As a teenager I once had a colleague in the church choir then who faked her kidnap and went to her boyfriends house. The whole church was soo worried, everyone was praying for her release not knowing she was enjoying where she was. She was a minister daughter. The mum was too strict with her, the church wasn’t really helping, she wanted freedom.

GSW: When I was in the uni. A lady who does not tolerate unholiness left home to go and see her boyfriend. Because she didn’t want to lie, she switched off her phone. Her parents started calling. Phone was saying switched off. They got worried and drove all the way to our school. She got to school a few minutes before they did. School gate closes by 6pm. She came in 5:45. Then she switched on her phone. Her parents were five minutes away from the school gate. Then she came to meet me. I should go and block her parents from checking the sign in register at the gate. That was the only way they would have confirmed when she got to school I said Ha. Sister Motilola, Holiness until the Lord is our mandate.. She said GSW if you don’t help me I am dead.

I said but your daddy and mummy said you don’t lie. You now want me to go and lie for you. She said just block them from seeing that register. I said but they will ask after you. . She said “Tell them i am on my period and slept off as soon as I got to school” I said why me. She said My parents trust you. Did I help her or not? I did. I ran to the school gate. Her parents saw me. I said whatever I needed to say and
they returned home in peace. Later I realized aunty has a boyfriend. Plus lying and making me lie. Her sins were plenty. Because she didn’t want to tell her parents the truth about having a boyfriend. Everybody got involved in her wahala.

If only her parents were open enough to understand that times change. And not be so rigid, they wouldn’t have had to stress themselves and be so worried about her. A driver would have taken her to
see the guy and waited to pick her and bring her to school. A teacher pays attention to events and activities around the world and helps the church situate these things in the right context or see them through the lens of the scripture. You don’t have to love chickens to have a poultry. You don’t have to love pigs to have a piggery. Good doctors don’t love people. They love the job. If I have a choice between
someone who loves people to do a surgery as against a professional who does not love people, I will take a professional. Pastors who love people end up like Aaron.

Doing whatever the people wanted. Pastors must love God and then serve the people. The line of divisions must be very clear. I love the Lord and I will do His will to the benefit of His people. It is very difficult to love God and people at the same time. I can’t do it.

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