HOW GOD GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE TO LIFE AFTER I WAS P0ISONED BY A FRIEND IN 2024 by Umaru Ezekiel Esude
HOW GOD GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE TO LIFE AFTER I WAS P0ISONED BY A FRIEND IN 2024 by Umaru Ezekiel Esude
2024 is a year I will never forget in my life.
It was during the fasting period. I was on the farm with some of my team members planting maize under the hot sun. In the middle of work, one of my close friends — a married man with a son — called me.
He said he had given his wife money to prepare my favorite food, rice, for us to eat that evening.
He specifically told me: “Please make sure you come after farm work o… and don’t eat Mama Oje Akpa because food is waiting for you.”
I laughed and told him no problem.
But what I didn’t understand then was why he kept calling repeatedly just to remind me to come and eat.
Two hours later, another call. Again, another reminder. Another two hours later, he called again.
This time I jokingly insulted him and said: “Guy leave me na, I heard you the first time!”
My mind never imagined evil.
In the evening after farm work, I got home and entered the bathroom to bathe. While bathing, he started calling again, but both my phones were inside my room.
Next thing, this guy ran down to my house himself.
When he entered, my mum was in the parlor. He greeted her and both of them started discussing politics and Muri’s election. I could hear their voices clearly from the bathroom.
After bathing, I explained to him why I didn’t pick his calls.
He smiled and said: “No problem.”
As I dressed up to follow him, something shocking happened.
My mum — who didn’t even know I planned eating outside — suddenly became angry and started shouting: “Why won’t you eat the food I cooked in this house?!”
Right in front of my friend.
I got annoyed and told her to leave me alone. I stormed out with him.
But even while going downstairs, I could still hear my mum threatening to report me to my elder brothers if I refused to eat at home.
Today, I understand that sometimes God uses mothers to fight battles we cannot see.
When we got to his house, he happily announced: “Mummy, he’s here!”
His wife quickly dropped their child and went inside to bring the food.
The food was beautifully served. Covered with a neat white cloth. Soft drink beside it.
Everything looked too perfect.
And guess what?
The meal was prepared only for ME.
As I sat there, one thought crossed my mind: “What exactly did I do to deserve this kind treatment?”
I prayed softly and ate the food. Finished the rice. Drank the cola. Thanked them and went home.
But two days later, my life changed completely.
I suddenly couldn’t concentrate anymore. Breathing became difficult. My body became weak.
I rushed to the hospital.
The doctors said: “Type 2 typhoid.”
Series of treatments… Drugs… Injections…
But nothing was working.
Instead, I was getting worse every single day.
At some point, my condition became so serious that I was taken to a village for traditional treatment.
And that was where the shocking thing happened.
After some local treatment and prayers, I vomited strange substances from my body.
That was the beginning of my recovery.
God gave me another chance to live.
Till today, I still ask myself: “What if I had eaten more?” “What if God didn’t intervene?” “What if my mother didn’t shout that day?”
One thing I know for sure is this:
GOD IS REAL. GOD SAVES. GOD SPEAKS THROUGH PEOPLE. AND GOD GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE TO LIFE.
Sometimes, the people you trust the most may know exactly what they are doing. But when God says your time is not yet, no evil can succeed.
I am alive today only because of God’s mercy.
Please be careful who you trust.
And never ignore the voice of a praying mother.
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