“I MUST NOT
ENDURE THE PAINS IN NIGERIA AND GO TO HELL”
I love Nigeria as a country,
diverse in tribes, cultures and languages yet we are still together. Meaningful
and melodious national anthem, lovely national colour, great weather and
climatic condition in general. A GREAT PLACE TO BE (IF ALLOWED TO BE AS GOD
WANTED IT).Our level of endurance is more than words can express. Less
than what we are experiencing here in our fatherland happened in other
countries and they almost annihilate themselves through civil wars and general
unrest. Liberia, Rwanda, Sudan, Libya, Uganda (all in Africa) etc tells the
story.
Boko Haram attack has become a
familiar thing; kidnapping is now acceptable in some quarters as a means of
making ends meet. Ritualists are not left behind and cannibalism too is now
trending in some areas. Bribery and Corruption is seen as the norm, there is no
single aspect of live in Nigeria that is free from negativity. Even religion
has a fair share in the monstrosity called evil that permeates all areas of society.
Right from birth to the day
the last breath is drawn, you struggle on a daily basis to be a success. Going
to school is an ordeal, right from the elementary level to the tertiary level.
Being brilliant and studious is not a guarantee of success. There is a popular
saying that he who passes an exam is regarded as the brilliant one. Most
tertiary institutions are operating the policy of “no money no good grades” the
least person in the class may become the first to get a great job “no be who u
sabi?” Nigeria, a country where the end
justifies the means!!!
The
house of God has been turn to a society gathering, the more u contribute the
more u are recognized. It doesn’t matter whether God recognizes u in heaven as
a child as long as the pastor/reverend/Bishop recognizes you. Being a worker in
church is now seen as an evidence of been born again. Some people can go to
church every day for ten years but cannot pay the school fee of an orphan for
one term though they can afford to give a pastor part of their salary monthly. Mind you I am not saying it’s wrong to work in the
house of God or give to His servant, but are you doing the right thing for the
right purpose? Fraudulent activities and corruption can now be explained away
as long as you pay the tithe. Hmmmmn God is watching in high definition (3HD).
Sexual immoralities are seen as the ‘in’ thing, if you are not having
sex outside marriage, u are regarded as dull or not “tap’. Nudity and pornography is acceptable to most
people, easy access to the internet has become a tool for Nigerians both old
and young to do perverse things, social networks is now an opportunity to cheat
on partners (both emotionally and physically). The anonymity some social
networks afford encourages perverse desires and fantasies to play out.
But a question we need to ask
ourselves now is that, after all the struggles, unfairness, losses,
disappointments, setbacks and failures, would it not be a shamed to end up in
hell?
LIVE RIGHT TODAY, DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND TOUCH A LIVE
POSITIVELY, HOWEVER YOU CAN. Shalom.
