MY SALVATION STORY

Hi darlings,

My name is Folakemi Ajayi (I'm sure you know already) and I'm about to tell how I received the life of Christ. 

A little story about my childhood

Being the only girl in my family, I have always felt different. Growing up, I was that child that grew up faster than her age. I had few friends who were my age mates, most of my friends were older, hence, I knew so many things that were beyond my age. I was also that extremely reserved child whom they thought had a speech problem but little did they know my brain was more matured than they thought. Lol

Primary school, I was that strange girl who had few friends in my class because I exhibited weird behaviours. 

Secondary school, I was that tomboy who still behaved strangely but was quite cool with everyone. I remembered at a point in secondary school, I was getting attracted to girls. Just yesterday, I remembered how the lebanism spirit was trying to find an expression in me. The funny thing about this is that; I don't know how it disappeared. Lol

How I found salvation

Prior to finding salvation, I started to see the hand of God in my life in my final year in the university. Second semester 400 level, I had some issues with my then flatmate; so, I moved out of the house to stay with a course mate - Motolani. While I was with Motolani, I got to know Tolu makinwa. Tolu Makinwa was a girl I used to know from afar but moving in with Motolani made me become friends with Tolu Makinwa. 

At Tolu Makinwa's event with Tinuke; a friend, sister and University coursemate.

Four months after our final year exams, Tolu organised a program in Lagos which I attended. At this program, one of the women of God gave me a word of knowledge of how I'd do great things for Abba amongst other things. At this time, I was moving about with a feeling of void in me. I had just broken up with my boyfriend of about 3 years because I knew we were heading nowhere amidst other problems. I just felt there was more to my life than it was at that time. 

Four months after Tolu's program in Lagos, i had to do clearance in school in other to get my statement of result for my NYSC program . All of a sudden, my department said i had issues and was unable to generate my clearance form. At the dime minute, I watched God do the unbelievable for me. 

Folakemi at the Ondo State NYSC orientation camp.

So, I was deployed to serve in Ondo state. I started to see the hand of God again. 

One of out of the many times was when the emotional intelligence teacher called me when I entered my room with my friend "Lounpe". She told me to write 10 things I love about myself. Mehn! It was so difficult, I didn't like myself that much. I had battled with a low self-esteem almost all my life that i wasn't sure there was anything good about me. After battling with putting few things down, I went to her with either 2 or 3 things written on the list. She then explain how she sensed in her spirit that I was battling with low self esteem and mentioned almost 10 things she liked about me; I was really moved to tears.

On the day we were to leave the orientation camp, I received my posting letter to serve in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko.

Folakemi (far right) with other NYSC corps members at their Place of Primary Assignment

At the University's corpers lodge, there is a Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) chapter located there. If you know NCCF, you'd know that there's always a roster for people to take prayer, praise and worship etc. My name was included in the roster but I always hid from my duties. Lol

I hardly went to church right from my 300 level in the University up until this period. Then it was time for another set up executives to be elected. When i got the letter for the interview, I laughed and said to myself "these people like to disturb themselves sha". 

Prior to the interview day, I feel ill and was still on medication on the interview day. I almost forgot the time because I was drowsy after taking my pills. I was called for the interview and while at it, I didn't know how I said I could do God's work (Still a mystery to me till today). During the week of the retreat held for the incoming executives, there were times when I'd start to praise and worship like every normal human being then all of a sudden begin to cry like I was beaten. At the field where we held prayers at the corper's lodge, as the outgoing executives were praying for the incoming executives, suddenly my legs felt so weak that they could barely bear my weight. I fell on my knees crying profusely and shouting "I'm sorry".

Days before this prayer day, my friends had started to tell me there was something different about me. A friend said "Folakemi, you have changed. There's something different about you, I can't explain it sha"

Before salvation, I battled with low self-esteem, masturbation, lust and pornography. 

After I received the life of Christ, these things disappeared. I can't even explain how they did but they truly left and I'm super grateful that Abba kept pursuing me even when I didn't want anything to do with him. I started to see the manifestation of the word of knowledge given to me at Tolu Makinwa's program 9 months after. 

When I say Abba loves me, it is because I'm a lost cause without him and his love is my reality.

Thank you for reading. I hope you are encouraged.

I love you but God loves you more.