Monday 12 June 2017

What happened to love?

What happened to love?

By Teboho Masakala (C)


Inspired by Mr Thami Kankalane and Prophet Michael Voyiya


“If I speak in tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others. It is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails” 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

If the is one thing that truly proves that we care for one another is love. Love covers all. We live in an era where our love for our fellows brothers and sisters has  depleted. It has been substituted with hate, instead of showing love we do the opposite.

In our everyday life we come across needy people, poor people who needs our help but instead of helping them, we either complain, laugh or totally be ignorant. If a friend, family or anyone who might need our help, instead of buying them shoes, food or whatever they need, we turn a blind eye and act like we don’t care because it doesn’t affect us.

 Instead of helping, some gossip unashamedly so. Some get irritated while some don’t care. When you see a brother or sister needing clothes or food, instead of complaining or gossiping about their state, rather go buy what that person lacks or need instead of speaking bad about them.
When you help, help out of love and don’t do it for Facebook likes or to be respected by people. Let love be the thing that motivates you to help others.

We see people helping the less fortunate not with good intentions but to parade them on social media and to get praise forgetting that those people they are parading are human beings with feelings who don’t appreciate the state they find themselves in but because of their background they have to accept what they are given not because they want but because they need them.

If you give out of love, let it be between you, God and the people you are giving to without inviting the whole world. By so doing you let love reign and show that you care for the person you are helping.  Show love not only to your immediate family but to every living being. When you help someone, take that as an investment that will help you in future or your children. 




Do not complain when you help people because love does not complain. Its patient and kind. The person you helped today might help you tomorrow. The way you showed love and generosity to them is a seed which will grow to help you or others. Even if it might not be you being helped, someone will benefit from that seed of love you planted when you helped.

People are bound to make mistakes and offend you as many times as they can but do not keep a record of their wrongs but forgive them. Show love through forgiveness, doing so you free yourself from holding on to pain and freeing the person you are forgiving. Love forgives and doesn’t keep record of wrongs. If Jesus can forgive you for all the sins you made since you were born and those you make after forgiving you, why can’t you do the same?



Love has no status nor a title. When you practice love, your title or status doesn’t matter because love is not full of pride nor is self seeking. Jesus left heaven to come to the earth to reconcile us with our Father, he became nothing though he had it all. He is a King of Kings, Lord of lords yet he didn’t let his title stop him from doing the will of God. Everything done out of love bears fruits and prospers. God multiplies and blesses it.

As a child of God, be led by love, be propelled by love to do good. Let love be the ultimate reason you help others. May God bless you.

By Teboho Masakala (C)
Inspired by Mr Thami Kankalane and Prophet Michael Voyiya
Copyright: Teboho Masakala (C)