Things I Cannot Do Without.

I have read most people's posts regarding this topic and I can relate to so many of the posts because it's actually what I would have listed too. So, here is me digging deep into this same topic to share my list of the things I cannot do without.

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1. God.

God tops the list and rightly so. I grew up in a Christian home and I have always known one thing; going to Church. In as much as I grew up in a Christian home, I didn't have that close relationship with God while growing up. God knows how He works sometimes and He can use even a misfortune to draw your attention to Him. It doesn't mean He loves you less it only means He loves you so much to demand that attention from you because of what He wants to do with your life and through your life.

I didn't understand much about the Bible. I sometimes read it like a novel while growing up just to fulfil all righteousness and the same with my devotion manual. I pray just to fulfil the rites of saying I have prayed when they asked me. It takes losing my dad and my mum for me to truly understand how God works. I wish I didn't have to get to that point to know, maybe I would have been able to at least help both of them but God is never unaware about anything so it's fine.

Their death should actually make me think God doesn't care and take me farther from Him but rather it drew me closer to Him with a lot of questions in my heart for Him. He told me why He allowed it and what He expects of me.

I can't do without God. Whatever the world wants to give to me that God cannot give to me, I don't want it. Be it fame, money or anything else, as long as it's not through the right way, I don't want it because I know I would be lost if I lose God.

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2. Family.

We all start and end with family. The love in the family cannot be questioned. In as much as there are frictions and all, you can't question the love of your sibling for you. Their love can come masked in aggression and harsh tone but behind those seeking frowns hide a smiling face that deeply shows care and concern.

We can choose our friends, right? The one thing we can't choose is who our family members would be. They come in different shapes and sizes teaching us love, sacrifice and dedication. A lot of people go in search of money at the expense of their family but when you sell your family short, even at a discounted price, you won't be able to afford them again. Family is important and we need to do right by them. They are the ones that would give you straight without an iota of jealousy and bitterness. Even when everyone runs away, they stick around and get you through your moments.

Family is about dedication, loyalty, sacrifice, love and honesty.

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3. Money.

Haha, come on, take that smirk off your face. Money, as we must have read and seen everywhere, is not everything, yes, but it is important and there is no doubt. I don't know how to pretend and deceive people. I would be living in a cocoon world of self-delusion if I say I don't see money as important. I have chosen to see money in a different light. Money is not what I struggle or live to have, but what I intend to have so I can use it to achieve something worthwhile.

We need to start seeing money as a tool rather than the ultimate. I've read how many people said they don't even want to be rich but they want to be able to have enough to attend to their needs and help others.

If anyone knows me closely then they can tell how I love to give. It delights me to give to others and it hurts me when someone asks of me and I don't have. It's the most terrible of all my feelings. I hate feeling helpless.

I have a lot of people to help. I have a lot of things to achieve so it can serve as a blessing to generations to come. I would rather live for just one day and touch as many lives as I can than live for a hundred years and not imprint memorable thoughts in the hearts of men. I see money as a tool to effectively touch the hearts of others.

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4. Love.

So many issues we are facing in the world today is due to a lack of love. Selfishness is not love neither is greed love. We have so much evil being carried out in the world today because people would rather have power than have love. When the love of power overrides the power of love then it's hard for the world to know peace.

I would rather have love than have power because I know love is powerful. If we all care enough and share enough, it's quite easy for the world to have enough. Why you asked? Because the world has enough of our needs but never enough for the greed of humans. I wish it is something that people can order and would just enter a restaurant and say, "I need a glass full of love, please?" Or when we see those without love, we can tie them down and make them gulp a glass full of love. Love is of the heart but most people are even dead to their conscience not to talk of love.

I wish the world would love so we can stop ripping people off, we can stop greed aggression, insurgencies, hatred and all. I know the existence of all these make love even more vital but still, I can't do without love. Love is about showing consideration for others even with our obvious differences.

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5. Friends.

Oh! Thank God we can choose our friends hahaha. We need one another in this world. We cannot do without one another. Apart from your family, you need friends that stick closer too. A friend who has your back and would open your eyes to the possibilities that exist where you are not even looking.

We all need someone like that. The world wasn't designed for us to function alone because no one can make it out here all alone.

I can't do without my friends. It's a privilege for me to have those that I have and call friends. True friendship has no territorial barrier or class barrier. I have friends I have not even seen physically and you would think we live closer to each other. Just like love, friendship is of the heart especially when distance has a part to play for the time being.

When you are blessed to have someone you can call a friend, don't trivialize such a relationship. Hold on to it and cherish that person.

Thank you for your time.