I am not always a fun of music, but today I was a little bit compelled to listen to a song by a Kenyan artist named DON SANTO and the song is titled “NI WEWE”meaning “it’s you”. After listening to it for the first time I told myself, the song is cool, but the amazing thing is, literally maybe the DJ wanted me to take something out of the song. He kept it on repeat then I started to listen to the lyrics critically. That’s where I started making sense out of the song and I told myself again that not only is the song cool, it’s also important to people of all ages. It’s from this angle that a question came to mind. The people who love to dance and listen to this song, are they doing so because of the lyrics or the beat?
The Badman's Killa is giving thanks to God for a lot of things he has done: blessings. This reminds me of the power of gratitude. We have so much to be grateful for in this life. Each and every day. But reality is that sometimes constant life demands, struggles, and worries give more room to defeat than to a heart of thanks. Or we forget, in the midst of busyness and pressures, just to pause and give thanks, for all that God has done, and continues to do in our lives.
Sometimes it really is a sacrifice to offer praise and thanks. We may not feel like it. We’re struggling. We're weary. Or maybe, we feel like He let us down. We think God seems distant, like he's far away, or doesn't really care about what's troubling us. Painful life blows and losses might have recently sent us spiraling.
But here’s what can make a lasting difference. We have a choice, every day, to give him thanks. And with a heart of thanksgiving, we realize that no matter what we face, God doesn’t just work to change our situations and help us through our problems. He does more. He changes our hearts. His power, through hearts of gratitude and focused minds on Him, releases the grip our struggles have over us. We're strengthened by His peace, refueled by His joy.
God's Word is filled with many reminders of how powerful and vital a thankful heart can be in this world.
#NiWeweByDonSanto is off his debut album, #AmBLACK
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