emmaodet:
Because you don’t pray for the basic things you need in life.

What do you think most church goers pray for? God please grant me visa, before the end of 2022, I must own a car, a house, God grant me job.
Every spirit of alter from my father’s house, that is making me to experience amubo- disappointment or frustration or promise and fail in my job interviews die by fire.
It is many bro but in abroad, getting a job is normal provided you are healthy, not lazy and want to work, riding a car is normal when you have a job and pick up a mortgage, a car is yours.
Traveling for vacation to nearby cheap countries is normal since you are working.
So why should you go to church regularly or start disturbing God with your regular I receive it, I receive it.
Poverty is the root cause of many in church.
So many people are so poor that they forgot to take their sick to their sick to the hospital rather they will take them to church/prayer mountains etc and the prophets will start lying to them that it is attack from home. Which nonsense attack?
Reason why I hate keeping my problems away from my family. They are too religious for my liken.
My brother had serious malaria some years ago, instead of taking him to hospital, due to poverty, my parent started praying for him, putting annoiting oil on his head and speaking in tongue, when it got worse they ran to call nurse abele - local street nurse wey don collect freedom and get her own small chemist.
If not that I arrived that night and saw the terrible situation where the boy was shivering aggressively and quietly dying, he would have died for no reason due to poverty.
Took him to hospital, when they saw his situation sef, the nurses were just shaking their heads that we almost killed the boy.
Long story short, I spent a fortune reviving the boy and after that my parent started saying it is attack from home that most prophets they called pointed to attack from home.

Abegiiiiiii

I no dey for that one.

We pray for silly things which are normally to be gotten in saner climes …. Basic amenities.

I hate it when people come out for testimonies of getting visa (visa ooooooo), buying a tokunbo or second hand car and the pastor will lay his hand on it and bless it (not brand new ooo)

Abeg I don tire.

phrancys001:
True talk

gaby:
The day Nigeria progresses into a nation with the welfare of her citizens at the heart of its policies overall, you'd understand.

Just imagine a situation where you are assured of a job and timely pay as and when due, access to healthcare, and every other social amenity. And then to cap it all up, even when you aren't able to work, you have access to social welfare benefits.

My brother, the day majority of Nigerians working or not can just walk down to the next ATM at the end of each monthly cycle to make withdrawals of their salaries or stipend from the government, church businesses will become obsolete and relationships with religion will become personal and organic.

The current style of Christianity in particular is a result of "surrendering it all to God" since the government has failed in every aspect of caring for the citizens.

Humans have resigned to fate and hope endlessly for succor from supernatural forces or beings.

nepapole:
What's all these thread about relocating sef? It's getting too much and boring.
People shud go if they wanna and stay back if they don't .

All these threads are becoming tiring biko..

IrepChrist:


I refuse to accept this lie....
If you suddenly loose your fellowship and relationship with God because you traveled to the west, then you never really loved God.
Seeking God should not to predicated on certain conditions. This has been my burden.

ednut1:
many also do not enjoy oyinbo churches because its civil and lacks gra gra. Nigerian churches may also be far away.

ednut1:
Many of them are still religious, but time is money abroad. You may have worked 12 hours overnight. You no go get time go church on Sunday.

LOL.... . VERY FUNNY.

GreyLaw:
I know a lot of those who have had a torrid time with the church in Nigeria will jump to comment. Sorry, the church in Europe is mostly asleep. Funny enough, I have discussed with a number of ypung White British guys and they complain of the deadness of the church here. They actually make reference to the vibrancy and fire of the African church.

The Nigerians praying to God for help are not entirely mistaken. God indeed does fill the gap when the government fails. I have also seen White people testify to God's grace. It is then paramount to put some perspective on these things.

The Nigerian government has failed, yes. The Nigerian/African church may be manipulative to an extent, yes. But relationship with God is not about how good or wonderful the government is. Also, church or Mosque attendance isn't a gauge of spirituality. If one has ever tasted God in deep spirituality, you get hooked. It has nothing to do with religion.

Omniman:
If you travel abroad, 90% of your prayers are answered...

Originalsly:
I believe the opposite ... that one gets more religious when abroad. If one was a church goer in Nigeria ... when he goes abroad he will attend church because it is a must for him on Sundays ... a sin if he doesn't. When he gets to the church abroad ... he will see a huge difference... the biggest being collecting money is not a priority... they usually collect once or maybe twice if there is a special offering. If you give or don't give ... give much or give little doesn't matter at all... if you give $100 000 dollars you wouldn't be praised or be given special attention. The preaching will be to lift you spiritually ... help keep you away from worldly vices ... not about squeezing more money out of you. It is then your eyes will open and you realize all the while you were being scammed back home. It is then you will decide to be religious.... to see things differently... to realize all the hollering and screaming was a sham and not tolerated abroad as it is expected back home to prove you are filled with a spirit. It is then you will know it is written God helps those who help themselves ... and there will be no midnight prayer vigils to go to for God to favor you and get a job for you while you sit at home waiting. Over to you!