Sometimes being nice to others can be difficult, especially when people often take your kindness for granted.
The funny thing about the way you treat others is that at times people never seem to be content with it, no matter what. There have been times when I haven't been as nice as I should be to people and received complaints. But there have also been other times when I've gone above and beyond to be nice, yet people either don't appreciate it or question my intentions. I find this to be beyond confusing and annoying.
Things such as this leave me questioning what people actually want from me, because nothing seems to make anyone happy.
Then I realised, why bother trying to please mere mortals when the only being I should be concerned with trying to please is the Father Lord God Almighty.
Even Jesus was nice to those who hated him. So no matter how people respond to your kindness, I encourage everyone to continue to be kind regardless.
This is why I took it upon myself to be nice because it will benefit me more. I'm even tying to be nice 24/7.
Its almost self rewarding when you're nice just because...it's nice to be nice. Most importantly it will benefit you more in the long run, you learn to humble yourself and perform good deeds without any requests. And yes, eventually you will be rewarded.
Ephesians 4:32 ''Be kind and compassionate to one another"; just like how this verse doesn't give us any conditions, we should act kindly without any strings attached.
The following post is going to be rather short as I feel that it's pretty self explanatory.
I just wanted to share some food for thought...
It is true when people say that bad company corrupts good character.
In associating with people with negative vibes, you could possibly be influenced and start to become negative like your fellow counterparts.
One must always remember to stay positive and not allow others to dictate life for them.
The company that you keep often says a lot about the person that you are; its not that people are judging you based on the characters around you but sometimes, just sometimes you may not notice how corrupt such characters really are. They can go as far as hindering you without you even noticing.
Once you feel like the company that you associate yourself with no longer bring good vibes into your life, it's okay to simply walk away. It's okay to be 'comfy on your ones.' At times being 'comfy on your ones' is the best thing. As the saying goes: it is better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.
You have to be picky about who you associate yourself with. Not everyone has a good heart; as well as that bad company won't hesitate to corrupt your character and taint your image.
"Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character." - 1 Corinthians 15:33
Good evening, I hope all is well and everyone is having a good week.
I just wanted to let everyone know about the changes that will be taking place on this blog.
I will be joining forces with my older sister and we will be known as 'Queens who blog.'
We intend to blog together, share ideas, stories and still aim to empower others. Though our schedules may differ and we are both very busy, we will do our best to write as often as possible. And not to worry, we are two very different people but share the same form of writing; nothing will change in the ways things are presented.
Thank you all for the support that you've shown this blog so far and I hope that you continue to show plenty more.
God bless.
This is a quote that I often see on Twitter and Instagram. I'm not too sure who said it but it really stands out to me; its true and authentic in the ways in which it should apply to life.
Sometimes we often forget how blessed we are. We tend to overlook the things we have and end up taking things for granted.
For example many of us are lucky to have a roof over our heads, food to eat and whilst some may not be privileged to receive free education until the age of 18, others are blessed with this opportunity but do not realise the opportunity given to them and waste it. These are the things often overshadowed by our inability to be content with what we have.
Instead of focusing on what we have, we focus on what we don't have.
You need to be grateful for the things you have, no matter the size of it, it's still something.
Don't worry about what others have and most importantly don't compare your blessings with others. Comparisons can easily mislead you into envying others.
We need to understand that contentedness can never be fulfilled once we focus on comparing our achievements with that of others. With that said, once we are gazed on comparing lifestyles or whatever, we will never be grateful because we don't have the things that others have. But how are we sure that we need those things? It's a vicious cycle, always chasing after things and not taking time out to observe what we have and feeling grateful. We end up feeling empty, incomplete and dissatisfied to name a few; creating non-existent problems, we attempt to solve them but only end up digging our holes deeper because we were never content.
So, all in all, the message I leave with you today is...
Count your blessings and be more grateful; counting problems will only make you hateful.
Life is all about choices. You get to choose what you want in your life. For example you get to choose what you eat on a daily basis, you choose the clothes you want to wear, you can choose to be friends with whoever you want to be friends with etc.
But at times making a choice is hard so you have to learn to take risks. There is nothing wrong with taking a risk.
This blog is an example of a risk taken by me.
Making a blog was something that I've wanted to do for some time. It was on my to-do list for ages, probably a few years but because I was so scared to make a proper one I didn't officially make one until October last year. It was as if I didn't have the courage or confidence to make one. Since then I haven't looked back or regretted my decision.
I'm so glad that I decided to take a chance with this whole blogging thing.
I was letting irrelevant things hold me back and these things prevented me from doing something that I'd thoroughly enjoy. Fear was something that held me back for some time. Before I built up the courage to make a blog, I was so afraid that my blog wouldn't "bang" and that no one would read it. But here I am, getting views from all around the world. Even though I'm not the world's best blogger and I don't have like a million views, it doesn't actually matter. As long as I'm getting views and supportive feedback from encouraging friends and readers, that's all that really matters.
So there you go, that's my mini testimony about this blog.
I'd like to encourage everyone to take a chance with everything because you never know unless you try. My advice would be to just go for it.
I'll finish off by saying some thank you's. First of all thanks to the Lord God Almighty, without whom none of this would have been possible. My wonderful parents and siblings, my encouraging friends and of course the haters who are my motivators.
