[2] In February 2013, after reuniting with Destiny's Child for Beyoncé's performance at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, Williams revealed to Billboard.com that her fourth solo album and first since the 2008 release Unexpected was "about 80 percent done," and produced primarily by Harmony Samuels as well as Warryn Campbell and Adam Blackstone.

[5] The song was inspired by a homeless person who "asked [songwriter Al Sherrod Lambert] for some money" and "eventually started speaking into him" after Lambret "gave him all that he had".

[8] Jeff Benjamin of Fuse described the song as "soul-stirring", noting "she sings about God's universal perspective: "People judge from what they see / But Lord, you see the whole heart / If we had your eyes / We'd see things right."

"[8] Sam Lansky of Idolator described the song as "a jazzy, soul-inflected throwback that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on Jazmine Sullivan‘s debut album; the hook soars, and Williams’ high, distinct voice fits the melody nicely.

[11] Mike Wass of Idolator dubbed Williams " a child of destiny" for "preaching kindness, love and having faith in a higher power[...]through a song that wouldn’t sound out of place on urban radio".

[1] On July 1, a lyric video was released for the single, described as "suitably righteous" for the "gospel-tinged soul ballad" by Mike Wass of Idolator who also commented that "it’s a simple concept with a stylish, content-appropriate color scheme but the clip really excels when it emphasizes the song’s inspirational message".

[13] On September 3, 2013, a Derek Blanks-directed music video was premiered via YouTube and features appearances from the song's producer, Harmony Samuels and also former Destiny's Child member, LeToya Luckett.

Elaborating Wass explained, "it’s sad that displays of love, empathy and kindness are usually restricted to religious music" but "Michelle expertly bridges that gap and looks fierce doing it.