A few months ago, I was in my office listening to the sermon of a man of God! The man of God has been a blessing to me since my University days but I have never been to his church or any of his services before. All i do was listen to him online whenever i can!
My boss, a pastor,

walks into the office and snaps at me!
Stop playing the sermon of that man anywhere around me! Are there no pastors in our own denomination you can listen to? My spirit does not agree with that pastor! Everytime I see him, all I see is flamboyance and showmanship, that is not

what young ministers should be seeing. You will get easily deceived and carried away by his sweet tongue. Wow! I disagree with him on every level but he was my boss and I had to respect him so I stopped watching the sermon.
When my boss got to his seat, he played a song on his

laptop!
It was Sinach's Waymaker, I kept quiet! As he continued his work, Sinach's music continued to play softly in the background! Later Eben's song took over followed by Frank Edward and Joe Praise! At about 2pm, I took my Bible and opened to Matthew 12:33. I walked into his

office and asked Him to please explain the Bible verse to me. It says “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit."
He loved the fact that I came to him with the question and he explained it

very succinctly.
Then I said "You love Sinach, was it because she was anointed or because she has a good voice?"
He said "Oh! That lady's song stirs me, when I listen to her I burst into tongues and find myself praying"
I nodded and smiled
I was trying very hard to be diplomatic

So I said "Sinach, Joe Praise, Eben, Frank Edwards and many others are fruits of one tree sir. If the fruits are good, the tree must also be good"
He said "We are all fruits of the tree of life, they are ministers of the gospel like us"
I said "They are fruits of the Pastor you

said you don't like! The one I was listening to earlier!
He laughed
He said I knew Eben o, I know he attends XYZ church!
I laughed and said "Google" it sir
He did!
His face changed!
Wow!
I smiled and left his office
The next day, I noticed he started listening to other gospel

artists.
"Omije Oju mi n bere aanu re Baba" and so on
I ignored him.
There are believers who would rather hold on to their negative views rather than embrace positive realities
He would rather be right than adjust his wrong mindset
I continued listening to the man of God and

following his instructions for my development
I continued to grow to the point where I had to resign and start off on my own
He remained in the office
Last week he called me out of the blue
He said "Gbenga, I have been instructed to be a part of your ministry by the Holy Spirit"

I said "Yes sir"
He said "I will like to come and see you after the lockdown, I have a lot to learn"
I said "Yes sir"
He is a good man and a very wonderful boss
I love him with all my heart
I will also work with him with joy and gladness as the Holy Spirit directs
It is just

a little bit ironic that the Holy Spirit will direct him to me!
I am also a fruit of that tree which he disliked with a passion. As I study my Bible and walk with the Holy Spirit, I continue to listen to that man of God! He has been a blessing to me and always will be"