When will our prayers get to the gate of heaven?

Mrs Kate went to spend 2-weeks with her son in London. Since she came back her notion about church and prayer seems to have changed. “I am tired of this country; churches everywhere but we are the most corrupt and underdeveloped. There they have lesser churches and they are already living in the future!”

That we Nigerians are over-religious would not have been a big deal if the nation was more prosperous than it is. It would have had a position as the next holiest place to visit after Jerusalem if our prayers have been equivalent to the work we put in.

Being arguably the most religious country in Africa and extensively, the world, is a sign that we follow Jesus’ footsteps and are in many ways related to Him.

But alas, the results of of our prayers are not commensurate with the state of the nation. It is pitiful and unfortunate that the leaders we put our earthly faith in are showing us the bad side of governance more than the good.

The real reason why things have turned out this way is because we have been blinded by the notion that only God can solve our problems hence the zero-need for us to work towards the realization of our nation-wide goals.

We have misplaced our priorities and are now wallowing in the despair and disappointments we have put ourselves in.

Ironically, the whites who introduced Christianity to us are more futuristic; this makes one to start asking whether the God we pray to is not the same One that answers the white man's prayer.

One can continue to write on the effect of bad governance in recent times and no ink will be left in the pen. Personally, I am tired of ranting everyday about the woes we face everyday as citizens of one of the most corrupt and underdeveloped country in the world; Seychelles is an African country. By 2022 it would have been more developed and it is just 42 years-old.

The best we can do to change the narrative is to focus more on working closely with God because He has answered our prayers; we just need to keep our own side of the promise by putting in work.

As far as I’m concerned, if we base our lifestyle on the premise of Jesus’ way of life, then we are sure to have a fruitful country and continent at large. 

The everyday fire-for-fire prayers have taken us nowhere near the Promised Land. Maybe they are still knocking on heaven's gate...who knows?

Work Nigerians! Work more and pray less! The future is just a second away.