While there are demons living like human beings in this world, you can't tell me that for 26 years of your life, your father has been abusing you for no other reason than to feed his machismo/ego. You've exaggerated sister. If your jaw was broken, you'd be sedated cos the pain is terrible. That would also have been your evidence. See the way you started the right up sef "but my father fails to respect me as an adult". Respect isn't bought in the market, you earn it. I won't say I was abused cos I wasn't but I grew up with the strictest of mothers. After someone sat me down and spoke to me about my attitude when I was about 22, I tried to change the way I interacted with my mum. She'd flare up and I'll be as quiet as a mouse. The day I spoke up, my mum saw her errors and it's been a blissful relationship since. I didn't shout back, neither did I insult her. I waited for a time when she was a bit relaxed. I poured out my heart with words I was deliberately "counting". I was talking and crying. Before I did this, I had fasted and prayed for God to give me wisdom and the right words plus for Him to touch her heart to be receptive. My siblings that avoided home can no longer wait to come for visits. You're being advised to "take your mum away from your dad" as if she's senile but you can't do that cos unless she's made up her mind to leave, she won't go anywhere with you. No matter what, that man is still your father. It's better you disgrace him now, for the salvation of his soul rather than leave him as he is. Men of God also need prayers. Good thing the demons that follow them didn't land on one of you but himself so pray for him. Set him up. This is the age of mobile devices. Even the torchlight phones now have recording capabilities. If you can't get video evidence, them get audio evidence. Deliberately provoke him or do that which provokes him without actually being in the wrong. His demons will arise. As he's beating you or abusing you, make sure you keep calling him so that your evidence is strong. If there's a media department in your church, join them and one day during service, play the recording. He will be forced to face himself and probably change. I believe in the power of prayers and also that everybody is redeemable. You can also chose to stay away from both your parents. Na you wear the shoe, na you know where e dey bite. I live in the same city as my father(parents are divorced) but I haven't seen him in 3yrs. Spoke with him last about 7months ago when he called. I rarely call him cos he's mildly annoying. He's not abusive but negligent(story for another day). I still have hopes that he'll change soon. I'm going anonymous on this cos I've revealed a little too much about myself.
