It all started when I joined 21project, a youth conference run by the Circuit Riders where young people like myself gathered to learn how to impact the world with our skills and talents. There were four different tracks you could sign up for – Media, Music, Missions and Messenger.

I registered for the Music track. There, I met many super talented, likeminded musicians and as part of the track we were challenge to write new songs within a span of a few days.

To write a song with people you’ve never met before was scary and intimidating. And for some of us, we had never even written a song before! After the Circuit Riders gave us some songwriting handles, the game was on. It was definitely a time of vulnerability, but fun & creativity as well.

Before we started doing anything, my songwriting group prayed. We didn’t want to write just any song, but a song that carried the inspiration and anointing of the Holy Spirit, through the lyrics and music. And that was our breakthrough. The words and the melody just flowed so smoothly afterwards.

Once you understand the Father’s heart, you will grieve when there are sin, injustice and bondage – and at the same time, there will be a deep longing for God’s righteousness and goodness to be restored.

“Kingdom” is a response to God’s goodness in our lives. Many of us had come from a place where God’s love was just knowledge, but had now transcended into a revelation that deeply embedded itself into our hearts and minds. This is why the song starts in a quiet and intimate manner – reflecting a place where the love and truth of Jesus just gives the soul so much rest.

But knowing God’s love does not just stop at a feel-good indulgence. We’ve stepped into the fullness of His presence and into the divine destiny He has for us since the beginning. That means we’ve never been so alive and free!

There is this unstoppable desire to sing and make known the goodness of God’s Kingdom to all places, and to all people. And that’s what the chorus builds up to.

The bridge of “Kingdom” is like an anthem – a declaration. Because once you understand the Father’s heart, you will grieve when there is sin, injustice and bondage – and at the same time, there will be a deep longing for God’s righteousness and goodness to be restored.

Ultimately, “Kingdom” is named for what it is – for His Kingdom to come onto earth, awakening the nations.