"Giving is the secret to success." This seems to have become the motto of the churches in Kenya. Preachers are selfish with information and they don't tell the congregants the limit to what they should give.
The people meant to lead the flock are taking advantage of their ignorance and brainwashing the congregation into abject poverty, and now death.
Giving is okay, but don't be too emotional when a preacher dwells so much on it. Some false prophets are out to drive you into abject poverty by brainwashing you into donating your possessions or talk you into leaving your well-paying job or dream career that took you years to build.
Before you make decisions on giving your only possessions to church, think about where you or your children will go. Make sure you're not emotional when making such decisions. If possible, discuss with someone before making such a decision. Don't give everything to church to an extent you have to live in the streets because you have nothing left.
A good pastor, after giving an emotional sermon on giving then a widow brings you a title deed, why do you feel obligated to accept it? Sometimes ask questions. Even God did not let Abraham sacrifice his only son. Teach your congregation how to use what they have to get what they don't have without expecting some miracles tied to giving.
Even though giving is entirely voluntary, someone can still rob you by appealing to your emotions.
Some pastors want everything handed to them by the congregants from paying their rent, educating their children, buying the pastor a car, shopping and fuelling his car, yet when a church member is in such need, all that can be offered is a deliverance prayer and nothing more.
In such churches, the congregants are always poor but the pastor has a luxurious car and lives in a mansion apparently bought or donated by the poor members.
It is okay to support your pastor but it should not be as a result of brainwashing.
Some pastors have also made the government's effort to eradicate diseases futile by brainwashing the congregants against going to the hospital and going to school.
It is sad that in this century, some children are neither vaccinated nor taken to school because a pastor said so. The government should launch a manhunt to arrest such criminals masquerading as pastors.
As much as you are a child of God, you are not Jesus. Therefore, you cannot accomplish even half of what Jesus accomplished. It's okay to dedicate some special time to God without eating, but you must learn to resist biblical misinterpretation by false prophets.
The clergy must take up an active role in condemning blasphemy from those claiming to be Jesus as their ignorant followers are likely to fall victim to brainwashing.
Due to the fast-growing number of churches in Kenya, the value of church is quickly decreasing as some are only used for business purposes and to attract donors. For these reasons, it's about time the churches have licences to operate. This will help control the growing number of bizarre churches.
If possible, the government should limit the number of churches within an estate because the more the churches, the more they become a nuisance to the residents, especially during night "kesha".
It is totally unreasonable to compare the growing number of churches to that of the bars because a bar is a business while a church is meant for God and we don't have to have many of them.
The fewer there are the more unity they bring among people and the more easy it becomes to detect peculiar happenings as many criminals are hiding behind religion.
