From: Otiti aka truthsayer
There’s an undeniable tragedy unfolding in our society, one orchestrated not by armed men, but by well intentioned preachers who stood on sacred pulpits and preached poverty as piety. Many brilliant minds, destined for global relevance, were crippled by doctrines that demonized ambition, labeled social media as demonic, and made influence a sin. Today, these same people watch from the shadows as those they trained, those who refused to drink from the poisoned well, rise to international prominence.
I have seen many great men reduced to nothing, not because life was unfair, but because the messages they consumed disarmed them of the weapons of relevance. They were taught that seeking growth was carnality, that wealth was a snare, and that desiring a seat at the table of power was rebellion against divine will. A generation was programmed to embrace mediocrity in the name of spirituality, and now we reap a bitter harvest.
In Nigeria, many young men who should have exploded within a year of graduation are still trying to piece their lives together. Their delay isn’t because they lack talent, skill, or opportunity, it’s because from the pulpits of their churches came a gospel that taught them to wait endlessly for “God’s appointed time” while others took strategic, calculated steps. A poisonous engineering happened in our churches, and the consequences are staggering.
Pastors stand on altars week after week, laying hands on the unemployed, prophesying jobs that do not exist. Where exactly will these jobs come from when the church has divorced itself from nation building, enterprise, innovation, and policy? The church in Nigeria contributed heavily to shaping a worldview of irrelevance, teaching people to pray but never participate, to fast but never plan, to wait but never act.
When terrible things happen in our society, the church either remains deafeningly silent or hides behind a veil of prayer vigils. Our prayers are saturated with fear, defeatism, and escapism. Instead of raising bold, responsible citizens who will confront societal ills, we’ve built a generation obsessed with binding imaginary demons while leaving real devils in government, business, and culture unchecked.
Our theological institutions have birthed a new species of Christians, irresponsible, naive, and indifferent. Christians who can quote scriptures but cannot balance a checkbook, speak in tongues but cannot articulate a vision, attend vigils but will never attend a town hall meeting. A faith that does not transform society is a fraudulent faith. Period.
Many believers today owe rent, starve in silence, and wallow in debt, while their pastors build empires. The shepherd no longer smells like the sheep, he rides a luxury chariot while his flock dies of hunger and confusion. And yet, the congregation claps, sings, and sows seeds into a system designed to keep them perpetually dependent and docile.
Some churches have turned into fear factories, manufacturing insecurities and superstitions under the guise of spiritual warfare. Young men and women are discouraged from pursuing dreams because “the devil is waiting for them at the top.” Meanwhile, those pastors quietly enroll their children in Ivy League schools and sponsor their businesses abroad.
We have lost count of wasted destinies, men and women who should have been captains of industry, political giants, cultural architects, but were reduced to nothing because a sermon killed their appetite for impact. When you attack ambition, demonize influence, and glorify irrelevance, you create a generation of spectators in a world that rewards participation.
If we do not fix this mess, history will remember our generation as one that surrendered a continent on the altar of religious insanity. The time for polite conversations is over. The pulpit must repent. The church must rise. A new breed must emerge, one that prays with fire but builds with excellence, one that casts out devils and drafts national policies. Until then, our prayers will remain noise in the ears of heaven.
FAITH THAT CANNOT POSITIVELY TRANSFORM SOCIETY IS A FAKE FAITH OR FAITH WRONGLY MANEUVERED INTO PEOPLE’S MINDS !!!
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