Filmmaker Leila Djansi has evoked a wild conversation online by asking Christians to rethink how they approach both faith and prosperity.
In a thought-provoking message, she insisted that true blessings are not handed down through ritualistic giving but unlocked through diligence and purposeful living.
Djansi revealed that since June 2020, she has experienced God in a different way, compelling her to challenge religious teachings that confine believers. At the center of her message is the conviction that faith must be active and intentional.
“You want to prosper? Two things: faith in your calling and diligence. You do not even have to be Christian. God made that available for everyone,” she wrote, citing Matthew 5:45 as proof that divine laws govern all of humanity.
Her reflections went beyond Christianity, pointing to secular figures and non-believers whose lives embody principles of hard work, creativity, and resilience.
She referenced innovators behind Amazon, Facebook, Tesla, and cultural figures like Oprah Winfrey as evidence that God’s universal laws of diligence and stewardship are accessible to all, regardless of religious background.
Djansi also highlighted how God can use anyone, even those with struggles or imperfections. She mentioned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who battled addiction yet produced cinematic masterpieces, as an example of how gifts flourish despite personal weaknesses.
“God uses anything. This universe has laws. Your upper hand as a Christian is Christ, our advocate of grace and mercy, because you will bend,” she explained.
Her words pushed back against the narrative that blessings are linked to a pastor’s favor or religious institutions’ bottom line. For Djansi, supporting a pastor is not wrong, but the motivation matters. “Do it altruistically. Not as a bribe for blessings,” she insisted.
She encouraged her audience not to confuse their struggles with God’s silence but instead to harness their God-given gifts.
Drawing from 1 Peter 4:10, she reminded them that everyone has unique abilities that must be put to use. Prosperity, she argued, is God multiplying faithfulness and diligence, not a mystical reward for unchecked giving.
Djansi ended her message provocatively, signaling her willingness to continue challenging religious conventions even at the risk of backlash: “There are sermons your pastors will never preach because it would affect their bottom line. Leila will preach it. Religious bondages will be broken.”
