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The Reverend Evans Nketsiah Egyir, the McCarthy District Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, has admonished the youth to develop the spirit of patience and not to rush in life to gain material wealth.

He said the youth must acknowledge that their needs would be provided by God at the appointed time and with this assurance, they would not commit suicide or harm themselves when they could not meet their needs.

‘‘For instance, if you have completed school and you’re not getting a job, it doesn’t mean you should kill yourself, but you must pray for God’s appointed time,’’ he said.

Rev. Egyir, who gave the advice in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Monday, said every Christian must inculcate in him or herself the spirit of waiting which required discipline, humility and perseverance.

Commenting on the dwindling moral standards in the society, he said the clergy must continue to preach the gospel of Christ and not be perturbed or tired because the word of God would prevail over the evil deeds of men.

With regards to the strange deaths occurring in the country, Rev. Egyir said many people had entered into occultism and that could be a contributory factor, and therefore, urged Christians to pray fervently to break the stronghold of occultism in the country.

Commenting on some pastors merchandising the gospel, he said, there were genuine pastors who had been called by God to do His work and win souls, while others had entered the ministry of priesthood just to exploit the people for their selfish gains.

Rev. Egyir, therefore, urged the genuine men of God to continue preaching the true gospel so that humanity would differentiate between them and the fake ones.

He admonished Christians to be watchful at all times and not allow themselves to be deceived with the notion that anointing oil would save them, saying; “salvation comes from Jesus Christ alone, who sacrificed His life to bring salvation to those who believe in Him”.