VIKTWA: when forgiveness becomes a victory
In the musical repertoire of the Haitian evangelical community, several songs bear the title VIKTWA. The reasons for this are all different, as are the rhythm and melody, and often, many go unnoticed until disappearing into the forgotten playlist.
It has now been several weeks since Rachel C. Poyeau released her personal version of VIKTWA, and I said to myself that it was high time to tell you this story which dates back more than 20 years and which is at the origin of this message in song — which is none other than the confirmation that when God is with you and protects you, no one can reach you.
2020: it wasn’t just COVID-19
A long-time friend, almost a sister, resurfaces after a long period of silence. “We shared everything,” she told me: the dreams for the future, the giggles, the confidences. For months, I had worried about her, without news, knowing that she was intermittently ill, tossed between aborted projects and hospitalizations.
So when his message appeared on Messenger, Rachel was more than happy to receive it and finally hear from him.
And like between two very long-time friends, the conversation quickly seems to return to normal, until a strange sentence comes up:
“Are you used to seeing me in your sleep?” »
At the time, Rachel admits to not understanding anything.
Naïve, trusting, she never attributes bad intentions to the people she loves. She puts the question down to worry, perhaps illness.
⭐In Proverbs 14:15, the Word tells us: “The simple believe all that is said, but a prudent man watches his steps. »
Suddenly, a dull worry arises within her. Arriving home, after picking up her son from school, she decides to call her friend back.
The truth that awaits him on the other side of the screen will mark his life forever.
A confessed jealousy, invisible attempts
On the other end of the line, her friend’s voice breaks. The words come out with insistence and disarming sincerity: requests for forgiveness, confessions, regrets. She confesses to him that she was jealous.
Jealous of her life, her marriage, her children, her professional stability. Jealous to the point, she said, of wanting to hurt him. Jealous to the point of “trying to kill her”.
“I refused to believe it,” Rachel tells us.
How could such a brilliant friend, the one with whom she shared so much, have nourished such darkness?
God’s Word says in 1 Samuel 16:7, “As man considers it is not the LORD’s regard; man looks at what meets the eye, but the LORD looks at the heart. » And in Proverbs 14:30, biblical truth tells us: “Jealousy is decay of the bones. »
While Rachel’s life moved forward, structured, blessed, that of her friend got bogged down in illness, interrupted plans, silent frustration.
Behind the smiles, the comparison had turned into poison.
The turn towards darkness…
Her friend tells her of having frequented dark spiritual environments, of having sought to harm her, to shatter her destiny. Our sister discovered — more than twenty years ago — that a silent jealousy accompanied each step of her progress. She realizes how much God has always been there.
Faced with these confessions, one certainty emerges, she tells us: “If I am still alive today, it is because God put a limit on what hatred could do. »
Although she was able to forgive her friend, contemplating the faithfulness of God in her life, she decided to distance herself. Although the troubling messages did not stop immediately, Rachel understood that victory belongs to the one who continually abides in God’s presence.
When the human side feels fear and worry, the Holy Spirit steps in to remind us to count God’s blessings.
Rachel quickly understood that if she is standing, it is not by chance.
As the Word asks, she continues to pray for this friend.
It is therefore in this attempt at spiritual upheaval, between deep wound, real danger and protective grace, that the song “VIKTWA” was born.
For some, this song may not mean anything in particular. But to all the people who have experienced the manifestation of the faithfulness and power of Yahweh, the depth of the message that this song describes will certainly remind you of an invisible battle, of survival, of a kidnapping overcome, of spiritual attacks thwarted.
“ Every occasion is an opportunity to count the blessings of the Lord in your life.
Each word then becomes a statement.
From the opening, the song recalls a truth that has protected us, even when we are not always aware of it.
This song wants to remind you, when you listen to it, that your life is not the result of chance. Even before you were born, God knew your name, your path and your destiny.
Faced with mountains and threats
“Nenpot montay kap kanpe devanm M deklare se poum travesel Non, anyen pap janm ka ebranlem Fondasyonm se sou ou Yawe”
The “mountain” is not just an abstract difficulty: it is jealousy, witchcraft, hatred, the kidnapping that occurred more than 20 years ago, betrayal. Yet Rachel declares in this song that she will not only survive: she will cross. Its stability does not come from circumstances, but from its foundation placed in Yahweh.
The chorus describes a 24-hour victory
“Mwen gen viktwa
Viktwa, viktwa, viktwa
Viktwa nan domi, viktwa lèm leve
Mwen gen viktwa
Viktwa, viktwa, viktwa
Eloyi kanpe bo kotem »
Here, the song touches directly on his experience. Her friend’s attacks often manifested themselves in the spiritual world, in sleep, at night, through disturbing messages. In response, the chorus insists: victory is not only visible during the day, it also covers sleep, the most vulnerable moment.
“Eloyim kanpe bo kotem” affirms that God himself stands by him. This is not a simple poetic image: for someone who has gone through different trials in his life, it is confirmation that victory is also yours. The Holy Spirit is your permanent shield.
The bridge: the army of the sky as reinforcement
“Sitiasyon sa paka fèm pè
Blade syèl kanpe avè mwen
Mil met agoch mwen
Di mil adwat mwen
Wi viktwa mwen asire »
Where others brandish dark forces, this song invites you to respond with the image of a celestial army. Her legitimate fears — after such serious confessions — are covered by a vision: she is not alone. Even if a thousand fall to the left and ten thousand to the right, she remains standing, because her victory is “asire”.
The repeated bridge acts as a build-up. It turns fear into proclamation, anxiety into assurance.
On the knees: the true source of victory
“Mwen jwenn viktwam sou jenoum papa
Sela or renews fos or nan mwen
Nan prezans or miray yo tonbe
All enmi mwen yo terase »
This last verse reveals the secret of the whole story. The Christian’s victory does not come from human revenge, nor from public justice, nor from the humiliation of the other. It comes from a hidden place: the knees, in prayer. It is there that our strength is renewed, that the walls around us fall, that our enemies — visible or invisible — are overthrown.
After reading this testimony, I invite you to listen to this song, and may its words serve to strengthen your faith and encourage you to continue walking in holiness.
It was the story and testimony of Rachel C. Poyeau that we wanted to share with you.
Listen “VIKTWA” on YouTube now.
