29/06/2025
*I saw this ONLINE,
It rend my heart, led me to repent because it resonates with what I believe I might not have stood for all of it, but it's my commitment henceforth to, we are one lord, one faith, one baptism*
Let me share with us one of the questions from the ongoing school of ministry...it speaks to a lot of ministry things...I have the permission to share...but name withheld.
Sir, Iāve been following you for years now, but I must say what really drew me in was during that heated moment when Pastor XYZ was being attacked on Twitter. You stepped in to defend him with calm, scripture, and honourāeven when the attack shifted towards you. You were misquoted, misjudged, yet you never retaliated. No insults. No drama. Just calm, truth, and maturity. That incident marked me. Since then, Iāve read all your postsāeven though I donāt comment. Iāve noticed you never ride trends, you donāt attack others, and your posts always go deep into Scripture, sometimes in ways Iāve never seen before. My question is: what is the secret to this level of maturity, consistency, and restraint in your online ministry?
(This question came from a senior minister in Nigeria.)
My response:.
Thank you sir for this thoughtful question. I remember that moment vividlyāwhen Pastor XYZ was being dragged publicly. I didnāt speak to score points. I spoke because I live by a deep conviction: if love canāt guide your truth, then your truth is incomplete. I wasnāt trying to win arguments. I was trying to maintain alignmentāwith Scripture, with the Spirit, and with the integrity of ministry.
And to your question: this is not just a social media strategy. This is my life philosophy. It is a posture. A consecration. A way of seeing people, truth, correction, and conflict through the lens of Christānot culture.
1. I donāt post to reactāI post to reveal.
Social media thrives on speed, outrage, and applause. I donāt. I post to reveal Christ, to establish truth, and to edify the bodyānot to respond to noise.
āWe have renounced the hidden things of shame⦠not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truthā¦ā ā 2 Corinthians 4:2
If I respond to everything, Iāll lose the rhythm of what heaven is truly saying. So, even when my silence is misunderstood, I choose itābecause silence is sometimes louder than shouting.
2. Iād rather restore than react.
When I disagree, I donāt attack. If I know the person, Iāll call. If I donāt, I pray. And most times, I hold my peace. Why? Because Iāve seen people double down in public, then confess privately months later: āWe thought this was right, but now we seeā¦ā
> āA brother offended is harder to win than a strong cityā¦ā ā Proverbs 18:19
So Iād rather win a brother than win a battle. I believe in confronting with truthābut I donāt believe in wounding the Body of Christ to prove a point.
3. I donāt build a ministry on trendsāI build on truth.
Trends are loud. Truth is lasting. Every time you speak, you plant a seedāeither in the flesh or in the spirit. Thatās why I don't chase what's hotāI pursue what's holy. Because years from now, someone will still read that post. Will it still be edifying?
āHeaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.ā ā Matthew 24:35
4. I speak from consecration, not competition.
I know why I was sent. That clarity keeps me consistent. I donāt need to trend. I donāt need to clap back. Iām not called to everything. Iām called to build, equip, and align. I stay within that grace zone.
When you know who sent you, youāre not moved by who misunderstands you.
5. Iāve seen what haste and fire-for-fire spirit producesāitās not Christ.
Iāve lived long enough in ministry to see people cancel others in one season, then apologise in another. Iāve seen hashtags turn into heresies. Iāve seen fire-for-fire defenders become later remorseful. So I don't take everything people post today too seriouslyāthey may change their minds tomorrow.
Mercy teaches you to wait. And love teaches you to listen.
6. I donāt seek to be rightāI seek to be redeeming.
Even when Iām right scripturally, my goal is not to win arguments but to win hearts back to truth. Thatās why even in disagreement, I choose words seasoned with grace.
āLet your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how to answer each one.ā ā Colossians 4:6
Truth without grace wounds. Grace without truth deceives. But truth in love transforms.
7. Love is not just an emotionāitās a filter.
Before I speak, I ask: āDoes this glorify Christ? Does this edify His Body? Will this bring redemptionāor just reactions?ā
āLet all that you do be done in love.ā ā 1 Corinthians 16:14
This posture isnāt weaknessāitās worship. Itās not silenceāitās stewardship.
In conclusionā¦
What youāve seen online is just a public extension of a private conviction. This isnāt about managing a brand. This is about maintaining a witness.
I believe deeply in doctrine. I stand fiercely for truth. But I am committed to expressing both within the boundaries of the love of Christ. Because truth expressed without love can become spiritual violence. And thatās not the Kingdom we were sent to build.
So yes, I will continue to write deeply, carefully, and reverently.
I will continue to stay silent when noise surrounds me, unless the Spirit instructs otherwise.
And I will keep choosing love over outrage, restoration over retaliation, and truth over trend.
Because in the end, itās not how loudly we speakābut how faithfully we reflect Christāthat will matter.
Thank you again for this question. Stay consistent. Stay rooted. And let your voice always carry light, not just sound.
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