STORIES FROM HIGH PLACES
A young man who was invited to a church program by a co-worker was finding it hard honouring the invitation of his co-worker because he felt he had been going to church a lot but hadn’t seen any positive changes in his life. He felt his life had come to a standstill. One day after closing early form work, he decided to follow his co-worker to the church program.
During the program, the Pastor called out this young man and prayed for him. Few months after the program for him, the young man for the first time received a promotion at work. Filled with so much excitement, he decided to become an active member of this new church.
After a while, a lot of things began to change for this young man. His relationship became stable. He became so happy and decided to share his excitement with his co-worker about the positive changes he had started experiencing in his life.
The pastor of the church took a liking to this young man and drew him closer. He wanted him around all the time and this made his co-worker very jealous and resentful.
The co-worker went to the pastor privately to make a false report about this young man. He publicly painted a negative picture of him and also accused him of flirting with the women in the church. He went as far as showing him false text messages which read “your pastor is a fake man of God and he will be exposed one day”.
Out of rage and anger the man of God got the official line of the young man’s work place and requested to be connected directly to the CEO’s office and reported this young man…
The young man lost his job, the official car and the apartment that came with the offer.
The young man was oblivious of what was happening. His co-worker came to sympathize with him, assuring him that “everything will be fine” yet he was the perpetrator.
Going back to the church, the man of God openly disgraced this young man and sacked him out of the church without giving him a chance to explain or defend himself.
By prayer and dedication, God opened a much greater door for this young man and he got the opportunity to travel and work with the UN in the states.
The co-worker was then promoted to the position of the young man he envied so much but ended up defrauding and bankrupting the company. He was later arrested and jailed.
LESSONS
Life is such that the more you progress, the more you are envied for no reason, especially by those who knew you before the progress.
Sometimes the people that will help you make it in life are the ones who by their natural character will become jealous of you.
When someone is accused of something, the prudent thing to do is to hear from the accuser too. No “judgement” is truly right until both parties are heard from.
When in authority, the best attribute you need to cultivate is to be fair and just. Fair to listen to everybody no matter the gravity of the issue. And just to make an informed decision.
When one door closes, a much better gate opens to you only if you believe in God. And through prayers and dedication, a bigger testimony will surface.
Be careful who you trust. Not everyone will be genuinely happy for you and your progress in life.
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By Bernard Elbernard Nelson-Eshun
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