Daily Devotionals

The call to watch your world is a shift in perspective. You are no longer content to mind your own affairs, but you are now interested in the betterment of a larger world. There is a major difference in minding your personal affairs and watching your world. Watching your world requires you to steer your […]

A popular old proverb of West African origin says, \”it takes a village to raise a child\”. This is a simple, but profound way to highlight the importance of \”world building\”. If you want certain outcomes, you have to build the institutions, ecosystems and governance that increases the likelihood of the desired results. You will

You possess the ability to create and invent. You can develop ideas that are new (original) and useful. Creativity is a productive endeavor and in the passing of time, we should be able to point to your body of work. Creating your body of work (oeuvre) requires you to devote yourself to the art of

There are two important days in the life of a person; the day they are born, and the day they figure out why. When you begin to understand yourself enough to live a life consistent with your purpose. You will grow into a phase of character development and community building. This is a continuous process,

You are not going to make much progress with your watch until you understand change at a systems level. A watchman should not be in the business of handouts. Handing out food, clothes and holding seminars for people are very nice gestures, but it does not deliver sustainable change. Watching your world is deeper than

It is not right to think you want to change the world on another person\’s dime. You must develop a mindset that the substance of your labour is what will generate every resource required for the work you want to do. Stop thinking like the thief that wants to reap where they have not sowed.

A watchman (that\’s you), should keep an eye on the economy of their world. Your watch is incomplete if you do not understand the economy of your world. You have to understand that your quest to watch over your world must have an effect on the culture and economy of your world. If you ever

Why do some people sacrifice so much for others? What do they know that the rest of us don\’t? While most of us would rather focus on our personal betterment without giving any thought to the collective wellbeing, some people cherish the chance to serve the larger world ahead of themselves. What on earth could

The first step towards functioning as a salt and light of the world is to grow your soul to understand that life should not be about you. If you reject this mindset, you cannot manifest as salt and light of your world. So, you could see the need to watch your world and steer it,

Creativity is about developing your original ideas that are useful to your world. You create something that has some utility to your family, school, community, city or nation. Creativity is productive and requires you to go beyond religiosity and onto true spirituality. Religious people produce nothing and are at best, described as rent-seekers. Rent-seeking is