"You see Psalms 23? It's one of those scriptures we all memorized growing up… That scripture we all grew up memorizing in children's and teens church… reciting it word for word like a poem — even from as far back as primary school. We could quote it word for word, but truth be told, many of us didn't understand it. It was just something to say. But now, as a believing adult (Believer+Adult) — emphasis on "believing adult" — I've come into the true understanding that it's no longer a childhood chant. It's my truth, my walk and my confidence.

Only as a believer can you truly discern such things. Ordinary scriptures no longer remain ordinary. What were once simple memory verses now sound like divine instructions. It's the Holy Spirit who opens your eyes to the depths of what you previously recited casually.

"The Lord is my shepherd…"

This line alone carries weight. A shepherd doesn't just guide—he protects, he defends, he watches over the sheep with his life. That's who God is to me now.

He's my confidence, my security, my covering.

“…I shall not want.”

This isn’t a prayer point. It’s a declaration. I shall not want — not because I have everything I want, but because I know Who I have and I know who I am in Christ.

Provision is guaranteed. Peace is guaranteed. Even when I don’t see it physically yet, I know He’s handling it.

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters…”

Do you know what it means for your life to be led to peace, to rest? In this Lagos chaos, this adulting wahala, God is still leading me to places of calm. And not just physically — mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

“He restores my soul…”

Some days, the stress of life drains everything out of you. You feel lost, empty, tired. But He brings you back. He breathes life into your soul again.

That restoration is not a one-time thing — it’s daily, it’s constant.

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil…”

Listen — we’re walking through, not dying in it.

Even in dark seasons, painful places, or battles we didn’t sign up for, He is with us. That’s why we don’t fear. His rod (correction) and staff (support) are both there.

Now here’s where it gets even deeper:

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies…”

God doesn’t just bless you in private. He sets a table — a whole feast — right in front of those who doubted, mocked, or plotted.