Collective Laziness Under “PRAYER” (Page 4)

Thanks.
Amen & Amen.
Remain blessed.
God bless Nigeria.

Posted: at 13-02-2010 02:14 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Very good and well written article. I commended the writers observation and his collective efforts in putting it together. Prayer is good but not an answer to Nigeria's numerous problems. Nigeria's problems are the leaders. The only answer to our problem is to follow Ghana's footsteps, eliminate all the bad leaders and replace them with young, educated, people that have positive dreams for our nation and the future generations to come. The future of Nigeria depend on how is operated today. Only prayer will never produce any result if actions does not follow. It is unfortunate that the leaders can not see or listen to what the other nations are saying about Nigeria and its people. Every year Nigeria's name comes first from the back in the eyes of the world; in other words, Nigeria takes two steps forward and eight steps backward because most people rely on the power of prayer rather than the power of the people to change the situation in our country.

Posted: at 13-02-2010 07:15 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

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Posted: at 13-02-2010 08:49 AM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero

The Nigerians lack direction of prayer i mean the ways to direct prayers regards securities, politics and sociability.People out there pray for oneself not for the country

Posted: at 13-02-2010 02:02 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming

Is the writer of this article a Naigerian? I doubt. this are pple' who are trying to instigate tention and voilence btn pple' of Naigeria and their goverment. If pple' turn to God for prayers for God to  help their leaders whatz wrong with that? and if the writer is a Naigerian he/she must be foolish enough to realize that turning  away from God for earthly richness and greed will cause more and worse conditions to the pple' whom you have already portrayed as sufferes. what can a leader provide more than God can?

Posted: at 13-02-2010 07:27 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

Thanks for explaining Oghene name.  Much appreciated.
God bless Nigeria
Remain blessed.

Posted: at 13-02-2010 08:41 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

You wrote well.
The only person that I know that hates prayers is satan and his demons.
We must obey God to pray without ceasing.
There is nothing wrong with us praying for our leaders.  We should actually vote for prayerful leaders.

Posted: at 13-02-2010 08:44 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

God is not a liar.  God is not human that He should lie.  He says pray without ceasing, and that we shall do.  Man's opinion does not count when it comes to God's instructions to us. 

Posted: at 14-02-2010 02:31 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

name talk am you are soooo correct...dnt mind all these guys fooling themselves calling you anti christian demon, nigeria is just crazy everyone sits down and prays for Jesus to come down from heaven and be the president....foolish individuals, if u lik dnt get up and strt building a foundation for ur children and grand children be praying instead of going to work or dont fink b4 u vote wait for Christ to pay you your annual pay

Posted: at 15-02-2010 03:22 PM (14 years ago) | Newbie

There is big difference between praying and being productive lazy.  When you pray, you are communicating with God.  The writer believes that God has already answered our prays, therefore, we should stop praying.  This is contrary to God's commandments.  If he believes that God has answered prayers to his own satisfaction, should he not be advising us to spend most of our prayer times giving thanksgiving go God?

Mixing prayer with productive laziness is not a very good idea.  He could have set a topic that talks about how to motivate Nigerians to be more productive, but to attack prayer and people's prayer life, he has gone too far because he has attacked God and his commandments to us.

How about looking into how we can give incentives to small and medium size business owners to become successful so they can hire more people?  How about promoting entrepreneurship to graduates that are unemployed?

How about looking into how we can improve our economy?  How about looking into how we can improve our healthcare?  How about looking into how we can stamp out corruptions?  Etc., Etc, Etc.

How in the world does he connect our communications with God through prayers to be our problems?

This is anti God.  This is anti prayer.  God is a Spirit and those that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.  How in the world are matters pertaining to God the Spirit being quenched and controlled in order to achieve something that is in the physical?  That is an impossible feat and cannot happen.  God is the author and finisher of our faith.  Without God, Christian believers cannot survive.  Without prayers, Christian believers cannot survive.  Prayers to a Christian is that ever flowing water, ever flowing connection that we have with God.  Prayers give peace of mind so that one can become more productive.

Why is the writer not attacking occultism and its damage to the Nigerian community?  Why attack God and promote satan?  The devil is the one that does not like prayers.

Posted: at 15-02-2010 03:50 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac