Ntando Ntlokwana

HE is my Jehova  …… The author of my life My current whats app status is “He is my Jehova”.  I’ve been saying this a lot lately and it was real not a big deal as it came naturally for me to type these words in my social media platforms, even in my diary.  So today someone asked me, what I meant by “ He is My Jehova”…. It got me thinking, I smiled obviously as those who know me personally know that, that is one thing I do when I'm happy, or not so sure what to say or do. So I did not answer this person, but I thought about what I real meant when I say these words. I remembered that at school we were taught that you must fear God and respect him or else He will punish you… at church, I was taught about a punishing God, wherever I went, I was introduced to this God who would only bless me because I have been a good person or I have been obedient. Up until I met God, the God I call My Jehova, the God I tremble just thinking about what he has done in ...

My Beautiful Sisters…. My Brothers Yes My beautiful Sisters My Brothers… I call you my brothers because you play a role of being brothers to me… you protected me when I was scared,  fed me when I was hungry, and clothed me when naked. When I felt like God was too far to hear my prayers I ran to you, not even once you turned me away, you always had some wise words to tell me, you tried your best to make sure that no one could hurt me, and if I was already hurting you searched for comforting words to sooth my pain… If it meant crying together with me, that’s what you did so that I could feel that I am not alone… hence I call you My Beautiful Sisters my Brothers…. When those who were supposed to protect us left… God doubled your strength He made you very strong so that you can protect our family, you became brothers that I could be proud of, you became the pillar of our family and you made sure that when our parents look at you they see the miraculo...