Starting writing 9th February 2025
This week was really great in some ways. The first TikTok video is up (I said months ago that I would put out a video).
I organised some (emphasis on some) of my clothes and got some content out on Instagram but not the blog. But I really was confronted by some truths as well that I didn’t want to face. My sister had mentioned something and it had sounded like something I could have done. To cut a long story short it was a was a series of events that could have started from one white lie.
It had me questioning my motives, attitude and white lies. I have spoken about white lies before, and they are in no way harmless. You might say, oh they’re just little lies, but nevertheless, they are lies that will lead to trouble. Unbelievable trouble, so much so that you would question how you got there.
My attitude (in some ways is outwardly cheerly), to be honest I am joyful but if you have read a blog post from me you see that sometimes I have thought of a lot of things, I used to over-think.
The motive were interwoven, wanting to be liked and why I am sharing this (the things shared on the Instagram share page), it put me in a tailspin, for hours. It’s weird writing this right now, but I confronted what I didn’t want to acknowledge. That I wanting to be liked. And I don’t like it because I think that ultimately, with that in mind (attitude), you could end up doing things that are not authentic.
Or not doing what you are supposed to do in order to please others. I don’t want that nor do I want to attract a community with like that. I don’t know if I am making sense, but it further highlighted to me that I cannot do this alone. That I have to rely on God.
We all have a nature (i am referring to your inherit nature or just how you are as a person), things we might have considered as pitfalls in our attitude or way of thinking or even behaviour.
In part one, I will leave you with this verse
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.”John 14:16-17
I think I have written this in part 2 as well, but when I was searching for a verse for this topic, I came across the above, which reminded me that I don’t have to do this alone, I have a helper that can guide me not to please others and to do to right thing. That helper God sent is the Holy Spirit.
Love Igho