Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:29:48 +0000 By Pastor Jasper Mutale “FOR a long time, I didn’t have any self-esteem,” William began. “The only time I felt good was when I had shoes with the ‘right’ brand name and the newest cell phone. If I didn’t have them, I didn’t want to go out with my friends.” Who would have thought that beneath William’s thought, cool image was an ego that could be crushed simply by cheap shoes or a generic sweatshirt? Too bad some of his enemies didn’t know. Little did they realise that William was a modern day Samson – his strength was in his shoes. Steal his shoes and you conquer the man… Of course, his shoes weren’t exactly the problem. The problem was William’s reputation. It was what other people thought about his shoes – and therefore, about him. Call it what you like – reputation, peer pressure, people-pleasing, co-dependency […]
