My Journey to Becoming a Seer: Embracing Long Suffering and Loneliness

Understanding the Seers' Realm

If you've been following my journey, you already know that becoming a seer isn't something that happens overnight. It's not a title you claim or a gift you can manufacture through wishful thinking. In my previous article, I shared the early stages of my journey, the foundational steps God took me through before He ever opened my eyes to see beyond the natural realm. If you haven't read that yet, I encourage you to check it out here: How I Became a Seer. It will give you critical context for what we're about to dive into today.

The seers' realm is not a playground. It's not a stage for showing off spiritual gifts or impressing people with prophecies. It's a sacred space where God entrusts certain vessels with the ability to see, hear, and discern what others cannot. But here's what many don't understand: access to this realm comes at a cost. It requires preparation, refining, and a willingness to go through processes that most people would rather avoid.

In this article, Part Two of my story, I want to take you deeper. I want to share the specific stages I walked through that led to God opening my eyes. These weren't easy stages. They weren't glamorous. But they were necessary. If you're reading this because you sense a calling on your life to operate in the seers' realm, then what I'm about to share will shed light on what it truly takes to get there.

The Cost of the Seers' Realm

Before I delve into the major discussion about the seers' realm, I want to use this opportunity to give you some important advice. This write-up about my personal journey in ministry and how I became a seer is not written for entertainment. It's not meant to excite your imagination or make you wish you had what I have. Instead, it's written to open your eyes to what it truly takes to operate in the seers' realm.

I need to be clear about something. This article is not written to force the gift out of you. It's for those who already have the calling and are burdened with the question of how to go about it. You can't force what isn't there. When the calling is not there, venturing into this realm will only bring unnecessary attacks to your life. This is exactly what is happening today in the body of Christ.

When you are not called and you venture into what you don't understand, it opens doors to satanic attacks, curses, and mistakes that will cost you a lot in destiny. Let me give you a biblical example. In 2 Kings 5:16, Elisha refused Naaman's gift after God healed him. He refused because he understood the seers' realm and what God was doing. But Gehazi, his servant, did not understand. In 2 Kings 5:20-27, Gehazi operated in a realm he didn't comprehend, and it brought leprosy upon his life. His greed and quest for materialism brought curses upon him.

Today, many so-called men of God function in an office they don't understand. Their quest for materialism and fame in ministry has brought curses upon their lives. You see a so-called man of God in ministry, and yet they suffer financial crises. The situation becomes so bad that you begin to question God about their lives, asking what the problem could be. Most of these pastors who venture into this office always have a divided home. Their children are wayward with no morals, and they don't have peace in their homes.

All these are what we see today, and we should not mistake foolishness for wilderness. They are different. So many of them are suffering for their foolishness, not because they are going through a God-ordained wilderness season.

Man does not make a prophet. God makes the prophet. In other words, man does not call himself into the seers' realm. God calls the man to function in the office if it is His will. So therefore, I want you to open your heart to have an encounter with Him and not to be deceived by others at the end of the day.

I have watched a lot of people's teachings on social media and listened to a lot of messages. Not all of them are true to believe or follow in their steps. God is a God of process, and He cannot be mocked. There's no magic with Him. Everything that should happen must be in alignment with His will.

I have also seen a lot of prophets misbehave and misuse the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This grieves my heart. I am burdened to write this out with passion so that we don't end up in Hell and so that Christ's name can be glorified. The seers' realm is not a game. It's not a platform for personal gain or recognition. It is a sacred responsibility that requires integrity, obedience, and the fear of God.

If you want to understand more about the prophetic ministry, who prophets are, and how the Holy Spirit operates through them, I wrote a book titled "The Prophet, the Integrity, and How to Receive from Them." You can purchase it on the book session page on my website linking to Amazon.

Stage One: The Path of Long Suffering

After writing about the stages and steps I went through in my previous blog on how I became a seer, I want to continue further on the steps I took for God to open my eyes. The first major stage I had to walk through was long suffering.

I became a seer through long suffering. Let me be honest with you. A lot of people want to be a seer, but no one wants to suffer. We are very good at imagining ourselves working in the glory when we see one ministering. We say, "Wow, I wish God can use me in this dimension." But the truth remains: are we ready to pay the price to get there?

It takes years in the university to study and become a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer, or a learned business person. Therefore, one of the prices to the seers' realm is long suffering. The identity of every true seer, I repeat, every true seer's identity is pain. No one ever emerges a seer without going through pains in life.

Now the question we should ask ourselves is this: why does God allow seers, or every seer in the making, to go through long suffering? I wrote an article on suffering and God's plan. You can read it here: Suffering and God's Plan. The context is a little bit different from what we are discussing here, but you can have an idea from a different perspective to build your spiritual life.

Coming back to what I was writing, God allows the seer to go through long suffering for many reasons. I will be sharing with you the few I can through my journey and experience in ministry.

Reason 1: Building Capacity to Carry Burdens

First and foremost, God allows the seer to go through long suffering to build the person with the capacity to carry burdens in ministry. You want to prophesy and give accurate information about an individual, but the question that should be asked is this: do you really have the burdens of the people at heart? Do you put yourself in their shoes and situation in life?

Seers are burden bearers of God's people. Before God uses them, He puts the burden of His people in their hearts. Take a look at Moses, for example. He was in Egypt, and while in Egypt, he had the burden of his people in his heart. The scripture says in Exodus 2:11-12, "And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand."

Many prophets in the Bible carried the burden of the people deeply in their hearts. This burden was not emotional sympathy alone. It was a spiritual weight placed on them by God, often described in Scripture as the burden of the Lord. In Jeremiah 9:1, the scripture says, "Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people." And in 1 Samuel 12:23, the scripture says, "Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way." And in Matthew 23:37, the scripture speaking about the burdens of Christ says, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"

As we have seen from scriptures that these men were burden bearers, the reverse is the case today in the body of Christ. One day, I met a so-called prophet who was prophesying and gave judgmental prophecies on a brother, seeing sickness and financial crises in his life. But after the word of knowledge, this prophet asked for a seed to be sown to reverse such challenges. Days and weeks passed, and when this brother couldn't provide the actual amount that was asked, the prophet never cared to pray for him.

I met with the man, and with tears on his face, the man complained that he had not seen food to eat for days, talk less of his house rent to pay. I came to a conclusion that the so-called prophet never went through the actual wilderness in ministry to understand one's pain in life. For God to use you in the seers' realm, you must pass through the same pains others endure. This process births a deep compassion for humanity, enabling you to stand before God in genuine intercession for His people. Pay the price of this long suffering, and God will use you greatly.

Reason 2: Shaping Character Through Suffering

Secondly, God allows long suffering to shape the seer's character. One truth many people admire in seers and prophets is their accuracy. What is often ignored is the process that produces that accuracy. God does not form seers overnight. He shapes them through long suffering, correction, delay, and sometimes painful exposure of the heart. Gift alone has never been God's standard. Character is.

When God allows suffering in the life of a seer, it is rarely punishment. Most times, it is preparation. Let us look at a few biblical examples that reveal this clearly.

Balaam: When the Gift Outgrew the Heart

Balaam heard God clearly. His prophecies were accurate, and even his enemies acknowledged that what he spoke came to pass. Yet, despite this gift, his heart was not fully yielded to God.

He loved reward more than righteousness. Though he could not curse Israel directly because God restrained him, he found another way to fulfill his desire for gain. Later, he counseled Balak on how to lead Israel into sin through immorality and idolatry (Numbers 25:1-3, 31:16, Revelation 2:14). In other words, he taught Israel how to stumble without openly pronouncing a curse.

What we see here is sobering. God can speak through a man whose heart is divided, but that does not mean He approves of the man's motives or inner life. Balaam's suffering and restriction could have refined him and purified his heart, yet he resisted correction and allowed desire to corrupt his calling.

Long suffering in the life of a seer is often God's way of protecting His people. It shapes the heart, tests motives, and ensures that gifting without integrity does not become a danger to others.

Nathan: When Good Intentions Were Not Enough

Nathan loved David. His heart was sincere, and when David shared his desire to build a house for God, Nathan agreed immediately. He said, "Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee" (2 Samuel 7:3). From Nathan's perspective, it seemed right. He was supporting his king and showing faith in God's favor.

But sincerity alone is not the same as divine instruction. God had a different plan. That very night, the word of the Lord came to Nathan: "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in" (2 Samuel 7:4-5). Nathan had to hear correction, not condemnation.

This correction did not destroy him. Instead, it refined him. From that moment onward, Nathan became a prophet who spoke only what God said, even when it was uncomfortable. His heart remained devoted, but his words were now aligned with God's timing and plan.

What Nathan's story teaches us is this: God permits correction so that seers learn to pause before they pronounce. Sometimes silence before God, listening carefully, and waiting for His direction is part of the process that preserves accuracy and protects both the messenger and the people.

Moses: When Familiarity Produced Disobedience

Moses walked with God in ways few ever did. He spoke with Him face to face, led a nation through the wilderness, and witnessed God's mighty works firsthand. Yet even that intimacy did not make him immune to failure.

Under pressure, when the people grumbled and demanded water, Moses struck the rock instead of speaking to it as God had commanded: "Take the rod, and speak unto the rock before their eyes, and it shall give forth his water" (Numbers 20:8). But Moses, weary and frustrated, let anger guide his hand, striking the rock twice (Numbers 20:11).

In that moment, he misrepresented God. The act was small in appearance, but it carried great consequences. God did not remove Moses' calling, but He did set a boundary. Moses would not enter the Promised Land (Numbers 20:12).

Here is what we must understand: familiarity with God does not remove the need for obedience. Even those who walk closely with Him must submit their emotions, frustrations, and timing to His will.

Long suffering in the life of a seer teaches patience, self-control, and dependence on God's instruction. It trains the heart to act in alignment with God, not under the sway of pressure, weariness, or human impulse.

I have gone through a lot in ministry, and long suffering taught me many things. Before I began to see visions, like I said earlier, I was always a man of prayers. But prayers were not a room of escape. God dealt with me so hard that I saw life from a different view.

I will not forget when things were rough during my second degree at the university. I was always asking God for grace in prayers to fulfill my calling. As a student, I had no good clothes, no good shoes, and I was always feeding from hand to mouth. One day, I went out, and on my way out, I got tired of trekking a long distance. I was also tired because of hunger and thirst, for I had not eaten for about three days. Everyone I turned to was void, and there was no one who could help me with food. So I thought about a friend who was living three hours far from my apartment to see if I could get something to eat at his place.

As I continued to trek, tears dropped down my eyes because the load was too hard to bear. Out of frustration, I left the street and sat down under a tree. While thinking of my life, I saw some group of people coming towards my side with a sacrifice to offer to their idols. They came close to me, and because I wasn't a threat to them, they did what they wanted to do, offered sacrifices to their gods, and left those sacrifices on the ground. I remembered vividly that it was biscuits and drinks (two bottles of Coke and one bottle of Fanta) in a calabash.

As they left, twenty minutes later, I decided to pick what was offered to idols on the ground. I blessed those items in prayers, thanked God for provisions, ate and drank all of it without leaving any behind. I never cared about what was going to happen, but all I needed was to quench the hunger.

Today, the story has changed. And whenever I minister to people with financial challenges and setbacks, I remember what I went through years ago. It makes me pray for people from the bottom of my heart to come out of such situations because I have been there before. After that moment of pain when I ate the sacrifice, a man appeared to me in white in an open vision saying, "You need to go through this phase of suffering because of those you have been sent to deliver in ministry."

Long suffering made me pray and pray and pray with all my life, and that was how I kept having encounters. When the suffering increased, I prayed the more to have an intimacy with God in prayers. That led me to have a series of open visions with Him in the process of time. Today, I bless God that the story has changed.

I had another encounter that led to open visions in my life. Back then, while coming up in ministry, I had a friend who worked at the university teaching hospital. My friend was assigned to the kitchen department. Every day, I would always go to him to eat the food from patients who had not eaten for the day or never wanted to eat due to friends and family bringing food for them. He would always sneak out food for me to eat whenever I was hungry. I cried to God saying, "What kind of lifestyle is this, and when will this be over?"

One thing was certain. I never gave up on God. I was always eating with pain in my heart but thanked God for provisions. I never took a shortcut in ministry that would abort my destiny. I just went through pain, hoping that all would be fine one day.

In the process of time while eating in the hospital, I was referred to a patient to pray for her. To my surprise, when I said "Father, in the name of Jesus," my eyes were opened even when I was still dwelling in poverty. I left the prayer point I was supposed to pray and began to speak everything I saw in that open vision. Her life was as clear as a TV. After my ministration, the Lord healed her. Days later, after she was discharged from the hospital, she remembered me through my friend and blessed me in the ministry.

Becoming a seer is not just about receiving visions or speaking words from God. It is about being molded and tested, often in ways that are unseen and uncomfortable. God allows trials, delays, and correction so that the heart is refined, the motives are purified, and the character is strengthened.

A true seer learns to wait, to listen, and to act in alignment with God rather than impulse. They discover that patience under pressure, obedience in small things, and humility in moments of recognition are as important as the revelations they receive.

The shaping process is not easy. It stretches the spirit, tests resolve, and exposes hidden weaknesses. But it is precisely through this long and careful formation that a seer's words gain weight, their counsel becomes trustworthy, and their life becomes a living reflection of God's heart.

In the end, God's refining is less about the gift itself and more about the vessel. A properly shaped seer carries not only insight but also wisdom, integrity, and compassion. These are the qualities that ensure every word spoken builds up, guides rightly, and protects those who hear.

Stage Two: The Path of Loneliness

After walking through the stage of long suffering, the next phase God took me through was loneliness. Many people don't understand this, but God uses separation to reveal Himself to seers in profound ways. Throughout the Bible, we see this pattern repeatedly. God often isolates His chosen vessels before He speaks to them or uses them mightily.

Look at Moses. He spent forty years in the wilderness before God appeared to him in the burning bush. Joseph was separated in prison before God elevated him to become second in command in Egypt. David was alone in the wilderness, running from Saul, before he became king. Elijah was fed by ravens in isolation at the brook Cherith. John the Baptist grew up in the wilderness before he began his ministry. Even Jesus, after His baptism, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness for forty days before He began His public ministry.

What do all these examples have in common? God used loneliness and separation to prepare them, refine them, and reveal Himself to them in ways that would not have been possible in the crowd. In the noise and busyness of life, it is easy to miss God's voice. But in the quiet, in the lonely places, His voice becomes clear.

God loves a quiet place to reveal Himself. When you separate yourself from distractions, from people, and from the noise of life, you create space for divine encounters. This is not about rejecting people or isolating yourself out of pride. It is about positioning yourself to hear from God in a deeper way.

Most of my prophetic encounters began in loneliness. A time came in ministry when the battles were so intense that I almost gave up on the journey. I would always leave my home to find a place to be left alone. I did that not because I just felt like leaving my house, but because the burdens and the weight of the ministry were too much upon me. I needed a place to ease myself.

I was always alone because no one understood me. All people wanted were prophecies, miracles, and deliverance. But they never understood the pains and fire I was going through in ministry. Anyone I tried to explain my wilderness to would mistake it for an affliction or see me as a failure. But inside me, I knew God was dealing with me. I needed answers that no one could provide except God in Heaven.

I felt depressed around my sons and daughters in the ministry then and would always separate myself so I wouldn't get discouraged around them. Most times, I would trek away from home for three to four hours without having a specific direction of where I was going, just to ease myself and look for a place I could sit and think about my life. And when I found a place, I would always sit meditating on the scriptures to see how it correlated with what I was going through in life.

I meditated for hours, and to my greatest surprise, I began having strange encounters that no one around me could see. I would always see the angels descend from Heaven to pass a message on what God was saying. I would see other angels around giving me advice not to give up in ministry. This encounter never happened in a day but after several months of separation, trying to be alone.

I discovered that God loves a quiet place to reveal Himself to us. So if you are a seer in the making and you want to have encounters with God, always separate yourself from people. Find your quiet place. Find your wilderness. Find where you can be alone with Him without distractions. It is in those lonely moments that God will meet you, speak to you, and open your eyes to see what others cannot see.

Becoming a seer is not a quick journey. It is not a title you claim or a gift you can rush into. It is a process of being shaped, tested, and refined by God Himself. The stages I have shared with you, long suffering and loneliness, are not meant to discourage you. They are meant to prepare you for what lies ahead.

God allows these processes because He is more concerned about the vessel than the gift. A gifted person without character is dangerous. A prophet without compassion is a liability. A seer without integrity will lead people astray. This is why God takes His time to shape those He calls into this realm.

Through long suffering, God builds your capacity to carry burdens and refines your character so that you can accurately represent Him. Through loneliness, He creates space for divine encounters and trains you to hear His voice clearly. Both stages are essential. Both stages are painful. But both stages produce something beautiful in the end.

If you are going through either of these stages right now, do not give up. Do not take shortcuts. Do not try to rush the process. God knows what He is doing in your life. Trust Him. Stay faithful. Keep praying. Keep seeking Him. And in His time, He will open your eyes and use you mightily in the seers' realm.

The gift is not the goal. The goal is to become a vessel that God can trust, a vessel that carries His heart, His compassion, and His integrity. When that happens, the gift will flow naturally, and your ministry will bear fruit that lasts.

May God strengthen you on your journey. May He give you the grace to endure the process. And may He open your eyes to see what He has called you to see.

Prayer Counseling

30min

Book Now