<b>Purityland Dairies (Issue 007)</b><br><br><b>The Light in the Dark Room</b><br><br>---<br>The night in Lagos was noisy as usualgenerators humming, hawkers shouting, danfo buses honkingbut inside Nonsos apartment, it was silent. Too silent.<br>He lay on his back in bed, eyes wide open, battling the shame that seemed to crawl on his skin.<br><br>He had just fallen again.<br>Again.<br><br>His fingers still tingled from what he had done with his phone.<br>His conscience screamed.<br>His heart ached.<br><br>He turned to the wall and whispered, God, why' Why cant I stop this thing'<br><br>Nonso had given his life to Christ two years earlier, during a crusade held in Surulere. He was the first in his family to truly pursue God. He joined the ushering department, even led prayers in youth meetings. On the outside, he looked like a model believer.<br><br>But deep inside, he was bound.<br><br>Ever since he stumbled upon pornography during secondary school through a friends memory card, it had become a silent chain around his life. What began as innocent curiosity turned into a late-night habit. Masturbation followed. Now, even after being born again, the temptation still returnedespecially at night, especially when he was alone.<br><br>He had fasted. He had cried. He had even smashed an old phone once in anger.<br>Yet the struggle persisted.<br><br>That night, he scrolled mindlessly on Instagram until a short video caught his attention. It was a preachers voice:<br><br><b>Your body is not a playground for lust. It is the temple of the Holy Ghost. Let the Word of God dwell richly in you, and you will overcome.</b><br><br>Nonso froze.<br>That verse sounded familiar. He opened his Bible app and found it1 John 2:14:<br><br><b>because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.</b><br><br>He read it again.<br><br><b>You are strong... the Word abides in you overcome the wicked one.</b><br><br>Suddenly, it dawned on him.<br>He had been trying to fight the darkness without light.<br>He had tried emotions, fear, guiltbut never the daily discipline of letting Gods Word abide in him.<br><br>He whispered a new kind of prayer:<br>Jesus, Ive tried to stop on my own, but I need You. Let Your Word live in me. I surrender this struggle to You.<br><br>From that day forward, Nonso changed his strategy.<br><br><b>He began each morning not with WhatsApp or news updatesbut with the Bible.<br>He joined an online accountability group for young Christian men struggling with purity.<br>He filled his nights with worship instead of silence. He stopped feeding the flesh and began feeding his spirit</b><br><br>Some days were still hard. But something had shiftedhis desire was changing.<br>The Word was working.<br><br>Weeks turned into months.<br><br>Then one evening, during a mens fellowship gathering, the coordinator unexpectedly asked, Who here has a testimony of deliverance'<br><br>Nonso stood up slowly.<br><br>My name is Nonso. I used to live a double lifeholy on Sunday, bound in secret the rest of the week. But Jesus set me free. Not through fear or punishmentbut through the power of His Word. I now live in the light, and the darkness has lost its grip.<br><br>There was a holy silence in the room. Some men had tears in their eyes.<br><br>After the meeting, three young men approached him quietly. Please, one said, can we talk' Ive been fighting the same battle.<br><br>And just like that, Nonso became a light for othersbecause he allowed the Word to live in him.<br><br>---<br>*Reflections:*<br><br>Addiction thrives in darkness, but the Word of God brings light. When you allow the Word to *abide* in younot just visityou gain power over every sinful habit. You are not alone. In Christ, you are strong, and you *have* overcome the wicked one.<br><br>*Purityland Confessions*:<br>I'm graced to live above the lust of the flesh and the eyes, in the Name of Jesus.
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