10 years ago, while I was still working in a multinational company, I got to the office one morning, and I heard a rumour that I was going to be transferred to "Pastor’s department."
There was a man in my office we nicknamed “Pastor.” He was a branch pastor in one of the top three churches in Nigeria, but the truth is there was nothing pastoral about him.
When I eventually got transferred to his department, the first thing he did was cut off my allowance. One day, I got an email from our HQ in Dubai to travel to Port Harcourt for some work, and even though HQ approved funds for my hotel and transportation, he refused to release it. I ended up using my own salary for the trip. He then decided to show me "pepper" by delaying my reimbursement for weeks.
Omo, that year I suffered.
My wife had just put to bed. We were drinking a lot of garri and trusting God for daily strength.
And it wasn’t just me. That experience was the reality for everyone under his leadership.
So I started asking myself:
Why does Christianity seem to stop on Sunday for so many people?
Why do we lift holy hands in church but turn around and treat people with dishonesty and wickedness at work?
Nigeria is one of the most religious nations in the world. Over 46 percent of our population, nearly 100 million people, identify as Christians. Yet, we still struggle to translate Sunday faith into weekday action.
Here’s what I’ve come to learn.
Being a Christian isn't just about what we do in church.
It’s how we lead, how we serve, how we treat people every single day.
If your Christianity doesn't work in the marketplace, it doesn’t work at all.
The call to serve doesn’t end on Sunday.
It begins every single day.
Thank you P.Sam @samajomale, for teaching us right!
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Omoyeni Inkling Kolawole
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