Paying Attention To Your Studies Is Another Tool Of Evangelism Says Educational Influencer.

Nigerian Educational Influencer and Motivational speaker, Teacher Chike in his recent post on X (formerly Twitter) enunciates the need to be academically successful as a preacher of the gospel of Jesus. In his words “you need to pay attention to your studies because that is another tool for evangelism. Imagine your classmates coming to you for tutorials.“

Sharing his past experiences as a former student of UNIBEN and juggling between being a scholar and the head of his Christian Fellowship, he admitted that focusing on preaching the gospel more than his studies was an unbalanced choice. According to him, he could have “served God as if there’s no book to read, and read as if there’s no God” for a balance.

This comes many years after his graduation from the University of Benin with 2.2.

He however concluded, “If I had another opportunity, I would serve God more than I did, and I’d place a lot of value on my academics.”

See below the complete post on X (formerly Twitter)

I did not graduate with a first-class and I did not graduate with a 2.1 either. I drew with Uniben 2.2 not because I wasn’t intelligent but because I didn’t take my academics seriously. I remember preaching to my course mates in 100 Level (LT 1, Faculty of Agric) and telling them that we came to school to serve God and academics was secondary. Looking back now, I feel that I lied to myself and to them because that statement was not balanced. You came to school to study the course you were admitted to study. While in school, you’re to serve God as if there’s no book to read, and read as if there’s no God. My life was centred around fellowship, hostels, and class. I was privileged to serve as my fellowship’s education coordinator and organising and publicity secretary, and in my final year, I was the vice president (administration) of my fellowship. Being a fellowship Pastor came with a lot of demands because it was not just about you again but about God’s people. If I had another opportunity, I would serve God more than I did, and I’d place a lot of value on my academics. As campus Christians, you need to pay attention to your studies because that is another tool for evangelism. Imagine your classmates coming to you for tutorials. You can preach Christ to them easily, and some will choose to serve God because they want to be like you. I understand that everyone must not come first in class, but please try not to fail. It is frustrating to see job opportunities and scholarship opportunities pass you by after you graduate just because you didn’t make it to 2.1. It will take a lot of prayers to find favour when you’re not qualified for something. That’s why I always say that doing the right thing will save you from unnecessary prayer points. Why pray for God to make your lecturer overlook your mistakes in an exam when you could have read properly? The prayer some Christians pray after an exam amuses both God and the devil and this is because they did not prepare well. Awake, Oh thou that sleepest. The economy of this nation awaits your manifestation. Much love, Teacher Chike