“Many Years Ago People Told Me I Would Be A Minister Of God, But I Never Believed Them”-Yul Edochie Expresses How‘Becoming A Pastor Is The Best Thing He Has Ever Done

Controversial actor Yul Edochie has opened up on his reason for becoming a pastor and described it as fulfilling.

Yul launched his online church, True Salvation Ministry (TSM), in January. Since then, he has held regular Sunday services on his YouTube channel and frequently addresses various issues.

One of his controversial sermons was in July, where he condemned men who sleep with another man’s wife, noting that such actions weaken men’s spiritual well-being.

The 42-year-old actor, in an interview he hosted with two other co-hosts, posted on his YouTube page Monday, claimed that his calling as a minister of God was predetermined.

He said: “First of all, becoming a pastor is the best thing I have ever done for myself. Serving God and being able to tell people about Him are wonderful and bring me a peace I never had before. Many years ago (in 2012 or 2013), people told me I would be a minister of God, but I never believed them because I was thriving in Nollywood and making money. I thought that having money would allow me to enjoy my life.

“Then, as time passed, I began to hear the voice myself. I would sit down, and the voice would come, saying, ‘You’re going to be a minister of God; you’re going to work for me, just know this.’ Nothing else made sense to me, and the things I used to do that distracted me from God no longer made sense. That’s when I knew it was time to work for Him. I had many prayer points years back, and when I look back, I realise that God has answered them all. He told me, ‘I have done all these for you; now it’s time for you to do mine’.”

Pastor Yul Edochie
Pastor Yul Edochie
Zero financial gain

The University of Port Harcourt alumni said he did not start a ministry or become a pastor for financial gain but to fulfil God’s purpose and plan for his life.

“It’s not about making money, and I don’t have everything in the world, but I’m content with what I have. I’m not doing ministry work to make money from it, even though some people might, perhaps because they don’t have money. But I’ve done everything in life—I have a house, I’m raising my children, acting, doing real estate, and I’m okay.

“It’s my destiny, and everything that’s happened in the last two years (the noise) is about bringing us closer to God. Now, when I talk about God, everyone listens. If I had talked about Him in 2019, maybe only 10 per cent of people would have listened, but now, 110 per cent of the world listens. When I say I have something to say, everyone wants to hear it,” said the actor.

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