Christianity, RCCG NA, Pastors, Tola Odutola and Resignation -By Nneka Okumazie

What does it mean to be a Pastor of a sprawling Church from a developing country? What is the place of building the Church, for a Pastor in all the list of things to achieve in this world? What exactly is the capacity of a Pastor, in a long game of heading a Church, trying to stay strong amid the struggles of life and adversity for Members?

What reward is fitting on this earth, for some Pastors in some categories? What is priority to a Pastor: the Church or the family?

What is the touching support system for a Pastor when everything becomes cataclysmic?

It is possible to say that one of the hardest Books to read in the New Testament is the Book of Luke.

The Words of Christ were deeper, pointed, clear – and sometimes frightening.

There are stories, parables, events, sermons and more by Christ in Luke that looks like a mirror for everyone that has ever existed or will.

The position of a Pastor, though subject of ridicule of late, is less and less, compared to anyone’s name in the Book of Life.[Luke 10:20, Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in Heaven.]

The ideology that people owe the LORD and have to serve or do something is aslant, when it should be seen that individuals are of Yahweh’s ownership.

The statement that the LORD is good, when good things happen, is bad proportionality, when Jehovah is good – regardless of palpability.

The understanding of this life, from the angle of one’s own experiences or those around, is shorthanded, when there are many others, places, history, future and unknowns.

There is a chance that serving the LORD does not guarantee the best things of this earth.

The true Church of GOD, no matter the flaws is not a good target for a great Christian when dissatisfied.

The Church may need to go further than they do – to collect suggestions, give breaks, expand in topical places of obvious weakness, but the Church looks to JESUS, just like every Member or Pastor should.

The course of the world is not such that everything that is good is seen in the moment.

The contributions of many through history to building empires, civilizations, Churches, etc. were known much later, but their seed seemed unseen in their time.

There is no way the Christianity built off Africa now is a without relevance to this world. There may be no way to find out now, but the changes will be incalculable.

The best of this world is temporal. Some of the befitting paths are those without accolades or recognition.

The example that anyone is, that others follow, for good or bad, shapes lives.

There is so much to live for, become, do and protect – all because they seem to matter.

What matters or doesn’t shifts gears.

In the journey of a people, changes must be noticed, adjusted for, but the pursuit of JESUS must be central for all.

[Luke 4:20, And [JESUS] closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him.]