7 REASONS WHY PEOPLE SLEEP IN CHURCH
In
my years as a believer and a minister of the word, I have seen many people
sleeping in church. In these years, I have also made it a point that I do not
sleep in church. I am very much inspired by the church life of Apostle Ezekiel
Guti. In a conference which he may not be actively participating, you see him
wide awake and actively listening to the proceedings of the conference. At that
age (94) it is very much inspirational. I have seen that many people sleep in
church, especially during the session of preaching of the Word of God. The
following reasons why people sleep in church can help you:
· Lack of discipline and
concentration:
church is serious business which needs concentration and discipline.
·
The PREACHER: It may be surprising. Yes
some preachers are not appealing especially in their presentation. Some
preachers don’t preach the Word. They put people off and people switch off.
·
Spiritual attacks: Many believers are not aware
that the devil knows that if we get the word we will be strong. He makes sure
you are sleepy in church. Have you ever observed that sometimes after the
church, the sleepy feeling goes? That’s the devil.
·
Lack of preparedness: Sometimes we come to church
hurriedly. We are disorganized. We are not fresh. As soon as we get in the
church auditorium we feel sleepy. Church need to be prepared for.
·
Lack of expectancy: We should come to church with
expectation. We must expect God to move, we must expect new things, we must
expect healing and so on. If you just come to church without expectation, you don’t
look forward to it. Some are just forced to come to church.
·
Communicating something: Some can sleep in church as a
sign of boycott or disinterest of what will be going on. For example it could
be giving time; someone may sleep so that it can pass. Therefore, some sleep as
a communicating gesture.
· Sickness and age: Some sleep in church because
they are sick or they are in old age. However in my time and experience in
ministry I have also seen that old age influence these can be suppressed. I say
so, seeing the life of Apostle Ezekiel Guti.
About the
author
John
Museredzo is | an author | motivational speaker | pastor | life coach |
business consultant | blogger. He is an author of 6 books to date including The Dream In The Wilderness; Youth,
Relationships and Marriage, In Pursuit of The Calling and Success Within Reach.
He also does articles and seminars online and in colleges, universities and
development organizations.
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