Lady says people should stop preaching to grieving Christians

Lady says people should stop preaching to grieving Christians

- A Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @idomagirl has asked people to stop preaching to any Christian that is grieving

- According to the young lady, people who preach to the bereaved or quote the bible to them lack emotional intelligence

- The young lady said people should stop showing how strong their relationship with God is

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A Nigerian girl identified on Twitter as Idomagirl has taken to the social media platform to advise people against preaching or quoting the bible to grieving Christians.

According to the young lady, people should be allowed to grieve without being told about what the bible says about their current situation.

In her words:

"Anytime a fellow Christian is grieving and they express how they feel, abeg refrain from preaching to them or quoting scripture.

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"You think they’re not aware of those verses? That’s not the time to preach at all, sometimes just be quiet."

She said people should desist from showing how strong their relationship with God is when others are grieving. According to her, people who do this lack emotional intelligence.

Lady says people should stop preaching to grieving Christians
The young lady said it is wrong for people to preach or quote scriptures to grieving Christians. Photo credit: The New York Times
Source: UGC

Idomagirl wrote:

"When someone says they’re questioning God’s existence in the face of terrible grief that is not the time to show how strong your own relationship with God is. No one cares if “your God has never failed you”, go and sit down somewhere."

In other news, a young man identified as Abodam has lost his life just a day after securing a job. He was said to have previously complained of a headache.

The disclosure was made by a Twitter user with the handle @_bernvrd. According to the social media user, the deceased was supposed to start immigration training on Monday, December 14 before death took him away.

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@_bernvrd wrote:

"My guy has been stressing for a job for the past 3 years after Uni, only to get a job and die the next day.
"Heard he was supposed to start immigration training yesterday and he complained about headache, that’s all."

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