Is it okay for a Clergy to run for Political office?

I was studying very recently and i came across some mind-blowing stuff concerning the connection between this Faith thing and the world system. What some people dont understand is that: this thing called Christianity is not a religion or a mere organized system of worship. It is more than mere dancing, shouting and clapping hands on some Sunday mornings! 
Talking about the need for the church to transcend her four walls in influencing the world system. It is a mandate! It is very crucial. It is a role that we are called to play. If we are not doing that, we are just fooling around! This Faith thing is beyond the four walls of any church location! We are the body which Christ uses in acting upon the earth. 


There are two important things worth noting here. We call them:
the knowledge of the glory of God; 
and there is another thing called: 
the knowledge of the wisdom of God.


Without understanding these two concepts, we cannot bring down the glory of God to bear on earth. For God wants his glory to be revealed. And this has to be done through His sons and daughters here on earth. So, in bringing down the glory! The prophet said in Habakkuk 2:14 
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
 There is a connection between the heavens and the earth. And we must acknowledge that. We must not bring a disconnection through religion. These two realms depends on us. These two realms cannot connect without our deliberate bold steps. 
Psalm 19:1 said that: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
 The heavens declare the glory of God. The earth has to be filled with this glory of God that was declared by the heavens. One of the ways these can happen is through the knowledge of the glory of God. The world system dont read up our Bible. The word has to become flesh in us first. So we are the epistle that men are now going to read. How can the world read us if we dont go out to where the world system are hidden? How can the earth be filled, if I do not contribute my own quota in the earth? For in this earth, I am the representative of God. I am meant to bring down the glory of God! I am supposed to bring into manifestation what is hidden in the mind of God. I am meant to arise and shine for the glory of God. It is through my idea, through my ideologies , through my works, projects and vocations that i can achieve this! This is where i can bring down His glory!  The glory of God must be revealed! All flesh must see it. The unbelievers have got to see that glory!  I must bring down this glory by all means! 


Believers should not be scared of going out to influence the world system! The political sectors inclusive! If individual Christians dont contribute their quota in all fields of life? We cannot bring down His glory. By merely warming up benches in our churches on Sunday morning, who will take care of these ruins? For the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it! (Isaiah 40:5). 
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Preacher before he left to lead the human Rights movement in the USA.That changed the Black History forever. Let us get out of religion! Daniel was knowledgeable in all manner of wisdom, (Daniel 1:4) he served under kings.  The Dake translation shed more light on how Daniel was educated in science, mathematics, archeology, history, metallurgy, anatomy, astrology,etc. It was in all manner of wisdom. He read all literature. Little wonder. He was relevant. Moses was trained in the language and the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22). Moses understood how the Egyptians perform magic. Yet Moses was a minister of God who led a whole nation of Israel out of slavery onto freedom.  He had to confront the world power of his day. That time, you got to know what you are saying before confronting the king. Then, Pharaoh was like Barack Obama of today.


In bringing down the glory, we need the knowledge of the wisdom of God. Proverbs 24:14 said: So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. We really need to search for this knowledge of wisdom in order to get it. That knowledge of wisdom has to be found. Why? Because there are two fold dimensions of benefits once we find it. 
The first is that: there is a reward. 
The second is that there is fulfillment.
Our individual expectations shall be fulfilled. Meaning that we have certain desires that will be fulfilled once we find this knowledge of the wisdom of God. Our dreams and aspirations will come through and true. They shall not be cut off once we find it. 
So, there is a reward coming from God. This is called a divine reward. 
Again, there is another reward. It is the material reward; which is our earthly gain for finding the knowledge of the wisdom of God.  
1 Corinthians 15:19 said: If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. There is still a Hope beyond this present scope of things. There is a hope which we must not lose sight of. It is the hope of glory. We will stand before the Lord to give account of our earthly works. Works shall be tested...passed through fire. Some works will endure while some will burn. 
How can you tell which of your work will endure or burn off ? I believe it is by understanding what God has called you to do. Each one of us has a calling to fulfill here on earth. Not minding misconceptions, controversies, and rejections. You got to find it and run with it! Just following your heart is the key. Answer your call. Read the signs of the time. It is getting late!
 To ask the question again: Is it okay for Clergy to run for Political office in Politics? I will let you answer. Personally, i will say yes! Why not? It does not matter if you win or not. What matters is that you stand out. What matter is that you stood for what you believe in. What matters is that you know what is right. And you did it. It may not be popular. You just choose to stand! Choose to be counted! Differentiate yourself ! Influence your world!

Political Transition in Nigeria: Nigerians Awake!

As i peaked through the windows of internet, i peered into the present political transition in Nigeria. I began to wonder. As a speaker, is this the time to speak up? If we are not orientating people in the direction of National change; we may help them to attain temporal individual change, but the policy of the politics will squash that which we have planted in them. Is it true that we may need to review what we are speaking per time based on the immediate societal need? Martin Luther king moved from the pulpit to the Civil right movement..."I have a Dream!".If we sit in our arm chair , hiding in our corner under the guise of fear. We stand to lose all what we got.

It dawned on me that one of the things Nigerians need most at this season is to appreciate the power of standing up and getting counted. You have to stand up for something. And it does not have to be popular. But you got to stand up for something! The question is: Are we standing up at all? And if we are standing up, our stand for something could be our last chance to turn the tide around at this crucial moment. There must be a deliberate move towards democracy in Nigeria which goes beyond who you are standing with.It has to go beyond buying into the common bribery with some Naira notes to win voters' support.It is now a matter of what you are standing for!

I'm just thinking of the power of synergy and what it can create if the new breeds of Aspirants out there can tap into it. We all understand that there is a Global SHIFT. As it happened for Barack Obama & Hilary Clinton in the USA.It can happen in Nigeria beacuse it takes more than one of these New Breed of politicians to chase that devil of disorder & corruption out of Nigeria. I mean our National destiny is about to be shaped and birth afresh. I believe this is an era of the new breeds. There is a global shift in the world's political sphere. Everything that has been like monument is moving...the old order is shifting. It is no longer about the power of incumbency or godfather-ism. It is now about who is the man of the people? Who is that leader with a vision? Who is seeing the change? Who is the Aspirant of the future? And then what am i standing for?
Yes! "Maximus is the son of the future..." (we know according to "The Gladiator") but are we recognizing our own Maximus? Nigerians! Are we seeing the potentials of leadership in our Maximus? Are we identifying the leader with a vision? How are we supporting our Maximus? Do we understand that this impending shift in the global politics must not pass us by? This global phenomenon must rub off on Nigeria, if we don't want to fall in misalignment and out of sync. Going contrary will affect our international trade, economy and more? Hence, we are doomed for the next decade ahead! The moral is: Listen for the Manifesto and follow the leader with a vision. What are you doing to help the new breed of Politicians get into power?

Breaking the power of seduction

Seduction can be seen everywhere ranging from religion, advertisement, marketing world to nook and cranny of the society. If you look logically, examine closely enough you can identify it and avoid being a victim of seduction. If you don’t know how to evaluate the situation most of the time you can lose your money, time, resources, marriages, life, even your soul to seduction. Out of ignorance and carelessness you can become the victim of seduction. Seduction is a process. Some people will identify with it being referred to as a spirit.
Let me quickly define seduction and the seducer in this context that can be more encompassing. In this context, seduction is any situation, anything, anyone, whose appearance, whose words, who by being around, who on encounter, through contact with you makes you feel magnetized. The hold that person or situation have on you may not necessarily be harmful at first but down the line you seem to be losing something. It could be something intangible as your freedom. It could be something more than physical (Odunuga, 2009). The Encarta Dictionary defined Seduction this way. “Seduction something that tempts, persuades, or attracts,” “leading astray of somebody.” “The act of persuading somebody to have sex, especially by using a romantic or deceptive approach”

Seduction can be so strong, appealing and teasing that it makes you feel powerless. Sometimes you just seem to be losing your whole sense of control. It’s like you are unable to control the situation. The power to be in charge seems to be gone. The key to breaking the power of seduction is breaking that magnetism that exists between you and the person or object in the situation. If you want to break free that magnetic field between you and the seducer must be intercepted. That force that is holding you down must be broken. There is a “how to” everything in life. Seduction is like taking up an iron filling or a metallic object with a piece of magnet. The only thing that can free up the iron filling or metallic object is another stronger magnet or force.

It must be noted that an object can seduce. In such situation, someone placed the object in a strategic location in form of advert in order to seduce, attract and appeal to you. For instance the tendencies to steal something, the temptation to buy something, the pressure to grab someone, the feeling to take hold of someone or something; all involve the same thing called a seductive force. When you feel like snatching something or you sense that someone is irresistible for you. Your judgement can be cloudy if you are not aware of all these information. It is easy to rationalize seduction. You will never realize the power you have over seduction if you keep rationalizing it. I understand that seduction and the seducer can be very strong. Your eyes are the first gate that must be shut at the seducer. Rule number one is eyes closed! Rule number two is ear closed! Rule number three is mouth shut! The next is to speak to all other senses to dissociate. You are free when you refuse to engage your entire self in the process.

Who are seducers?
When you first saw the title of this writing I am sure that the first kind of people that readily came to your mind as seducer is a harlot/ prostitute, or a striper? Seducers are more than that. Some sales people seduce you into buying products you don’t want or need. Some investors lure you by offering you a fat money loan with the intent of taking over your business once your idea gets into implementation phase because their share in your business will eventually eliminate you. Some multilevel marketers seduce you into joining their down line, so that they can climb higher on the sales ladder and become a strong up line that generates more points and money. Some sales people just try to sell you any product (sometimes it could be so funny that they have not used that product themselves). Sometimes, some Jehovah witnesses keep reappearing on your doorstep just to sell you another gospel. Some telemarketers keep phoning your home just to convince you of their service. Some websites’ hosts keep sending you spam mails that make your junk mailbox full. If you don’t unsubscribe you keep getting the same thing forever. And the key in seduction which the seducers understand better than you is that persistence wears down any man.

So how do I break seduction? - Good question. Try to do the following:
• Don’t keep in touch
• Don’t return the seducer’s call
• Don’t go back to revisit the seducer
• Avoid where you felt seduced.
• Reduce contact with the seducer
• Break communication deliberately with the seducer.
• Withdraw concentration from the seducer.
• Explain to the person that you cannot, you don’t want to.
• Be sincere, be straight forward that you don’t want to be a part of this. When you lie, you will have to lie again. You need more lie to cover pre-existing lies in order to convince the seducer. When you are blunt, the message will cut through like a sword and you will be freed.
• Give yourself to a cause bigger than you.
• Take the focus from you to other people.
• Sacrifice your idle time for other people’s good. People need help everywhere. Find a way to serve. Freely volunteer.
• Embrace purposeful living


The easiest way is to allow time before you continue relating with the person who seduces you. The temperature of passion that speeds up the process of seduction would have to cool down. Take it slowly when the other person is trying to rush you into a process. If the person is taking it slow, speed up the process disengaging. The key is to alternate the frequency between you. So the actual way to overcome seduction is to Flee! In case of a seduction from a sales person, the key is to learn to say No! In case of a seduction from a striper, the key is to leave the place. In the case of a temptation to sin, the key is to run away and then start praying from afar. I said the last thing is Prayer because the God said so! Many people try to pray before fleeing and they end up as victims. It must be noted that all the aforementioned can only help you if you are really willing to be freed from seduction. Seduction can be overcome no matter how strong it feels. If you are not tired of being a victim of seduction; you will keep ending up as victim and wondering how you got into such mess. Mess will never make you, rather it will mar you. Don’t sit back in a mess and wish it will someday turn into a message. It will require deliberate steps to come out of it and become a better person. Greatness belongs to those who can avoid being a continual victim of seduction. The truth is that in this matter, prayers actually come last. The definition of prayer here means communication. It means communicate with God. It means talk to God about it. It means confess it to God and ask for support. Ask for strength, ask for grace and help.
Seduction can be overcome even though there could be irresistibility kind of force coming from the seducer. To be seduced is a phenomenon. It is normal, it is not new. The fact is that you need to know how to handle the situation because some people seem to have stronger energy level emanating from them. Some individuals tend to have, influence, and charisma. They are stronger with overpowering spirit, sometimes they are domineering and encountering them directly or indirectly can just beat you. Things are just beyond you. So be wise!