Spiritual Education Centre

15/09/2026

[DR]
𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟒 (𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏𝟒)
𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘
𝐸𝑧𝑟𝑎 7:12, 15-19; 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡h𝑒𝑤 6:24

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲: "𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔; 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏." 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒘 𝟔:𝟐𝟒 {𝑵𝑲𝑱𝑽}

God first commissions inner stewardship before entrusting us with outward responsibilities. In Ezra's day, the king instructed him, "Whatever seems good to you... do it according to the will of your God" (Ezra 7:18). Such spiritual responsibility demands continual attentiveness to God's voice.

Jesus warns that no one can serve two masters. The seduction of mammon is rarely sudden. It begins subtly: desires become perceived necessities, comforts become idols, and legitimate pursuits gradually develop into personal empires. The stories of Gehazi's leprosy and Judas Iscariot's tragic end stand as sobering warnings against allowing a merchandising mentality to creep into ministry.

Our inner temple must faithfully guard our affections through daily surrender and joyful obedience. Tithing our time and material resources remains an important act of worship, but even these become polluted when mixed with hypocrisy. When earthly concerns rather than God's Spirit drive our pursuit of influence and impact, the workings of the Holy Spirit are gradually replaced by fleshly ambition and satanic distortion.

God tests our trust in order to train our hearts to depend on Him alone. The resources of the flesh can never substitute for spiritual sensitivity in the Kingdom of God. Those who faithfully steward their hearts experience the windows of heaven opening over their lives, while those who compromise eventually find doors closing before them.

[DR] 𝑫𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕? 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅?

𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑: 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑕𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐼 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒. 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑕𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑕 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐼𝑛 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠' 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒, 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑛.

Extracted from DAILY RECHARGE FOR MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL (VOLUME 2).

28/05/2026

[DR]
MAY 28 (DAY 18)
POWER LEAKAGES 7: MINISTERIAL ETHICS AND DISCIPLINE
Proverbs 23:1-3; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Commit to Memory: "And put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite." Proverbs 23:2 {NKJV}

A Minister who cannot deny himself food or social comforts cannot successfully do the work of ministry to a notable point.

Carelessness in the area of "gluttony" or over-eating is not just a physical issue; it is a matter of ministerial honour and ethics.
Eating indiscriminately at every occasion is a dangerous practice that opens the doors of a Minister’s life to satanic forces.

FOOD WILL ALWAYS EITHER PUT SOMETHING INTO YOUR BODY OR TAKE SOMETHING FROM YOU.

Discipline is the "insulator" of spiritual power.

To maintain a "spiritually rich" and effective ministry, the Ambassador must live a COURTEOUS and DISCIPLINED life. This includes being careful with whom you share meals and maintaining a lifestyle of fasting as a regular part of your work.

When you lose control over your physical appetites, you lose the "edge" required to lead the Bride of Christ with authority.
Discipline your body, bring it into subjection, and ensure you remain a "clean vessel" fit for the Master's use.

[DR] "A servant who is a slave to his stomach cannot be a master in the spirit realm. Where do you need to apply the 'knife' of discipline today?"

PRAYER: Lord, grant me the grace of self-control. Help me to discipline my appetites and to live a life of ministerial honour that preserves the anointing upon my life. Amen.

🫆 Extracted for you with lots of love 💕 from Daily Recharge for Ministers of the Gospel by your brother and co-labourer 🫂

Tèmítópẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫆
Chief Servant, SEM.

01/05/2026

*GOD’S VOICE IS EVERYTHING*

I welcome you to this blessed month in Jesus' name.

▪️To the earthly pilgrim, the voice of God is not an optional luxury; it is the very oxygen of the Spirit-guided life.
▪️You must learn to prioritise and categorise His instructions with the help of the Holy Spirit.
▪️There is a vital distinction you must grasp: *what God is saying must be discerned from what He said.*
▫️ _While the written Word is our eternal anchor, the ‘now’ voice of God is our daily compass._
🫵🏼 However, let this be clear: *WHAT GOD IS SAYING NEVER CONTRADICTS WHAT HE HAS SAID.*
🔃 Divine revelation never🚫 endorses compromise; rather, it extends and unravels His ultimate, progressive plan.

▪️Consider Moses. At one stage, God commanded him to strike the rock; later, the instruction changed to speaking to the rock.
🤷🏼‍♂️ Because of the human weakness of anger, Moses disregarded _what God was saying in the moment and relied on what God had said in the past._
👉🏼 That error truncated his assignment.
🫆He was replaced _in God’s programme_ and left the earth without entering the Promised Land.

*The Golden Rule:*
👣 Travel through life with a _listening ear and an obedient heart._
🙌🏼 Treat His current instruction as if your life depends upon it—because it does.✅

In May, it is well with you. God's truth will illuminate your path and distinguish you from the multitude.
Hidden doors of testimonies are open to you and your godly expectations shall not be disappointed in Jesus' name 🙌🏼.

🫆Tèmítọ́pẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫂
Chief Servant, SEM Spain.

25/03/2026

Yes, it's official, by the grace of God!
Being a Soul-Winner is NOT a task for a select few, it is the lifestyle of every disciple of Jesus Christ.
There are 4 major reasons why this programme is coming up at this time:
1. The world has never been more lost. Religious confusion has created a marketplace of ideas where Christ's uniqueness is often diluted.
2. The Church has become inwardly-looking. Almost all the budgets go into celebrating one anniversary or the other, celebrating the past at the expense of the future.
3. Soul-Winning must become lifestyle, not spectacle.
4. We're sent to do this.

We (SEM) have condensed our 24-page handout into a 6-page journal for this 1-day intensive training programme.

All I'm asking and I pray you to do is to come, be punctual, attentive and patient. This is for all disciples of Jesus, from ministers to the new convert.

"🎉 Join us next Saturday in Barcelona!

School of Evangelism: Biblical Wisdom for Soul Winners
📚 The 1-day intensive training will run from 12 noon till 3:30 pm:
- The need for soul-winning in our day
- Qualities of effective soul winners
- Generating burden for the lost
- Language and protocols of soul-winning.

Then, at
🕒 3:30 pm: We'll flow into the launching of my 5 New Books to mark my 50th Birthday!

Please, check the flyer for details.

You're all welcome 🫂.
🫆 Tèmítópẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫆
SEM, Spain.

07/03/2026

The Church needs internal cleansing (Soul-Winning). Dismantling the misapplication of the "Finished Work of Christ" and the errors of "OSAS," is the spiritual antibiotic for a generation poisoned by compromise. TṢA.

13/02/2026

💢 WISDOM FOR MINISTRY 021💢
*"EVALUATION OF THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH DISCIPLESHIP -1"*
_(Making disciples, not hostages, not fans, but Disciples—free, obedient, multiplying followers of Jesus)._

I made this presentation recently in a Convocation and believe it is important to make these truths public for citizens of God's Kingdom who are hungry for the truth and progress in serving the Master.
*_Christian discipleship in the 21st-century church demands clarity on foundational terms to expose distortions and reclaim biblical truth._*

Discipleship means learning from and following Jesus through obedience to His teachings, while the church (ekklesia) is God's called-out assembly for worship and mission.

Ø This teaching evaluates the positives modern churches have achieved, identifies two dangerous extremes: *Authoritarian control* and *Lax compromise.*
A balanced biblical path forward is also charted.
This teaching may be presented in parts.

There's an urgent concern that *true Biblical disciples have been distorted into cult-like arrangements through brainwashing and indoctrination, enslaving God's people rather than freeing them to follow Christ.*

· Simultaneously, we must acknowledge the opposite error: *ungodly compromise masked as Spirit-led freedom.*

*Let's start with a deeper dive into vital definitions:*

*Biblically, discipleship* _(matheteuo in Greek)_ is the process of becoming a mathetes—a learner/follower who believes the gospel, repents, is baptized, and obeys Jesus' commands under the power of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20).

True Biblical discipleship comes with *Three Essential Phases:*
*1. Following Jesus:*
Initial commitment and repentance—answering Christ's call "Follow me" (Matthew 4:19; Luke 9:23)

*2. Being Changed by Jesus:* Transformation via Scripture, prayer, community, and the Spirit—becoming conformed to His image (Romans 12:2; Galatians 5:22-23)

*3. Committing to Jesus' Mission:*
Reproducing disciples and making disciples globally (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2)

> Discipleship is not mere attendance at church services, intellectual agreement with doctrine, or nominal Christianity. *It is costly, life-on-life growth toward Christlikeness requiring surrender, obedience, and community.*

In the records of John 8:31 _"Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free'"._

This verse encapsulates discipleship: *holding fast to Jesus' teaching yields freedom and truth, NOT BO***GE OR COMPROMISE.*

*What is the Church?*
*Ekklesia* _(Greek: ἐκκλησία)_ literally means "called-out assembly".
God's people summoned from the world into Christ's body *for worship, edification, and mission.*

*Key Characteristics:*
• *She's a Living Organism:* Not a building or event, but _believers as interdependent members of one body (1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 1:22-23)_

• *She's both Gathered and also Dispersed:*
_Locally assembled for worship/teaching; globally sent for witness and service (1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 28:19-20)_

• *She's Purposeful and MISSION-DRIVEN:*
_Called to make disciples of all nations, equipping saints for maturity and works of service (Ephesians 4:11-16)._

• *She's Spirit-Empowered and Christ-Centered:* _Submitting to Christ's lordship via the Holy Spirit's power and guidance_

💢 *The church's central function is to DISCIPLE BELIEVERS,* _moving them from spiritual infancy to maturity, and from maturity to multiplying ministry._

The records of God's word in Ephesians 4:11-13 helps us with this truth:
_"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ"._

*THE POSITIVES OF THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH DISCIPLESHIP:*
In my opinion, there seem to be two areas of positive improvement in the 21st Century Church, I will mention only one (the most prominent) and then proceed to the two very disturbing negatives.

So, before critiquing extremes, we must honour faithful labourers advancing Christ's kingdom as we praise God for the innovations:

*DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY AND REACH:*
_(Modern technology and Social Media)_
These means democratizes Bible study and spiritual formation globally:
The 21st century Church, more than her predecessors have been able to utilise

*· Apps and Platforms:* YouVersion Bible app boasts 500+ million downloads; I actively use Tecarta, there’s Logos, Olive Tree, and other tools that makes the Scripture instantly accessible to billions. ✅

*· Audio and Video:*
Podcasts, YouTube channels, and streaming services enable daily discipleship habits, Commuters, busy parents, and global audiences access teachings that were once reserved for only local congregations.✅

*· Cost-Free Resources:*
Bible gateways, commentary libraries, and devotional apps remove financial barriers to spiritual growth.✅

👣 *Impact:*
A Christian in rural Nigeria can study Spurgeon's sermons; a mother in Canada accesses prayer communities 24/7. Technology scales Jesus' model of relational teaching to unprecedented reach.

These and many more are the wonderful effects of these developments.

I will stop here and move on to evaluate the negative extremes of the distorted discipleship practices of the 21st century Church. This I will do in the next part.
It promises to be very unsettling and detailed.

I'll end this part by saying that *ANY CHURCH THAT'S NOT MISSION FOCUSED IS NOT CHRIST'S.*
Once the main purpose shifts from *_Biblically worshipping God, edifying the brethren (Biblical fellowship) and missions (soul winning), it's a lost cause._*

With love 💕 from your brother and co-labourer, 🫂 Tèmítópẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫆
SEM, Spain.

26/01/2026

When discipleship is incorrectly defined or manipulated, the future is either polluted or stolen. Our future rests on the quality of the disciples the Holy Spirit prepares for the Kingdom. I invite you to join us in this convocation. You won't become too heavy for God to carry as a vessel in Jesus' name. 🙏🏼

Wishing you a blessed week.
Tèmítọ́pẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex🫆
SEM, Spain.

12/01/2026

We're opening up our 2026 meetings with this programme as directed by God's Holy Spirit. If this year will go as God planned it for you, then the momentum required for the journey is embedded in THE FORCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Kingdom flourishing is reserved for those empowered by THE FORCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. It is strong enough to exalt a nation not to talk of your individual life! This is where "The desire of nations is gathered under one roof." It is like pouring what can uphold a generation on one person, family or community (as an investment).
The Holy Spirit is waiting to hold you by the hands and carry you through this year if you will let Him.

Join us on Saturday 17th of January in Barcelona for this meeting. Please check the flyer for details.
God's truth will come alive without inhibitions, we'll pray as led and aided by the Holy Spirit and you will have the opportunity to get your questions answered.

I welcome you again to 2026, the year you get to become much more for God by becoming much more in and through the Holy Spirit. 🫂

Tèmítọ́pẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫆
Chief Servant of SEM.

25/12/2025

15/12/2025

💢 WISDOM FOR MINISTRY 019💢
*"GENUINE SUFFERING VERSUS FOOLISHNESS IN MINISTRY." 2*

*Hebrews 12:11*
_"No *discipline* is enjoyable while it is happening -it's painful! But afterwards there will be a peaceful harvest of right living *for those who are trained in this way."*_

*INTRODUCTION:*
In the first part of this discussion, we read Acts 9:10, 15, 16 where the records of God's word showed the Lord telling Ananias (described as a believer) in a vision to reach out to Saul (who later became Apostle Paul) as He (the Lord) will show *_"How much he MUST SUFFER FOR MY NAME'S SAME."_*
Numerous passages abound indicating that the witnesses of Christ will suffer for the sake of being His followers.
While such suffering emanates mainly from persecutions and the choice to do what is right in this cruel and evil world, there are two other sources or channels of suffering I will briefly mention in this discussion:

*THE PAIN (SUFFERING) OF DISCIPLINE:*
As indicated in the Bible passage above (Hebrews 12:11) there's the pain we must endure to become disciplined soldiers of Christ. Growing to become light bearers comes with being painfully weaned from sucking the breast milk of the frivolities of this sinful world. See how another scripture captures this noble truth:
*2 Timothy 2:3-4*
_"You therefore *must endure hardship* as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. [4] No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier."_
The Living Bible Version rendered these verses thus:
*_"Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, just as I do... Do not let yourself become tied up in wordly affairs..."_*

The pain of discipline turns us into worthy disciples. If we heed it, then it will eventually turn to strength. There's no enviable victorious Christian life that didn't pass through the pain of discipline. I'm not talking of those who rate godliness by vanity or the accumulation of wealth, I speak of those who shun those things, leaving them behind to follow Christ. The new life such people now have (not the material lack) in how they stand for and in Christ as the truth is the enviable Christian life.
▪️ Discipline is structured, developmental and termed. God's word has it sorted as we get tutored by the Holy Spirit.
▪️ When you exhaust your syllabus but fail to yield or learn to become transformed into the disciplined soldiers your assignment requires, time spent becomes irrelevant because God's Kingdom system under the leadership of the Holy Spirit will not promote you until you pass.
It is therefore safe to say there are many soldiers still suffering what they ought not to suffer because they either fail or refuse to grow.
▪️ Until you understand sonship, you can't take your rightful place at the table, you will continue to manage the crumbs under the table.
📖 Galatians 4:1, 2
_"Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, [2] but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father."_
📖 Hebrews 5:8, 9
_"Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him."_
📖 Hebrews 5:12-13
_"For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. [13] For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe."_

🤷🏼 If you allow the Holy Spirit to correctly tie these three passages above together for you, you will clearly understand that:
▪️ Even Jesus passed through this process on earth to *_"become the author of eternal salvation to all who obey."_*
▪️ Some people (not all) who think their glory was stolen by their stepmother, may actually have it pocketed by their ignorance and because they refuse or failed to grow.
I will leave this at this level for today.

We can't afford to forget that IT TAKES THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD TO BECOME HIS VERIFIED DISCIPLE (i.e. son and not just a babe), by this kingdom's standard, certain privileges belongs to those who are matured enough to handle strong meat.
The muscles built in us, by the discipline of climbing in intimacy, over time gives us the stamina to withstand the boisterous wind at the pinnacle of this temple.
Those who got lifted up there by other means other than the Lord's discipline in intimacy with Him (which comes with necessary pain or suffering) often need the help of whatever carried them up to stay up under the strong winds of headship. Many had to be tied down by the chains of occultic alliance to the enemy of God, for them, eternity with God is lost, they have replaced it for temporary significance and fame before men.

*THE PAIN (SUFFERING CRAFTED BY) OF FOOLISHNESS AND IGNORANCE:*

Our God, the Maker of heaven and earth rewards His true servants with peaceful and enduring prosperity. See how Job described this truth:
📖*Job 36:11*
_"If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures."_

> This however doesn't come suddenly without passing God's tests of obedience and genuine (heart-seated) service.
This is the process too many people can neither endure nor follow through.
When this is the case, a truly called and divinely anointed servant of God will keep sweating endlessly and seemingly hopelessly as if sweat is the reward for labour in the vineyard of Christ.
Look at the other part of the revelation through Job above:
📖*Job 36:12-14*
_"But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. [13] "But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; They do not cry for help when He binds them. [14] They die in youth, And their life ends among the perverted persons."_

> A lot (not all) of the uncontrolled and needless suffering in ministry are products of doing God's work in disobedience.

This disobedience could be about _timing, protocols, mandates and locations._
> Incomplete obedience is equal to disobedience! Many are running this race with God's holy oil on their head but a man-made mandate has replaced their divine manifesto.
Such people are not in obedience and have become hypocrites in the heart.

> When ministering unto the Lord in the lives of the people have been replaced with services for financial returns or remunerations, divine supply will be sabotaged by mammonic spirits. Hypocritical hearts in ministry work open doors for devourers.

The foolishness of using the compass of our human desires and logical reasons to plant ourselves in places other than God's designated locations makes us as servants of God miss divine allocations which are eternally directed from the headquarters to divine locations only. It is the reason many hardworking ministers seem to labour in vain and suffer as if God has left his throne.
> There's no greener pasture away from God's will. Togo in God's will is forever richer than Toronto in man's desire.

Some are in the right location but have left their divine mandate to run with another man's manifesto.

Invitation to foolishness-induced suffering is when you started a church when God's instruction was for you to run crusades or remain an associate pastor under another ministry.

I have too many stories of truly anointed servants of God suffering for doing good works in disobedience. Many stories of divine and timely interventions.

*CONCLUSION:*
I was hoping to wrap this up in this 2nd part, but obviously, there will be a third part where I can clearly point at *HOW TO SURVIVE AND ESCAPE SUFFERING IN MINISTRY.* We also need to escape the *Error of Elijah.*

Till the 3rd part comes up here, remember that no matter what the issue is, with obedience on your side, God's gracious, frequent, timely and miraculous provisions are always on spot. He's got your back if you trust and obey Him.
While we endure and righteously work our ways out of the necessary sufferings through obedience and understanding His divine timelines, we must be careful and allow the Spirit of Counsel to guide us. Outside divine instructions, full time can quickly become fools time.
Each one of us will ultimately have to decide what we agree to be the correct definition of contentment, satisfaction, greed and real suffering according to the scriptures as interpreted by the Holy Spirit.

*1 Peter 5:10 NKJV*
_"But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you."_

*1 Peter 5:10 NLT*
_"In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation."_

*1 Peter 5:10 MSG*
_"So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does."_

*If God CALLED you and you're WHERE He SENT you- doing WHAT He sent you to do: He's got your back.*
We're not called/ meant to suffer to death.

With love 💕 from your brother and co-labourer, 🫂

Tèmítópẹ́ Ṣíjú-Alex 🫆