Pastor Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), has advised young ladies to stay away from relationships with “sugar daddies” or boyfriends who want material possessions like the newest iPhone.
On August 2, 2024, the final day of the Greater Works Conference, he gave this moving speech in which he emphasized his message on destiny and purpose by quoting Isaiah 42:10.
“For every young person listening to me, it is your time, it’s your destiny.
You are the Davids, the Daniels, the Esthers, the world changers, the kingdom builders, the factory builders.
“Be careful what you listen to, what you spend your time on.
Pornography, naked men, naked women—watching them all day long and you still believe you will be a world changer?
“No boyfriend, boyfriend; no sugar daddy, sugar daddy. You go to church, you love Jesus, and you are still with a sugar daddy because you need a phone? Your destiny is better and greater than an iPhone 15.
One day, not only will you own it, you will be a manufacturer of those phones. You will have more phones than you can use. Don’t sell your destiny for a phone.
You are bigger than that, you are better than that, you are greater than that
God is doing a new thing in your life.
You are a world changer, not a foot soldier. Don’t let anybody abuse you; your life is precious” He said
