Religion is a Killer: Here is why I preferred there was no God. I had moments when I thought to myself, wouldn't it be better there was no God? At-least, perhaps, I will find some peace knowing that I have no God to offend. Why? Because I did all I could to please Him, but they told me He wasn't pleased. I did all in my power to keep all His laws but just when I felt I had arrived, I was handed more laws, more rules, and more requirements. I serve dutifully in one department, I was pulled by the side and told God will be happier if I also joined other departments. I came to church every Sunday dutifully by 6 am, I was told much earlier would be better. They said if I paid my tithe, God will open the windows of heavens, and I paid my tithe, then they said the blessing will come from first fruits or that I must give God my Isaac. Some painful sacrifice...that only painful sacrifice will move Him. Ok Now, It is no longer about blessing, but God just said, I should forget coming to heaven if I don't pay my tithe. If I prayed for 1 hr, it couldn't move God. I needed more hours. If I prayed long by the day, they said, the blessing is in midnight prayers. I had needs and I cried before God and prayed with faith in my heart but God was withholding the answers because I had not prayed well enough, long enough, and hard enough. If, I read, one chapter of the Bible, it wasn't enough, because God was waiting to bless me in the next chapter. So, I wasn't reading my bible to understand, I was just reading to make God happy. I eventually read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. After all these, they said, perhaps nothing much was happening because of my sins or the sins of my forefathers. Now, I needed to travel back to my village to "bring repentance" and confess all the sins of my ancestors. I could not do it in the city where I lived, for it to work, I must return to my village to confess from there, only then, will God hear and forgive. Ok now, it is the devil I must fight. God has done it but you know your enemies can change your destiny, So, I must now engage in warfare with witches, wizards, enemies from my village, occultic powers, marine spirits, spirit wife....etc. Ah ah ok, I almost forgot. God has done it but it has not manifested because you are not winning souls. The blessing is now in evangelism. And not only must you win souls but you must also make sure they remain. Yep, I was told that.. unless the soul remained, the blessing will not come. Ok now, it is the power of fasting. You need more fasting to unlock heavens. Ok. Perhaps, you need more praise. What prayer cannot get you, praise will get you. If you praise Him for his finger, you will see his hands. If you praise Him for his toes, you will see his legs. You need to offer more praise, because only praise can bring Him down more quickly. God cannot ignore praise. I was in this bondage for 19 years. Until, Christ found me. He told me God was already pleased with me on His account. He told me, I am already blessed because I am in Union with Him. I now know what He meant, when He said, "come unto me all you who are weary and carry heaven burdens, and I will give you rest" Amazingly, I have done much more in these few years from the place of rest than all the 19 years combined. By this grace, I have preached more, given more, served more, prayed more, and live more for Him. Listen my friend, if you are in that journey, it will never end. It only ends when you find out that all you are trying to do, Christ has done it for you. Note: With all due respect, I wrote to help free those who are in religious bondage. If it does not minister to you, please in all humility, I plead that you go and argue on your own wall. Chidi Jacob

Religion is a Killer: Here is why I preferred there was no God. I had moments when I thought to myself, wouldn't it be better there was no God? At-least, perhaps, I will find some peace knowing that I have no God to offend. Why? Because I did all I could to please Him, but they told me He wasn't pleased. I did all in my power to keep all His laws but just when I felt I had arrived, I was handed more laws, more rules, and more requirements. I serve dutifully in one department, I was pulled by the side and told God will be happier if I also joined other departments. I came to church every Sunday dutifully by 6 am, I was told much earlier would be better. They said if I paid my tithe, God will open the windows of heavens, and I paid my tithe, then they said the blessing will come from first fruits or that I must give God my Isaac. Some painful sacrifice...that only painful sacrifice will move Him. Ok Now, It is no longer about blessing, but God just said, I should forget coming to heaven if I don't pay my tithe. If I prayed for 1 hr, it couldn't move God. I needed more hours. If I prayed long by the day, they said, the blessing is in midnight prayers. I had needs and I cried before God and prayed with faith in my heart but God was withholding the answers because I had not prayed well enough, long enough, and hard enough. If, I read, one chapter of the Bible, it wasn't enough, because God was waiting to bless me in the next chapter. So, I wasn't reading my bible to understand, I was just reading to make God happy. I eventually read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. After all these, they said, perhaps nothing much was happening because of my sins or the sins of my forefathers. Now, I needed to travel back to my village to "bring repentance" and confess all the sins of my ancestors. I could not do it in the city where I lived, for it to work, I must return to my village to confess from there, only then, will God hear and forgive. Ok now, it is the devil I must fight. God has done it but you know your enemies can change your destiny, So, I must now engage in warfare with witches, wizards, enemies from my village, occultic powers, marine spirits, spirit wife....etc. Ah ah ok, I almost forgot. God has done it but it has not manifested because you are not winning souls. The blessing is now in evangelism. And not only must you win souls but you must also make sure they remain. Yep, I was told that.. unless the soul remained, the blessing will not come. Ok now, it is the power of fasting. You need more fasting to unlock heavens. Ok. Perhaps, you need more praise. What prayer cannot get you, praise will get you. If you praise Him for his finger, you will see his hands. If you praise Him for his toes, you will see his legs. You need to offer more praise, because only praise can bring Him down more quickly. God cannot ignore praise. I was in this bondage for 19 years. Until, Christ found me. He told me God was already pleased with me on His account. He told me, I am already blessed because I am in Union with Him. I now know what He meant, when He said, "come unto me all you who are weary and carry heaven burdens, and I will give you rest" Amazingly, I have done much more in these few years from the place of rest than all the 19 years combined. By this grace, I have preached more, given more, served more, prayed more, and live more for Him. Listen my friend, if you are in that journey, it will never end. It only ends when you find out that all you are trying to do, Christ has done it for you. Note: With all due respect, I wrote to help free those who are in religious bondage. If it does not minister to you, please in all humility, I plead that you go and argue on your own wall.
by Chidi Jacob

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