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MR SELLO

MATSEPANE

opportunity to go and have fun drinking were taking too long and would desired to find my family a proper
with friends and entertaining girlfriends sometimes keep a cooler bag with beers spiritual home. I still did not want to
for the whole night. My wife kept in the car so that I could drink commit as a church member as I knew
encouraging me to come to church and immediately after church on our way that I would be expected to pay tithes
she would also switch on the Unity in home. I would sometimes also volunteer and to stop drinking alcohol. I kept
Blessings Network (UBN) channel most to clean and cook on Sundays just so that attending different Unity services and
of the time at home. I would not have to go to church. hearing messages about paying tithes.
The word which I kept hearing started to
I would sometimes watch the channel I started to attend some special services bear fruit in me and I repented and took a
and feel convicted but never wanted to more frequently but made it very clear to decision to start paying tithes and to also
accept that the message was talking to my wife that I was not a member of the be a member of Unity Fellowship
me. I would instead be angry with my church. That way I did not feel obliged to Church. I went for counselling and this
wife for switching on UBN. Sometimes I always attend church services. My wife helped me to understand that I am
would complain that the Pastor was would share with me the sermons stealing from God and heaping curses
making noise; because at times my wife preached at church and it would over my life by not paying tithes. I also
would leave UBN playing the whole sometimes irritate me as I felt that the understood that I am feeding my
night. I would also ask my wife to keep sermons were directed to me. She also children food bought with cursed money
her voice down when she prayed at night taught me about tithes and I would be as tithe money belongs to God.
and complained that she was disturbing angry with her for taking money to the Counselling also helped me to realize
my sleep. church and giving it to the Pastor when that those who are not church members
we needed the same money at home. are not connected with the church and
I started attending church and night She would always argue that it is a curse the Pastor. My wife was very happy the
prayers occasionally in 2016 when my not to take tithe to the house of God and day I paid my tithes for the first time. We
sons would invite me saying Pastor that we would be feeding our children started to experience peace at home
Mukhuba had requested that church curses if we used that money at home. after I started to pay my tithes.
members should invite their family
members to certain services at church. I During one of the church services I I continued to drink alcohol but would
only attended church to please my sons attended, Pastor Mukhuba commented only drink on weekends or once a week. I
and to fulfil the promise I made to them about individuals who are full time wanted to stop drinking but was unable
when I agreed to come to the services visitors at church and who do not want to. I drank all the alcohol I had at home
with them. to commit and become church before embarking on the Forty Days
members. She instructed such F a s t i n g P r a y e r a s a w a y o f
Whilst at church, I would feel convicted individuals to go and find spiritual psychologically preparing myself not to
by the messages preached but would homes somewhere else where they’ll think of alcohol during the fasting
ignore them as I would be thinking of the feel comfortable to be members since prayer.
cold beers I left in the fridge at home. I they were not willing to be members at
would feel irritated that the services Unity. I was convicted by this word and

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