big for me but still I canât turn a deaf ear on the matter.
âHow long do you plan on keeping it, or you will just walk up to them one day and tell them you are getting married to a woman?
âDaniella, I donât plan on telling them. They wonât consent to it, so thereâs no point tellingâ
âSharon, Iâm sorry but I canât hide the truth from your brother, you have to tell himâ
âI canât⊠tellâŠhimâ
âPlease I canât keep this from him, youâll put me in big trouble if he finds out later that I knew about itâ
âHe wonât find out if you donât tell him, Iâve
succeeded in keeping it for yearsâ
âIâm sorry Sharon, I donât keep secrets from him, trust me I learnt the hard way. Despite the fact that you guys lived all your life abroad, that Ekiti blood is still flowing in his veinsâ
âDaniella but I trusted youâ
âYou can still trust me, weâll find away around this, trust me. I will tell him if you canâtâ
âAre you sure you can handle it? Youâre about to
unleash hellâ
âLeave that to God. Are you in a relationship presently with another female?â
âYes, and we love each otherâ
The sound of the statement she altered disgusted me. How can one fall in love with a fellow woman.
âThe first step youâll have to take is to end the
relationshipâ I stated
âThatâs going to be difficult, I love herâ
âI know itâs difficult, but it’s going to be easier since you are here in Nigeria and sheâs in the Statesâ
âDaniella!â She sighed. Let me think about itâ
âPlease be fast about it, and end it quick with her. Once that is settled, then we can move to the next stepâ
I went on and on to explain further. I told her she wasnât created that way. The only relationship God approved is the one between a man and a woman.
I quoted some words from Open Heaven Devotion that i read some days ago just to open her eyes to the truth. âOne reason why some people attach themselves to sodomy, lesbianism, bestiality and all kinds of abominable acts today is because they have
shut their heart to Godâs word. When you fill your mind with the Knowledge of God, His words, His ways, there will be no space for junk and lies of the devil in itâ
She listened with rapt attention.
âSharon! i held her two hands in my palms.
Homosexual behavior can be conquered, as evidenced by many people who have completely given up the lifestyleâ
I quickly searched for some scriptures on my phone just to buttress my point. If homosexual behavior were thought to be inborn, Scripture would not have said;
âEven their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.â (Romans 1: 26-27 )
The clear implication is that the homosexual acts were deliberate choices. If homosexual behavior were thought to be unchangeable, Scripture would not have said;
âAnd that is what some of you were [past tense]. But you have been washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.â (1 Corinthians 6: 11)
âAll these are written in the bible?â Sharon asked curiously.
âYes, So you see there is a way outâ I said. She nodded, I realized everything I said is getting to
her. I promise to always remember her in my prayers. I believe all things are possible with God.
âCan God really help me?â she asked
âOf course He can, once you believe and you are willing to let go this lifestyle. He said we should ask anything in His name and Heâll do itâ
âCan you fast?â I asked
âI canât fastâ
âOf course you can, we are doing it together. And you have to be closer to God now and you need the Holy Spirit. Are you willing to let go?â
âYes, Iâm readyâ
âThen leave the rest to Godâ i said with all confidence.
I excused myself and went to the kitchen to fix us something to eat.
TBC