When people hear about the Celestial church, they have many opinions about the fold. They say, “they don’t wear shoes”, “why do you wear white”, “are the holiest people”, “kilode, won ma ton eh, hmm awon Cele”, “you’re too young for that”, “it’s all just coconut and imole”.

I grew up in a home where at least one parent has faith in God; and puts that belief in working action.

As a growing child, I had various opinions about the way things should be, I was ignorant and naive. I was at times difficult and troubled and didn’t understand how not to let my emotions get the better of me.

I remember having  discussions with schoolmates about religion and I was asked about my faith. I gladly declared that I am a Christian, but I was merely following my parents to church and hadn’t truly experienced God for myself although I had thought otherwise.

The day I said “Mo ro mo ewu nla ti Jesun, Emi ko ni f’ewu na sile”

The reality of this did not take its full cause until I ventured out into university, where I had a lot more independence and freedom to do as I liked.

I was so eager to have my freedom, and in my head I thought I was rising, I thought I had everything planned out perfectly.

I had my own plan for myself but God is the master planner, and I began to realise and understand that if you don’t put God in your plan then ultimately you plan to fail.

God’s love for us is a holy love, it does not have anything tied in with it; all he asks from us is that we serve him in spirit and in truth.

The ways of God are truly mysterious as I was yet to find out.

One Sunday afternoon, I was having a pretty normal day. But as I saw a glimpse of a young woman in her sutana, my mind was blown away and I just had to know more.

I asked Google

On getting home that day, I googled white garment churches, no idea how I came up with that term. Afterwhich I remembered a popular Baba Ara song I knew but Only saw the youtube video a few times, and had little knowledge about the sutana. Google quickly became my friend (main source of information).

I then found myself reading the history and doctrine of the church, by this time I was more than convinced that the Church I was in search of is the Celestial Church of Christ.

After my day of worship at the church, I felt like I had returned home from a long and exhausting journey,  I felt at so much ease and didn’t want to leave.

I was so excited about my new found love, and I wanted to continue going, the next step was breaking the news to my family (by that I mean my parents). Let’s just say they didn’t take the news in very well, regardless of all this its about my journey in Christ and God’s purpose, this is where my spirit wants to abide, i was nowhere ready to let that all go.

For me the beauty of  being a celestian is the presence of the holy spirit, and the grace of experiencing that personal touch and the power in celestial, it’s truly beautiful and incredible. And although many can’t understand this but the fact still remains that Celestial is a perfect church and no one can spoil God’s work.

No matter what people may think or say, or how old or young you are. one thing that is paramount is God’s will and instructions. God is no respecter of man or age, so must I feel I must please people by letting them dictate to me where I am allowed to serve my creator.

Follow God’s voice and plan. Never let other people’s words and opinions confuse or distract you from what God is telling you.