A Message to All Pastors, Singers and Speakers – Please Manage Your Health

Recently we lost a brother. A day before, he was in a program singing, shouting at the top of his voice, using all his energy to showcase his talent overnight. By early hours of the next morning, he slumped, became unconscious and died.

Many are calling it spiritual attack. But let us be sincere and learn.

3 COMMON MISTAKES THAT KILL US IN THIS CALLING:

1. We attend programs even when we are not fit.

We are sick, weak, exhausted, but because of commitment or honourarium, we still go. The body does not understand anointing, it needs rest.

2. We use faith over medical check-up.

We quote “by His stripes I am healed” and refuse to check our BP, sugar level, heart. Faith does not cancel wisdom. Faith and medical care work together.

3. We blame every death on spiritual attack, forgetting body abuse.

We shout for hours without water, we sing overnight without rest, we preach 3 programs in a day under hot sun, we don’t sleep, we don’t eat well. Then BP rises or drops, heart fails, and we say “enemies have done it.”

My dear colleagues, please note:

– High Blood Pressure and Low Blood Pressure kill silently. Many of us are walking with it without knowing.

– Singing/shouting for long hours without breaks raises your BP and stresses your heart.

– Lack of sleep, too much energy drink, fasting plus strenuous ministration is dangerous.

– Your body is the temple, if the temple collapses, ministry stops.

MY ADVICE FOR YOU:

For Pastors and Speakers:

1. Rest is biblical. Even God rested. Schedule rest days.

2. Don’t preach when you are feverish or dizzy. Your life is more important than that program.

3. Do medical check-up at least twice a year – Check BP, Blood Sugar, Cholesterol.

4. Drink water before, during and after ministration. Don’t shout continuously for more than 40 minutes without pause.

5. Have someone to check your BP before you mount the pulpit if you feel strange.

For Singers:

1. Warm up your voice, don’t just scream from start.

2. Don’t sing overnight for 4 hours non-stop. Alternate and sit down to rest.

3. Avoid cold drinks and too much sugary drinks immediately before singing.

4. Sleep well a day before ministration. Fatigue kills voice and heart.

For All:

1. Learn to say NO. You cannot be in all programs.

2. Eat well. Many of us fast excessively and still do hard labour in ministry.

3. Exercise lightly, walk, reduce salt and too much oil.

4. If you feel chest pain, severe headache, dizziness, blurred vision, stop and seek help immediately. Don’t say “it is just stress.”

We need to stop using spirituality to cover medical negligence. God gave you the body to manage. Anointing does not replace health management.

May God preserve all of us to finish well.

Thank You Jesus:

Salvation Prayer:

If you don’t Know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour and would like to accept him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour, Please say this prayer:

Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from You. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward You. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that Your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your Will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

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