10 Reasons Why Lagosians Go To Church On Sundays

The question is: how come your average
Lagosian, who is aggressive on weekdays
acts saintly in church on Sundays only to
fall back to his or her old ways thereafter?
1. For prosperity and financial break
through: People attend church for
different reasons. But to many Lagosians
struggling with their finances, church
offers the best assurances to get out of
financial challenges. There is the belief
that giving one’s tithes and offerings in
church according to biblical injunctions
will open the gateway of financial
blessings to the giver. People actually go
to church to ask to be blessed financially
by God.
2. Networking : One major reason why
some Lagosians flock to church on
Sundays is to network and met people
they would ordinarily not meet in their
everyday life. For them, meeting these
people can improve their chances of
doing business since different people of
different status attend church.
Networking is one of the major reasons
for attending church in Lagos.
3. Forgiveness of Sin: I have heard some
funny stories of Lagosians attending
church to ask for restitution of sin or for
offences committed the previous week.
Lagosians by nature are aggressive
people. Even the nicest of people become
pugnacious when they relocate to Lagos.
It is the way this city is wired. There is
no way one can live in Lagos without
getting into an argument or a fight with
somebody. The church offers the
sanctuary to ask for forgiveness for one’s
brashness. It is a sanctuary to keep one’s
sanity at least for the period the service
will last.
4. To Make Heaven: Lagosians in spite of
the intense hustling to make it in this
world still want to make heaven. You will
often hear a typical Lagosian say’ ’what
does it profit a man to gain the world
and lose eternal life’. Yes, the average
Lagosian has an eye for the good things
the city offers but still keeps an eye on
salvation.
5. To have a sense of belonging: Church
gives a sense of belonging, that you are
not alone in the harsh and lonely life of
the city. By going to church and
belonging to the sub-groups and
departments, you get a sense that you
belong in the community of humans not
the impersonal and aloof people you
meet in everyday life.
6. To fulfill all righteousness: For some
Lagosians who have a busy life, Sunday
is the only day they have for their faith.
They go to church on Sundays to purge
any sense of guilt they might have for
not attending church mid-week or
performing other church duties.
7. Healing: We are all humans and many
of us have health challenges. By
attending we have the faith that our
inadequacies and physical challenges
will experience healing
8. Miracle Seekers: Lagosians are daily
looking for miracles in their everyday
life. They want to live their dream. They
expect things will happen and the church
will hasten their miraculous encounter
with God. The dream job; the dream
house and the lovely partner will appear
in a miraculous way. It is hope rooted in
faith.
9. To Keep Enemies at Bay: Many Lagosians
believe that whatever they are
experiencing in the physical is a
manifestation of what has transpired in
the spirit. They believe nothing happens
in their lives that have not been written.
They also believe there are enemies out
there who may be wishing them evil or
behind their travails in life. The belief is
that attending church shield them from
the evil machination of enemies.
10. To search for Future Wife or Husband:
This may appear funny but Lagosians
especially the young unmarried ones
attend church with the possibility of
finding a future partner. it could be a
future husband or a future wife. That is
why many churches organize ‘Singles
Fellowship’ where potential bachelors or
spinsters could meet. This is actually one
of the main reasons why young
Lagosians attend church.
Wishing you all a happy Sunday.