Years back, I watched a movie by Mount Zion in collaboration with Bethel Campus Fellowship, titled 'Last Man Standing'.
It told the story of Shila, a young woman who, after being raped by her father and testing positive for HIV, sought revenge by intentionally infecting others.
She engaged in prostitution intending to spread the virus, thereby affecting thirteen men.
Her decision to infect others was born out of her pain-filled experience.
You know what?
I also once saw an anonymous message similar to Shila's decision on Facebook.
Guys, a lot is happening.
A lot of hearts have been hurt, poisoned, and damaged, just like Shila's.
We’ve all been hurt by someone, in one way or another.
It could have been someone we loved or trusted.
But how we handle it matters.
Some people say hurtful things to others because the same has been done to them.
How about parents badly treating their kids the way their own parents had treated them.
It may sound untrue, but it’s true.
Instead of healing, some choose to inflict the same pain they went through on others - repeating the cycle.
But, whatever you've been through is not a yardstick to treat others badly.
You might be broken as you read this, but there's a chance to heal.
Your brokenness can become a place of purpose or impact.
There are a lot of lives you could save and bless through your story.
Joyce Meyer is a good example of someone who is using her past and its painful experiences to cause a positive shift in millions of l
Please, heal!
Don’t Bleed Where You Can Heal.
Don't bleed on those who didn't cut you.
Your story, pain, and past can be an elixir only if you use them correctly.
I pray God helps you heal from all the pain you've had to go through because of other humans.
Choose healing today. Let your story be a blessing, not a burden.
Sometimes I laugh at myself when I remember how I used to complain that “24 hours is not enough.”
Meanwhile, I could carry my phone to reply one message and somehow end up watching random videos for almost one hour.
Then later at night, I would start feeling frustrated that I had not done anything meaningful with my day.
That was when I realized that, a lot of people are not actually busy. They are just too distracted to stay focused for long.
Because how do you say you want a better life, but everything has access to your attention except your goals?
One notification enters. You check it.
From there, one video becomes another video.
One scroll becomes 30 minutes.
Before you know it, your mind is already tired, but nothing productive was actually done.
The dangerous part is that distractions do not look dangerous while they are happening.
Nobody wakes up one day and suddenly destroys their discipline.
It happens little by little.
You slowly lose focus, become comfortable with procrastination and stop doing hard things consistently.
Then one day you start wondering why your life is not moving forward the way you imagined.
I had to become honest with myself because I noticed I was always blaming “lack of time” when the real issue was lack of control over my attention.
And honestly, if you cannot control what constantly distracts you, consistency will always feel difficult.
Because whatever keeps controlling your attention will eventually start controlling your life too.
All images are mine.
