flyca:
I don't know but lemme tell you this:

I'm the least religious person in my family but the most successful (not bragging though). By the way, my family is not even a radically religious one, we are not penticostals. We love God and we worship Him in the most basic way.

But when I left Nigeria, I found out that success (and failure) is in my own hands! Give and take! Hoha!

I quite understand that there is need for humans to have a believe is some supernatural being but most of our beliefs are born out of sheer laziness. We don't want to do our part. We want someone or something to take responsiblities of our inactions etc.

Examples:
Pray to pass exam.
Pray to be rich.
Pray to buy a house.
Pray not to die (on top bad road, and Dangote truck, seiously?)
Pray to complete a project.
Shout/Type Amen to receive it.
Pay tithe to be rich etc

If you want any good result, the only way to get them is to work towards it! Work consistently and persistently towards it! It is only when you have done your best, then the ones you cannot change as a human being, you hand them over to God!

So I keyed into that and I have been succeeding exceptionally! Ameeen o. That's how individuals succed. That's how nations succed!

I remember as an undergraduate, I struggled so much with academics in my early years. I was at that time so distracted in a “good” relationship. Then towards exams, I get serious, read what I can and then pray! But Ds and Es were still flowing in. Haha. Thankfully in my 3rd year, I managed to end the relationship and paid full attention to books! Even without “prayers”, I aced all my courses, clinching a 2'1 by the feet!

I know folks are are not religuous and yet not successful (they know they are living below their potentials). Failure is also in our hands. Don't allow any human being threaten you with curses abeg. No man (except maybe your parents) can curse you and it will work because he is your “spiritual head”.

On a final note, my elder sister just failed an interview last week. When I spoke with her the morning of the interview, I knew she was not ready! Guess what? After the interview, she blamed God. Then she balmed her husband. Lol

I won't tell you what to do, or believe. But please use your brain!