THE EXPRESSION

Whenever I sing the lines of Hezekiah Walker’s ' I Need You to Survive', I find myself reflecting deeply. That song doesn’t just stir emotions; it provokes thoughts. I don’t know if it’s just me, but every time I hear or sing those lyrics, I begin to ask myself: Do I really love the people I claim to love? Do I see them as part of God’s body, or am I trying to play the role of the entire body? Do I truly stand with them when they need me the most? Do I even listen to their opinions, or do I always insist on having the final say? Do the words I speak to them not cut deeply like a butcher's knife? Do my words instigate suicidal thoughts or help heal their wounds? Do I honestly pray for them, or are my silent thoughts toward them laced with bitterness or competition? The truth is, they may not be oxygen, but you still need people to do life. You need shoulders to lean on. Ears to listen. Hands to hold. You need presence. Fellowship. Unity. So let me ask you: Whenever you s...

  The best thing you can do for yourself as the week unravels is to add value to your life, as much as you can. Because truthfully, it doesn’t take much for people to move on. They will forget you like you never existed; not because you died, but simply because you’re no longer in their sight. And once you're out of sight, you gradually become absent from their minds. But your value? Your good works? They linger. It’s no surprise when days, weeks, even months go by and no one checks in to ask, ‘How are you?’ People just move on as if you were never there, as if your presence never made a difference, as though your impact didn’t matter. But here’s the thing: every now and then, someone will remember. They’ll say, ‘Oh, there was someone who once did this or that…’ And that will be it. People may not remember your name or how long you were in their lives. But they will remember the value you brought, the energy you carried, the lives you touched, the good you did, the love you gave. T...

Do You Truly Love Yourself?   I’m sure most of us are familiar with the saying, ‘...love your neighbour as yourself’.  A lot of us make use of it regularly without actually having an understanding of what it is. It’s a beautiful instruction, but often quoted without a true understanding of what it really means. There may be other views on it, but today, I want to share my view with you, and I hope it gets you thinking. Before you go all ‘love your neighbour as yourself’, ask the big question: ‘Do I love myself?’ It is important to ask that because you can’t give what you don’t have. You must love yourself enough to be able to love someone else right. It is the amount of love you have for yourself that will reflect on how you treat yourself and the people around you, just like a mirror image of yourself.  What Does Self-love Mean to You?  Self-love is beyond feeling ecstatic or having butterflies in one’s tummy. Self-love does not always mean comfort or pleasure; it i...