By Peju Abuchi2024-02-28T09:00:00
Peju Abuchi felt held back from reaching her full potential because she was constantly looking for the approval of others. She started speaking out the truth from Scripture, and this is what happened…
I never understood the power of my words until I really started paying attention to their impact in my life as an adult. I grew up in a society where children were meant to be seen and not heard. The most important words in that context were spoken by parents, teachers, elders and authority figures.
Speaking up or questioning them would be seen as being rude which would incur a consequence, so I learnt from a young age to bottle up, stifle and swallow a lot of my words. I needed to be careful about what I said, when I responded and who I responded to.
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