What you went through negatively must end with you – Rita Korankye Ankrah

Founder and President of Royal Ladies Ministries International, Apostle Rita Korankye Ankrah, has urged mothers to intentionally break cycles of pain, trauma and hardship so that their children do not inherit the negative experiences they endured.

Drawing inspiration from Matthew 21, where Jesus instructed His disciples to untie a donkey and its colt before entering Jerusalem, the renowned marriage counsellor and motivational speaker used the biblical account to challenge mothers to free themselves and their children from recurring patterns of suffering.

For her, the story carried a deeper message about generational transformation.

"What you are going through as a mother, if you do not deal with it, your children may have to deal with it too," she told participants at the second edition of Convergence of Mothers organized by media personality MzGee.

Apostle Korankye Ankrah said she has personally adopted the principle that every negative experience she endured should end with her generation.

"Everything I am going through negatively must end with me," she declared.

She cited examples including abuse, educational setbacks, divorce, illness and other painful life experiences, stressing that mothers should be intentional about ensuring their children are spared similar struggles.

"If you were raped as a child, your children should never be raped. If you failed as a child, your children should not go through the same thing. If you went through divorce, your children should not have to go through it," she said.

The minister also reflected on her own childhood experiences, revealing that she was often bullied by teachers who predicted she would amount to nothing.

According to her, those experiences shaped her determination to constantly speak words of affirmation and encouragement over her children.

"I will not allow anybody to bully my children the way I was bullied," she said.

Looking back on her own journey, she said watching her children grow and succeed has become one of the greatest rewards of motherhood.

"I sit down and look at my children and say to myself, this is my legacy. This is my trophy," she said.

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