Monday 2 March 2015

‘My inability to provide having lots of children was a very bad mistake I made’ - Felix Lebarty

Famous pop Muslim singer turned Pastor Felix Lebarty has embraced monogamy and in a twist of fate preach against polygamy.
Are you a pastor in Benin at the moment?
The head-quarters of my church, Divine Revelation Church, is located in Benin. Presently, we are planning to set up a branch in Abuja. You had a branch in Lagos before now. What happened? The place we had in Lagos then was not expansive enough compared to the space we are currently occupying in Benin. But we are coming back to Lagos by the grace How are you getting on with the work of God? There is nothing that can be better than that.
Would you say winning souls for God is the best decision you have ever taken in your life?
The best thing that I have ever done is to be able to get myself involved in the work of God . This is because when He calls you and you yield to the call, you are going to be living the life of a Christian. And living the life of Christian is beyond this world.
Like the biblical Saul later christened Paul, have you faced any prosecution, rejection and embarrassment since you began your journey into knowing the deeper things of God?
I face prosecution every now and then. But all those prosecutions are obstacles that are meant to make one strong, so that you can understand the grace of God upon your life. Yes, temptations have been coming my way, but no temptation can hold me back. Sometimes, you pray for temptation to come your way so that you can exercise the faith that the Lord has given you.
Would you say you wished you had accepted Christ at the peak of your career as a singer back in the days?
Nobody discovers God when he or she wants to. God has to call you to himself for one to be able to discover him. I didn’t decide to follow God, rather God called me to work for him.
But you were once a Muslim. How come you suddenly converted to Christianity?
 I was once a very strong and devoted Muslim. I love Islam and I still love it till tomorrow. Religiously, I am a Muslim. Religion is a way man relates to his God but salvation is God calling you back to himself. No man can get salvation except God approves it, but you can be a religious man if you want to.

At what point did He call you?
I got the call at the tail end of my prosperity in music. So, he called me into this ministry and that’s what I am doing today.
What was your response when you got the call?
I was a very strong practicing Muslim. I love Islam till date. But my Islamic life at the moment is the life of destinity. And that’s exactly why Jesus Christ came into this world, and that’s why I received the way I was called by Him. When I was a Muslim, I worked as religious person, but now that I am in Christ, I am a spiritual person. There is a great difference between a spiritual person and a religious person. When you were in the world, things were rosy for you. Is it the same today? When you are in the world, you strive for everything. But when you are in Christ Jesus, you must work in obedience with God’s commandments. When you are in the world, you don’t work in obedience. You do things the way you like.
When I was singing “Ifeoma”, I did things that pleased me. But today, whatever I want to do, I must hear from God. He has to lead me.
Does it mean that you will have nothing to do with music again?
I have so many songs that are yet to be released. But I’m just waiting for God to bring people that will collaborate with me. I will be doing songs that will bring sinners back to God. I will love to go into collaboration with these emerging artistes, but it has to be songs that will glorify God. I am a man under authority at the moment.
Looking back, is there anything you are regretting or mistakes you made then that you wish you could correct today?
There are so many things I didn’t do right, and I have asked God to forgive me. The issue of having children here and there was a very bad mistake I made. My regret till date is my inability to provide love, care and financial support to all of my children. You cannot bring a child into this world and you can’t take proper care of him. You cannot bring a child into this world without showing him enough love.

3 comments:

  1. Thank God for your life, still make an effort to take care of those children. God bless you.

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  2. na only god know who bi him person

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  3. God can use anybody

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