What I've Been Learning

Hey there!
Happy new year! (I think am still permitted to say that LOL)
It's been a long time. I know right. Between then and now, a lot has happened but am grateful to the God, who never gave up on me.
I'm really glad to be back here.
I thought to share with you, some of the lessons I have learnt between last year and now with you. You can also share yours in the comment section, I'll be glad to learn from them.
Thank you for being part of my journey.

Come out of your comfort zone/come out of the box
Human beings love comfort and that's how we have been wired, so it's not new. But if we remain in our comfort zone we won't be able to maximize our potential to the fullest.
It's time to stop playing safe. We should not allow the fear of failure keep us in a box. When we fail, we are expected to rise up and make use of the lessons we learn from that experience. On our journey to purpose, challenges are waiting, be prepared to face it and also conquer the challenges with the help of God.

Love and forgive liberally
If we have to look for tangible reasons before we love others, then we are not being Christ like. The salvation that God gave to mankind through his son, has been prepared even before creation. That's to show you the kind of love God has for us. We should be people of love and give no room for hatred. Forgiveness is not always going to be easy, people will hurt us deeply and it's only with God's help we can forgive. Allow him help you.

Your Values will be tested
In our sojourn on earth and in every of our endeavors, our values will be tested. We would find ourselves in tight corners. It's very easy to say that we're Christ like, it's easy to say we're people of integrity, but when the test comes can we stand it?
  "If you fall into pieces in a crisis, there wasn't much to you in the first place"
Prov 24:10(MSG)
At a point in my life, my resolve for sexual purity was tested and I almost gave in if not for God's grace that kept me standing. At this point I was able to see that much work still needed to be done. Joseph's values were tested but he stood firm. When the challenges show face can we still stand strong?
Can we hold on to our values even if the heavens fall?

Relating with people exposes your toxic traits
Until you come of your comfort zone to relate with people, you may feel that you don't have toxic traits. I never knew there was a part of me that was selfish until I started relating with people.
Now when the toxic traits are brought to light, you don't need to beat yourself over it, all you need do is to work on yourself. Allow God chop out that evil trait. Avoid saying "that's how I am".  Be mature to know that you also have toxic traits. We're all God's work in progress.

Take no thought for tomorrow
Anxiety steals our Peace and Joy. Our father knows the number of our hairs talk more  our needs. We must learn to live one day at a time.
Stop trying to figure out how tomorrow will look like, leave it for the owner of tomorrow.
  "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
Philippians 4:6
It's okay not have everything figured out. If we have everything figured out by ourselves, we will be tempted to leave out the place of God.

    "Stop trying to figure out what tomorrow will look like, leave it for the owner of tomorrow."

Be intentional/Be you/Don't be an hypocrite
Intentionality separates excellence from mediocrity. To be intentional is to be deliberate. It's very important that we are intentional/deliberate about our life and our journey. Leave no room for pretence. Who you are on the outside should correspond with who you are inside. That's the only way we can fulfill purpose.

Have an alone time/Take breaks
The troubles and pressures of this world can steal our sanity if we don't set aside an alone time for ourselves and for our creator. It's very important that we take breaks frequently. When you're alone, you're able to evaluate and plan your life. Not every time you should be in the midst of people, have a special time for yourself. Your emotional peace is important.

Find yourself first
Your early age is for finding you. Until you have found yourself and discovered who you really are you should stay clear from a relationship.
And this is my reason;
If you don't know who you are, and the reason why God has created you. How will you know the kind of person you're compatible with? How will you know the kind of traits your partner needs to possess, for you to be able to fulfill purpose together? Except you want to settle for just any kind of person and that's dangerous.
The need for companionship is a strong feeling we will always have - it's normal. Even God knows, that was why he created Eve for Adam but that was after God gave Adam the mandate he had for his life.

Relationship is not a solution to "a weak self love"/low self esteem
People take a cue on how to treat you from the way you treat yourself. You need to learn how to love yourself first, before you can love someone else. Don't depend on people to show you love before you do same for yourself. Learn to love and treat yourself well. Don't enter a relationship without learning how to love yourself first.

Shine your light
For sometimes now, I've wondered why it's always difficult to come across Christian friends when we get to the outside world. And my simple answer to this is that most of us have hidden our light. A light that is hidden, is not light at all, because it is not serving its purpose. That's why we always find people who when they are at home are on fire for God but when they get to the outside world they become cold and the devil is able to take advantage of them. We're tempted to hide our light so people don't begin to say our own is too much. So we are not called "SU". We must not give in.
Every where we find ourselves we must shine our lights brightly and be intentional about it.

Find God early
  Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Ecclesiastes 12:1 KJV

Just do it
On a final note whatever you want to do, just do it. This post has been due since February, but I never put it into writing because I felt I wasn't qualified enough to share it. I've had thoughts of closing down this blog because I felt I wasn't qualified enough. One thing have learnt in all this, is that we're all a work in progress, working towards perfection. So if you're waiting till you are qualified, you just might be waiting till forever.
So dear, let's enjoy the process!

Thank you for reading
I love you!