Saturday, August 31, 2013
She’s back again! Ese Walter writes again
Need no introduction, you all know who Ese Walter is
right? if you missed out on her first story READ HERE .
Ese Walter, the now star girl took to her blog yesterday to
write about the aftereffect of her last post, where she
accused pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA Abuja of sexual
manipulation.
Ese Walter – “The past week has ‘killed’ me. It has
stripped me of whatever ‘self-importance’ I nursed in the
corners of my mind. It has broken me and opened me up to
my real self. It has brought me to a deeper level of self-
awareness, one I am most grateful for.
When I sat with my MacBook to type my last blog, I never
imagined it would generate the kind of attention it did and
continues to. I have one last thing to say on this issue
before I lay it to rest and move on. (I also hope others can
move on too, we have too much going on in this Country to
continue to peddle one for longer than necessary.)
A very big thank you to everyone that has felt it necessary
to talk about this issue and spread it throughout Nigeria and
the foreign scene. I read every email sent to me with awe
that people would take the time out to reach a total stranger
like me. Some were cursing, calling me a witch from the pit
of hell sent to destroy the church as though one individual/
church is bigger than the body of Christ. As though God is
mere man and would cringe in heaven saying, “Ese don did
it this time.” Or as if the good Book didn’t state clearly that
ALL things work out for good for those that love God.
Do you love God? If yes, trust that it will ALL turn around
for good.
Some people say, ‘I support you, you are brave and
courageous’ and I wonder if those terms really define me. I
do not think I am brave or courageous. I do know, however
that after decades of sleepwalking through life, I am now
becoming aware not just of myself but also of my
environment, my world, and the universe.
Some say, put out the evidence and we will believe you.
Hmmm, the morning I sat to write that post, I really didn’t
expect anyone to believe me. Well, apart from those
involved. And my motive was simple, let one more woman
be spared. Let one more minister of the gospel be mindful
and let the church rise up to its responsibilities as God’s
legal representatives here in the earth realm.
A copy of the ‘evidence’ is with a respected minister of the
gospel should the christian body decide to deal with this
issue now and that becomes needful. I am not looking to
have a ‘me against them’ case where I need to prove I’m
right and someone is wrong. I am far from right, but I have
used the only means available to me to free myself of the
bondage I put myself in.
Lastly, to all the media people seeking interviews and
whatever else mailing me, I have nothing more to say on
this issue. I cannot reply every email as reading them is
beginning to seem like a new job.
I remember asking a friend once while reading the book of
Acts, “Why do we no longer operate in the power the
disciples did in Jesus day?” What has changed? How do we
‘unchange’ it?
God is not mocked, if we serve Him, let’s serve Him. We
cannot continue to grow as a Nation by oppressing,
delaying justice, hating, having the ME ME ME mentality.
As Martin Luther King Jr said, ‘no one is free until we are
all free.’
Things have got to change and it begins with us. It begins
with each and every one of us borrowing courage to stand
for what we believe in. Fela Durotoye once said, ‘that thing
that annoys you most in society is a sign that you carry its
solution.’ (I’m
paraphrasing)
Nothing has called out to me more than people, especially
women, suffering in some way and hiding the pain.
Whatever we cover doesn’t go away. It grows and it finds
different outlets to rear its ugly head until we deal with it.
I am not perfect, I will never be, but I am enough to try
what I feel might work. I don’t know what the entire bible
says but I am learning and applying the little I find out
daily. And I think everyone owes it to himself or herself to
figure it out for
themselves.
At the end of the day, we agree that ‘men of God’ are
firstly men, right? This means it’s needless expecting them
to help you in your growth with God. I fell into that trap of
thinking a ‘man of God’ is equated to God and it is not new
to find people fall in that hole.
How do you begin to learn to serve a God you have never
seen? It takes another level of faith to do that but we live in
a generation/Country where people don’t want to study for
themselves. They don’t want to read the Scriptures. Well,
they don’t want to read, period. They want to pursue things
instead and have somebody do the praying and studying for
them. If you fall in that category, you need to repent.
I learnt that when the veil was torn, we all were given equal
access to the Father. No matter how long you may have
been in church, if you don’t know what that means you
better ask somebody. And seek a real relationship with the
God you claim to serve.
That is what I am spending most of my time doing these
days. Praying, studying, seeking, knocking. The peace I
have felt despite all the hate mails and tantrums shows that
God is not angry with me and I did what I needed to do to
the best of my understanding.
My apologies to everyone this has affected in one way or
another.
Firstly, my family: I don’t know how you guys aren’t sick
of me yet
Secondly, ‘the body of Christ,’ my intention was never to
cause trouble but to stop a rot I felt might spread and
become worse if nobody spoke up about it.
Lastly, to those who said I shouldn’t blog again, I respect
and understand your concerns but the truth is, writing is not
just my gift, it is also my ‘curse’. I cannot ‘NOT’ write but
I PROMISE, this is the last I will say on this issue except
the christian body needs to see me.
God is building His church, and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it. No sin is too big to wreck anyone’s faith.
If it does, then it means it’s working out a greater good for
you. You will definitely come out stronger and better in the
end. Like my best friend says “in the end, it will be all right
and if it ain’t alright, it’s notthe end.”
“…forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the
mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.” Paul.
Cheers to the weekend people
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