GODFIDENCE

This week we  focus on a poem that is featured in our latest issue of the Preach Through My Lyrics magazine whose theme is "The God Factor". In case you don't have a copy yet, download it here⇒bit.ly/July2018Edition absolutely free of charge. 

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This piece is about a person that is constantly misunderstood because people keep on seeing him from their (human) point of view hence the use of oxymoron. Despite all these, he tries to explain
himself saying that only God will vindicate him through ‘GODFIDENCE’ which is simply Confidence derived from God. (Philippians 4:13)

GODFIDENCE

Many times I’ve been judged, but to them I turned blind

I’m the most positive – negative you’ll ever find

You see; I’m cold fire, I’m an honest liar you see;

I’m the accepted outcast, I’m innocently guilty you see;

I’m industriously lazy, they said

Well that’s because they barely know me

Came to a point that I became a stranger to even my homies

But I eventually became stronger than they saw me

So I decided to strangle those things that don’t grow me

How could I ever deserve of His grace and mercy, I mean the low me

I’ve gone through struggles and hustles

I’ve gone through wrangles and wrestled without muscles

And looking back, I feel like I’ve gone through a whole jungle

And it’s amazing how I was rescued from where I was entangled

That’s why I speak of His greatness, I don’t mumble

Kwake sisi hatubahatishi, we don’t gamble

Atakupa foundation dhabiti, you won’t stumble

Njia zake ni sahihi, you’ll never fumble

So weka pride chini, brother, sister always be humble

So who exactly am I talking about?

I’m talking about Jesus, my Saviour

He’s the only one who forgot and forgave my past behaviour

And if not for Him, I could have been in the grave yard

So come to Him, He’ll make your burdens less heavier

That’s why I preach His gospel from here to as far as Moldovia

So when they asked me, ‘young man, where’s your courage and confidence?’

‘I’ve got none’, I said, ‘I can’t even stand in front of that audience with all that ambience but it’s because of God’s guidance that gave me resilience because I confide in Him, that’s God plus confidence so it’s not a coincidence when I say all I know is GODFIDENCE’

© Clifford Opatu, 2018

You can also watch a performance of  this poem on Youtube⇒https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sc_bCpLx54