Sr. Dr. Alice Matilda Nsiah, Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, a panelist at the 7th edition of the Conversations in the Cathedral, has cautioned Christians against living hurried lives that ignore God’s voice, warning that impatience often leads people into deception, material loss, and spiritual ruin.
Speaking at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Rev. Sr. Dr. Nsiah stressed that God speaks continually to His children, but many fail to listen because of haste, greed, and distractions.
“If you are in a hurry to gain, you will always have problems,” she said, drawing attention to the growing menace of phone scams and fraudulent schemes that prey on people’s desire for quick wealth.
She referenced common mobile phone scams, including fake delivery calls, as examples of how impatience can make people vulnerable to exploitation.
According to her, true miracles are discerned only through prayer, reflection, and attentiveness to God, not through rushed decisions.
“If you don’t stop to pray and reflect, you will rush to take Satan’s money and pay for it dearly,” she warned.
The panelist emphasized that discernment is becoming increasingly difficult in a world where deception often appears spiritual.
“Satan is quoting the Bible. He did it to Jesus, and he hasn’t stopped,” she noted, urging Christians to rely on the Holy Spirit received at baptism to distinguish God’s voice from falsehood.
She challenged participants to intentionally create time this Christmas to listen to God, stressing that faith is a personal responsibility that cannot be delegated to priests or church programmes alone.
“Christianity is bound to holiness. Holiness is not for clergy alone,” she said.
She concluded by encouraging believers to nurture their faith daily through prayer and Scripture, insisting that genuine listening leads to right decisions and lasting peace.
The event “Conversations in the Cathedral” under the auspices of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, CSSp, is structured as an open dialogue, often involving church leaders, public figures, and sometimes representatives from civic or political sectors to foster frank discussion on issues affecting the Church and broader Ghanaian society, promoting mutual understanding, national unity, and moral reflection.
By Theresa Kpordzo//Newswatchgh.com
