Place of worship

Its 12:38am and am sitting on my bed lost in thought…….. Ear plugs tightly secured, listening to midnight RnB tunes from my favourite station. It has been tough these past few weeks but eyes on the price cause it is too early to give up. Religion, Family, Education, Emotions, Relationships, Money and Work: all fighting for attention, slowly draining every fibre of my muscle.
It has been ages since I posted anything here……. am not going to give excuse, am flat out guilty. I however hope things would improve from now on.
This week I would be writing on an issue that could somehow be touchy for a few folks. In this part of the world, spirituality and religion are two sides of the same coin that people hold on to dearly. More often than not, I ask myself, why do people go to church? While I can’t deny the impact it has on the lives of people, I however do ask myself “to what extent does the economic situation in Nigeria push people through the door of churches? Would the level of devotion and enthusiasm increase in a commensurate manner after request is answered? ”
The growth of churches has been phenomenal since the early 80’s and continues to grow at an exponential rate. This however has not decreased the level of moral decadence nor crime. I really get perturbed as to why there is no correlation between the two.
I dislike jumping from church to church, so this past week when I was invited to a friend’s church I decided to attend as a sign of regard and respect. Well in as much as I don’t want to delve into the nitty gritty of what the session was like, I found myself detached from some thing around me. Time management was zero and celebration of people getting visa went on and on. Beside me, a guy was actually holding his passports, raising it from time to time.
I sincerely hope we translate and apply “the God principles” being preached from our different places of worship into our everyday lives and make this country a better place to live in.

ciao