"The lawyer is working, The lecturer is working, The journalist is working, The Doctor is Working The Pharmacist is Working The Pilot is Working But many think the PASTOR is playing and needs a real JOB.
You think everyone else in every other profession is really busy, but when it's a pastor, you say 'go and look for a job'. Well done!
We applaud professions that don't offer real value to people but think less of those who do.
Footballers earn far more than doctors, Comedians earn far more than teachers, Most Pastors earn very little or nothing. And you think that's fine?
How has Messi helped your life or given you a new hope for living?
How has Basketmouth saved your marriage or helped deliver you from addiction?
But pastors are involved daily, bearing the brunts of helping people live a better life and yet when we see them own few things we behave as though they don't deserve anything.
In case you don't know, being a pastor is one of the most demanding and sacrificial work I know on earth.
I am a pastor. I have been a Pastor for the past 39 years now.
I have been to police stations severally because of church members. I have visited several hospitals and spent nights there awake because of church members. I have travelled long distances, given up my belongings, attended to marriages at the verge of divorce, and conducted funerals all because of church members.
The last was a family who were barely 4 months in church had an accident and the woman and her baby died on the spot. When I got there, their whole family was crying to me, asking me in tears 'pastor why?'
Who else is supposed to answer such a question? Its always the pastor. Yet in the midst of that, we bring courage and restore hope.
But when it comes to a pastor having money, people will frown and wag their tongue against it. And yet the economy is not different for pastors o!
Everyone else cries but when a pastor does, he has no faith.
Everyone can bring their problems to pastor but no one asks if pastor has eaten, he should tell it to God.
Everyone else can be forgiven when they make a mistake, but pastors' mistakes are unforgivable. ('And he calls himself a pastor' is always the line)
Everyone can be rich but not pastors, else the society will begin to talk.
You will read headlines, "members are poor but pastor is rich" but you won't ever hear of or read when "members are rich and their pastor is poor".
You think it doesn't happen?
I have seen a church where many members have big cars but they all drive home without anyone offering to drop pastor and his family home first, not to talk of buying him a car.
Do you know that majority of pastors are actually struggling financially, taking multiple jobs and even menial ones to survive?
But they won't tell you, especially the ones who probably deserve it more.
See let me tell you, if you see a pastor doing different jobs while in ministry, let your heart be moved favourably toward them and treat them honourably especially your pastor.
They're sacrificing a lot.
Instead of you quoting scriptures to teach that pastors should work (as if pastoring is not hard work), it should be your desire to be able to care for them to the point where they won't have to do other jobs to survive.
Don't join the bandwagons of those who dislike pastors and do all they can to defame them
Pastor Tunde Bakare the founder of Citadel Global Community Church (formerly Latter Rain Assembly) has stated why he left Deeper Life Bible Church for RCCG and his Relationship with Pastor Adeboye.
In case you haven't seen this . Please check the date. Many things always happen behind the scene that we don't always know. Don't always jump into conclusion...
Andrew87: I got married to my wife. I love her both with the kids but the biological father of the kids is a bit wealthy and left the whole responsibilities to my wife since last year.
This is not funny because I am part of her although we hustle hard but it's not easy. He insists the kids must be with him if he must take care of them but a member of his family informed my wife that he plans to take them away and she will not see them.
Please friends what's ur take on this? Times are really hard.
Give him his children, or you continue to care for them, after all you said you love your wife with her children.
officialmario: Some ladies may be having an affair with their lover, they had great time together, but he is no longer answering his phones and looks to be unable to meet your demands. You may have fallen in love with him, but he vanished that night after having a taste of you, it happens to me at times whenever I have sex with a woman I don't have much feelings for, the love disappears after having a taste of her, but I always try to make myself available for her, even after the whole scenario.
I had love the whole house to shed more light on this.
Why do men lose interest in women after sleeping with them?
There is no any Pastor or Church that got me converted from Islam to Christianity. I got converted through the meditation on both the two books (Quran & Bible)
My name is Musa B. Musa am Fulani by tribe, but why did I gave my life to Christ ?
Simply because Islam gives no guarantee of salvation, because Islam recognizes that Jesus is the word of God, "so God the messiah" therefore the Savior Quran 3:45, unlike Muhammed, Jesus has lived 33 years without ever sin. Because where Muhammed recommends killing of enemies Quran 9:5 Jesus recommend loving them Matthew 5:44, because Muhammed just affirm, but Jesus has confirm His words with all kinds of miracles and resurrection.
Because Muhammed is asking Muslims to turn to Christian to get the truth Quran 10:94. Because despite Muhammed claims to be the seal of prophets, he is dead and will never return, but Jesus will come back and redeem those who follows Him (even according to Islam). Because despite Jesus Christ was surrounded by several women, He did not seek to have sex with them unlike Muhammed, because until this day, the name of Jesus delivers all kinds of captivity unlike the name of Muhammed.
Because there is a light and guidance in the gospel (Bible) Quran 5:46, because those who refuse to believe in what God has revealed in the gospel (Bible) are the unbelievers Quran 5:47 Because Muhammed recognizes that he doesn't know where he and Muslims will be after death Quran 46:9
My brothers and sisters, only Jesus Christ saves, He is the way the truth and the life, He loves you and wants to save you, accept Him now before it will be too late.....Shalom!!!
Vifx: Alberto Sánchez Gómez, 28, was arrested in 2019 after police found body parts around his mother's home - some in plastic containers.
The court rejected Sánchez's arguments that he was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing.
He will now serve 15 years for murder and a further five months for the desecration of a corpse.
He has also been ordered to pay his brother €60,000 ($73,000, £52,000) in compensation.
Police arrived at the home in eastern Madrid in February 2019 after a friend raised concerns about the welfare of María Soledad Gómez, who was in her 60s.
During the trial, the court heard that Sánchez, then aged 26, had strangled his mother during a dispute.
He then dismembered and ate parts of her body over the following two weeks, feeding some to his dog.
Spanish media say he had been known to police because of violence against his mother and that he had breached a restraining order at the time of his arrest. Source: www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57487868
Akintundexxy: My fellow readers,which book would you suggest for me to read,that will positively influence my life and build me socially enough to be a master and a wisdom island? I'm a student.
Mr Man, what is the proof that your wife is Ogbanje? From your story, your wife is just reasonable and maybe sensible than you. She advised you in the right directions but you fail to listen to her advice. All her Counsel is what your mother would have given you if she was consulted also. A reasonable woman will not want you to jointly rent a house with your friend, when you are approaching a time to be married, a reasonable woman will advise you to invest reasonably and not look for quick money.... Are these why you called her Ogbanje? She hasn't disturbed you in the dream, she hasn't threatened you physically. Bros you are the one that has problems. You don't believe in anything spiritual, but you sent your friend to consult ifa priest for you. You need help!
I had a decent job before I met her and I was responsible for all the decisions I took, which mostly led to favourable outcomes. However when I met her and began a relationship, I wasn't having the freedom I needed. Any decision I wanted to take without her authorization always ended badly. For example there was a period I wanted to jointly rent an apartment with a male friend of mine. She strongly opposed this but I still went ahead to pay rent. Unfortunately for me, within four months my friend had some issues with landlord and we were both evicted from the apartment. (although I got compensated)
Another instance was when I got paid some bonuses from company and decided to invest in some crypto projects during their ICOs (in 2017). I did some market analysis of these crypto projects before my decision to invest, only for her to advice me against it. She said we should instead, use the money to start farming. I didn't listen to her and went ahead to invest. THE RESULT: the investment that was supposed to take me to the moon now became more worthless than tissue paper! I shed tears because of this.
I now decided to get rid of her, but all plans of mine proved abortive. The more I tried to get her out of my life, the more we were brought together. Can you believe that the day I finally proposed to her was the very same day I tried to make out with an old girlfriend?
A friend of mine went to consult an ifa priest, who told him that my fiance has a cloud of good fortunes around her. But I don't believe in those spiritual mumbo-jumbos! I was determined to leave her. This made me begin applying for jobs in other states and towns, but nothing came forth. I even went for interview/test but didn't scale through. Some weeks later, she told me that she wasn't in support of me getting job in another town (she says she was scared of losing me).
Did you know? the time I decided to remove the thoughts of leaving her from mind and fully accept her into my life, was the time that I finally got a better job in another city!
MARRIAGE We got married in 2019 and I was of the mindset that since she may be an ogbanje, therefore things would work in my favour and I would become a millionaire very quickly, but that's not the case.
Since marriage, any decision I take without her approval always leads to disaster! I wanted to invest in a partnership deal and told her about it but she disapproved and said I should save the money instead. I went ahead to invest and I lost 400k! Same for other decisions in the house, the outcome was always negative whenever I don't heed her advice.
I hate all this! I'm a full grown man. Why should my life be based on the decisions of a woman? I feel like I'm no longer in control of my life. I'm about to take a car loan from my company in order to escape this constant public commute and trekking but she has vehemently disapproved, that I should instead save for another year or two before buying car. But I still won't listen to her! If the loan ends in a disaster, I have decided that I would abandon this marriage and relocate to another country. A country where voodoo and religious mumbo-jumbo do not exist, so that I can be in full control of my life!
.......PS: we have a year old baby girl. Maybe I could be sending monthly upkeep from this new country I intend to relocate to.
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