By Yetunde Oladeinde
A BOOK titled, ‘Why Believers Suffer ‘ would be presented to the public in Abuja . The writer Pastor Oluwatomisin Ogunsanlu takes the reader through the need to persevere in all they do and embrace suffering as part of the process in the journey to success. The writer draws comparisons from prosperity messages and opines that the best way to go is to feel the pain, persevere before reaping for the efforts that has been put in.
Suffering in any form is not anything anyone wants to subscribe to. This is why the message of prosperity gained a lot of ground when it started years ago and it is spreading. In nine out of ten churches, people prefer to listen to messages that lead to prosperity and liberation than holiness without which no one can see God!
As uninviting and unwelcome to suffering is, Pastor Oluwatomisin Jonathan Ogunsanlu the man in charge of Gethsemane Prayer Ministry, Abuja wants everyone to embrace suffering for, contrary to people’s opinion, suffering is a blessing in disguise in most cases.
Perseverance is the tonic and the get way door to whatever be the level of suffering. Many, because they cannot persevere have lost their place in destiny in business and marital platforms.
In this book “Why Believer Suffer” Ogunsanlu who is also the Mission Coordinator, Rural Crusade for Christ Ministry Nigeria (MC-RCFCM) pointed out that it is the lack of wisdom of individuals that made them to stay in the school of suffering without reaping its benefits.
He started his argument on suffering by explaining from different perspective what suffering is all about. He also enumerated different types of sufferings and their peculiar sources.
The author of “Why Believer Suffer” explains that suffering could manifest physically, mentally and spiritually but that in all these as a true believer in Christ Jesus, no suffering is permitted to “swallow” you. It has come to pass!
“Most often as a child of God, suffering is allowed to test our patient, faith in God and to bring out the best in us that shall be to the glory of God in our lives, a blessing to us and our generation. He cited the examples of saints who today we are reading about. Their ways to sainthood was not paved with gold.
The book also teaches believers and all who cares what their reaction should be in the time of suffering so as not to miss the positive packages that accompany it.
“Pastor To Pastor Care Initiative” a product of the suffering Ogunsanlu has seen in the society is also packaged to be launched alongside the book “Why Believer’s Suffer” in Abuja.
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