She needed a job and wanted a man of God to pray for her. Being prayed for is  not a problem itself but how its done. Why are we so focused on the minor and leaving the major issues?
Naaman, the very senior army officer from Syria who needed Elisha’s help initially missed this fundamental point too. God does not have to complicate things to answer your cries. Naaman was angry at the instruction given  my the man of God.

Why must there be a show  before  a miracle happens? Why must we put pressure on men of God to device “means” that looks acceptable yet not effective and unauthorized? Yes it can happen a certain way once in a while , must it be the same all the time until someone gets hurt  – why do we box God  and then find ourselves in error ?

The “ man of God”  in the story I read told this young woman that in order for her to be free from the monitoring spirits following her she has to  buy a list of different things in a “deliverance list”. She is required to buy them for prayers. What do you need a list of what to buy for? List? To buy? To pray?  To who?

Hos 4:6  My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.Would you want to know what was on the prayer purchase list?  The list includes a new dress to wear for the prayers and throw away after prayers (most times they  wear and remove this dresses in the open with no privacy) – where is this in the scripture? She was also required to buy some bottles of oil (I detest these abuse of the oil so much!). Lord have mercy? These oil bottles have names and they have  different specification – “ Back to Sender” oil, “Stop evil” oil, ”Good luck oil” oil. Another one was “Brito oil” ( whatever that means?) and another one  made from Auto grease! She then paid consultation fees! And she was to bring  the balance later? Is this the faith of our Fathers? Is the faith that Peter, Paul, John and Stephen  died for? Is this the faith that was handed over from the generations gone bye. This is Witch craft – pure and simple. Arrant madness! Who will deliver these generation?

Pro 22:28  Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.During “prayers”,  the demonic Pastor asked his Assistant to excuse them, asked her to step inside the big basin and started pouring the oil (or oils) on her for cleansing! Is these not simply a deranged man who has sexual fantasy about women’s bodies looking for a seemingly “legitimate” means to  carry them out. Even as I write my heart cringes, goose pimples runs all over me. She said she had to close her eyes for this ‘very important part of the prayers” until the last bottle of oil was poured on her head and she said her body literarily caught fire.  Read the rest of her story in  her own words “It was as if fuel was poured on me. It just exploded on my clothes and inside the basin ( this looks more like a chemistry laboratory than a prayer exercise) I became so hot and I couldn’t withstand the pains so I had to jump out of the basin. I managed to remove my dress and … I ran away, wearing only pants and bra. The fire was still on my head when I ran outside. … Later.. I told them that I wasn’t going to be able to  withstand the pains. His neighbor, one woman suggested they should take me to  the hospital… no bike rider wanted to carry me and I had to trek to the Hospital”
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Is this Christianity? Is this what Pastors are called to do? Does this fit the prescription in the scripture of the work of the shepherds?

Tit 1:7  For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, …..Is this not slavery? How did this generation get here? Like I said in the  beginning, the intention is to do something about this tendencies – both from the side of the pew and the pulpit? How do we know the differences as young women and men who truly and sincerely  want to seek God and please him?

Can we learn from these events and avoid the traps? Are the traps visible? I will welcome all true life experiences and relevant suggestions. Let us have it through comments. You can send them anonymously. Let others learn from what happened to someone you hold there because of their experience on this wrong road of error named by some as Christianity.

In the subsequent posts, I will attempt to ask how to recognize the hirelings apart from the shepherds, why people fall into this traps and  how to avoid them. Keep
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My prayer is that we do not  be a part of this confusion? And if we are  or have been, that the Lord will help us to quit and begin to  make a difference! Let your light shine.

Jesus Said,Mat 5:16  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

There is an urgent need to make a difference. WHAT IS THIS? IS THIS CHRISTIANITY? IS THIS NOT FOOLISHNESS OR PLAIN PURPOSELESS?