JOJOSTHOUGHTS
These are all my thoughts and my way of connecting with people. Also words I say to myself daily and words I want to share with anyone who might need them. I express more by writing and it’s my best way of letting out my deepest thoughts and feelings. I hope you can connect with me.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
FEAR
I have a lot of fears. We all do. Ones that we pray everyday not to experience.
And most times we let these fears define who we are. Sometimes we’re not even conscious of it. Today we’re feeling all courageous and tomorrow we’re being brought down again by them. It happens.
But the truth is fear is only as deep as the mind allows it.
We tend to make the uncertain things, certain; the abstract things, actual. And why? Because of how they seem to appear or how our MINDS have made them appear.
Fears prevent you from taking control. Then, in order to feel better, you actually believe you have no control. This prevents you from acting, trying, doing anything all. And then, you become sad.
You start looking down on yourself and then you see yourself trying to isolate from your friends and family, depression sets in, you don’t know what is going on around you anymore. And for what?
It’s not easy honestly. Even me writing this now, I used to play sad songs to make me cry more. (Scrap that.) I’m not perfect. No one is. But it doesn’t mean we can’t try. It doesn’t mean we can’t speak about it and help ourselves one way.
We have to strive hard in order to defeat. And no one can achieve that by doing nothing.
The more I’ve come to understand the concept of this fear, the more I’ve come to appreciate and believe in myself more and try to face challenges the right way which I’m still learning.
Yeah sometimes it doesn’t always end up well and most times it does end well but even if it doesn’t, at least you tried and you’ve settled that. That’s a big step and good for you! Means you’re ready for the next, because it will definitely come.
We are the ones that let our minds create the worst scenarios that could happen and that! Is what brings in the fear and ruins everything and then we start blaming ourselves.
You just need to believe in yourself. No phase comes without challenges and fears. Always tell yourself that.
All we have to do is face them with courage.
And with Christ of course everything is possible.
I challenge you to challenge that fear. Feel your mind with God’s word and feel your space with the right people, being there for each other.❤️
#jojosthoughts.
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
Gratitude means thankfulness, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive. It means learning to live your life as if everything were a miracle, and being aware on a continuous basis of how much you’ve been given.
Gratitude shifts your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present.
I believe this is a topic worth the talk.
Gratitude should be a be part of us, we should make it a habit rather than something we just show only when something good happens in our life.
We should learn to appreciate things no matter how small or little.
It’s easy to feel grateful when things are going our way and we have the best of the best, but it’s a lot harder to feel grateful when we’re not where we want to be, or we long for something we don’t yet have. Just like anything else, gratitude takes practice. It might feel silly to have to remind yourself to be grateful, but after time it will become a way of life instead of something you need to work on.
It is important to observe and appreciate the things we see and everything that has been given to us; the love around us, even the smallest things that we think may not have that much significance.
Making GRATITUDE a part of your life comes up with a huge responsibility of continuously being able to appreciate all that has been given to you.
You should be ready to take that responsibility and impose it in your daily living. Feeling grateful for things, people and every blessing you have in your life no matter how small.
Look at everything you have today and be grateful for it.
#jojosthoughts.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
It takes a lot to stay strong;
Takes a determined and focused mind.
It takes a courageous heart
Most times heavy and extremely hurt eyes from tears.
It takes self encouragement from time to time.
It takes confidence
It takes a healthy friend circle
It takes a loving family
And most importantly,
It takes prayer.
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•You have to constantly remind yourself that everything in life is temporary.
•Push yourself to take another step, and another, no matter what.
•Always stay positive.
•Focus on fixing even the little things.
•Give yourself that attention that you need and deserve.
•Challenge yourself to do better.
•Don’t let fear defeat you.
•Learn to speak up when you need help!
•It’s okay to talk to yourself from time to time. That’s the best way to encourage yourself. Say things like “I can do it, it’s not the end, I am strong, I am capable, God’s got me, I will smile again, I am going to inspire someone.” It works for me all the time.
•Don’t hold your tears, if you need to cry then let it out..
•Hold on to God’s word
•Talk to someone if you need to, someone you feel safe with. Someone you know that will make you feel better after...
•And always remind yourself that nothing is impossible as long as you are ready to put your mind to it and make it happen.
Someone told me this: “Keep a strong mentality and don’t ever break it. Make sure you bounce back! It’s a solo race, run it right and it won’t matter what goes on around you.”....
Now this is my promise to you: It will be alright.
You’re not alone.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
YOU REALISE IT'S HUMAN BEFORE THE GENDER?
Before I start I'll have to give credit to someone for helping me choose a title for this blog. One person I love learning from))
This is not a write up for feminism and even if it was it shouldn't matter.
So most people have this mindset that a man and a woman can't be treated or looked at the same way. They believe that the woman is or should be the substitute option. Well it was out of Adam's ribs that God created Eve so we can understand them for thinking that way. But the thing is, if God wanted, he could have made Eve just the same way he made Adam. But the question is "Why did God create Eve differently?" Perhaps there's a lesson he wants to teach us.
Equality between men and women, entails the concept that all human beings, both men and women, are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without limitations set by stereotypes, strength, gender roles or skills. It means that the different behaviour, aspirations and needs of women and men are considered, valued and favoured equally.
It does not mean that women and men have to become the same, but that their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female.
There has to be fairness of treatment for women and also for men, according to their respective needs.
Before God created Eve, He said "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper who is just right for him"(Gen.2:18)
So which means God created Eve as "a helper fit for him." Now note that the term "helper" doesn't indicate a lesser role or status, but rather function. Which means women were created with a function.
There is a saying that what a man can do a woman can also do. Well I believe it also works the other way round, what a woman can do, a man can do same. I know you might start thinking about the aspects of women cooking and cleaning. The thing is men could also do that. Remember that the best chef in the world today is not a woman. Gordon Ramsay is not a woman but he's a high profiled chef, the best in the world! There are men that are better than women in aspects where the woman should be better if you think cleaning and cooking is a big deal.
Women have been brought to a level where they can't speak or act without looking at their status or the fact that they're females. That's why today we have things like feminism where some women speak out for other women that are not able to speak for themselves or are being criticized to practice their rights.
So these women speak for women's rights to bring strength and assurance to the ones that can't and don't have the courage to.
Also according to a study that was carried out which I read of, it says men are disadvantaged in 91 countries compared to 43 nations for women.
Which means men also face these things but it doesn't mean it's right. Of course it shouldn't be.
You know in this life, the only thing that should matter to us, the only thing that should be important to us is what our creator says because he created us male and female and he knows why he did that. He didn't create us for the males to look down on the female or for the females to do so to the males. In fact gender inequality shouldn't be our decision to make because we're not the creators of the genders. Now let's see what the creator says about this.
It says in Gal.3:28; "There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Now tell me, whose opinion matters when the creator himself has made it clear that he's against inequality of any kind.
Mind you, this doesn't only go to male and female, even in the case of leaders and the people they are given to lead and teach some certain things. Someone once said a leader is also a servant. You have to serve others as a leader and that's the same role of a servant.
If you want to gain respect from others, show them and teach them that it's also not wrong to serve others. In a family, the men are seen as the leaders or head of the family and society too. As leaders, they should portray those good examples and serve others.
It is said that men like to be respected while women like to be served. Well in that case, if things are treated the right way; then both parties are benefiting one way or the other. The men serve when needed while the women give the respect needed.
The bible says in Gen.1:27; men and women are equal in God's eyes, in that both men and women are created in the image and likeness of God. All that should be important to us is the way God sees us. After all men and women are also equally sinners in need of grace and salvation. So no one is more special or important than the other.
This gender equality goes down now to the discrimination a lot of people face today. Well yes, physically we can't completely say women are equal to men. Women may have been created to be fragile, but not weak. We do anything we put our minds and energy to.
And same for men. I've noticed a lot from the male friends I have; they work harder for whatever they have strong interest in. Life is amazing to be honest. Live the best of it, show love, help people, be nice to people and most of all love God and you'll enjoy it all.
God has chosen distinct roles for both men and women that they may complement each other in a way that most glorifies himself.
Men and women should work together, show love and respect to each other, each fulfilling their respective, distinctive roles, for the common goal of glorifying God. That's all that should matter.
Monday, February 18, 2019
DON'T GIVE UP
Have you ever felt like there's no hope in life for you? Have you ever felt like all passages to your happiness are blocked? Ever felt so weak because of the circumstances you're trying hard to fight?
I would have said it will get better but I know how it feels hearing that over and over again and yet it feels like nothing is happening at all and hearing people say it sounds so meaningless and makes you even want to give them a slap.
There were lots of times when I wanted to give up so badly and no I'm not just saying it for the sake of my blog. In those times, I remembered that there is a plan for me, a plan for you. I mean look at it, you're still alive because there's still something you have to archive.
You might think "Oh what does she know about hardship?" Well hardship comes to anyone. Even a child could experience hardship as a result of his/her environment or background. Tough times could leave you in confused states, could make you cry and cry over again and at the moment that's all you can do because it looks like things can't get any better. It could make you weak and frustrated, not eat for days and can't seem to find yourself any more.
But the good thing is, those tough times could actually end up being the best experience you could use to encourage someone. Everyone has a past and well you can't say it completely dies off but your PAST builds you into a better person in the PRESENT time to make your FUTURE beautiful. Just look at it that God is preparing you for a great future that's why he wants you to go through all thesee things so that you can be stronger. Take gold for an example, it doesn't look like the beautiful gold people see now when it's gotten in raw state at first. It has to go through so many difficult and tough processes just to come out beautiful and catch the eyes of people.
Process is the word. For a plan to be achieved, there has to be a process. Just trust the process babies. Good things take time remember? And you are a good thing in the eyes of God.
So take it that you're that Gold that God wants to perfect and so he's making you go through all these things which are the processes we're talking about and so you can come out more beautiful than how you were. And trust him, he's not going to let you go through it alone. He's always going to be there for you through people and through his word....you will always feel his presence one way or another just trust him.
If you look around your life now, you'll know definitely who God has brought to your life. Just as I said in my last post, God has allowed some people in your life for certain reasons or purposes.
I won't say in this life I overcame things alone...of course not. I had people that were there for me and God used them. They make sure I pick myself back up whenever I fall. They go a long length to encourage me and lift my spirit.
And of course I can say that everything I've gone through has taught me a lesson. I had God's word for assurance whenever I started to loose courage.
My parents will always give me bible verses to read and meditate: Phil.4:13; Psalm 50:15; Is.41:10; Luke 18:1. (If you have time, I'll appreciate if you read them at least once)
My best is Is.41:10; it gives you that feeling of safety and strength. It makes you know that you're loved and you're not alone and you're strong enough to do anything.
My parents are always there for me and are always there to let me know that I'm not alone. Parents are blessings from God
So yeah don't give up lovelies. Meet people if you can. Share your problems(with the right people of course) They say a problem shared is a problem half solved if the problem is shared with the right friends) Like my mum will say, humble yourself and ask for help. Don't be proud, because you're the one who needs help so you have to be humble.
Go to God in prayer to lead you to the right people; to your helpers. He will answer you
You might think it's taking too long and it might be frustrating but hold on to him. Go to him everytime to show him how much you need him.
I have been there before; looking at it now if anyone told me then that a solution will come, I would have taken it so hard to believe but with encouragement from the right people, I chose to hold on to God once more. And I don't even know how it happened but he just did it. He made sure I didn't make any decisions that I will regret in the future. He came through and he will always come through .
One thing you need to know is that God can never want bad for you. No matter the sin you've commited, don't ever think you're more than condemned to go to him. He loves you too much to let you suffer alone.
Whatever you are going through he's aware of it and just know it's for a good reason and he will be with you through it all and at the end you will be happy that you trusted him and didn't give up and of course when that happens don't forget to thank him)
He's the only way you can overcome the troubles of life, not people because he's the one that brings those people to help you. So say to yourself all the time, "I'm not alone and I'm not weak. I can do it and I will conquer."
I would have said it will get better but I know how it feels hearing that over and over again and yet it feels like nothing is happening at all and hearing people say it sounds so meaningless and makes you even want to give them a slap.
There were lots of times when I wanted to give up so badly and no I'm not just saying it for the sake of my blog. In those times, I remembered that there is a plan for me, a plan for you. I mean look at it, you're still alive because there's still something you have to archive.
You might think "Oh what does she know about hardship?" Well hardship comes to anyone. Even a child could experience hardship as a result of his/her environment or background. Tough times could leave you in confused states, could make you cry and cry over again and at the moment that's all you can do because it looks like things can't get any better. It could make you weak and frustrated, not eat for days and can't seem to find yourself any more.
But the good thing is, those tough times could actually end up being the best experience you could use to encourage someone. Everyone has a past and well you can't say it completely dies off but your PAST builds you into a better person in the PRESENT time to make your FUTURE beautiful. Just look at it that God is preparing you for a great future that's why he wants you to go through all thesee things so that you can be stronger. Take gold for an example, it doesn't look like the beautiful gold people see now when it's gotten in raw state at first. It has to go through so many difficult and tough processes just to come out beautiful and catch the eyes of people.
Process is the word. For a plan to be achieved, there has to be a process. Just trust the process babies. Good things take time remember? And you are a good thing in the eyes of God.
So take it that you're that Gold that God wants to perfect and so he's making you go through all these things which are the processes we're talking about and so you can come out more beautiful than how you were. And trust him, he's not going to let you go through it alone. He's always going to be there for you through people and through his word....you will always feel his presence one way or another just trust him.
If you look around your life now, you'll know definitely who God has brought to your life. Just as I said in my last post, God has allowed some people in your life for certain reasons or purposes.
I won't say in this life I overcame things alone...of course not. I had people that were there for me and God used them. They make sure I pick myself back up whenever I fall. They go a long length to encourage me and lift my spirit.
And of course I can say that everything I've gone through has taught me a lesson. I had God's word for assurance whenever I started to loose courage.
My parents will always give me bible verses to read and meditate: Phil.4:13; Psalm 50:15; Is.41:10; Luke 18:1. (If you have time, I'll appreciate if you read them at least once)
My best is Is.41:10; it gives you that feeling of safety and strength. It makes you know that you're loved and you're not alone and you're strong enough to do anything.
My parents are always there for me and are always there to let me know that I'm not alone. Parents are blessings from God
So yeah don't give up lovelies. Meet people if you can. Share your problems(with the right people of course) They say a problem shared is a problem half solved if the problem is shared with the right friends) Like my mum will say, humble yourself and ask for help. Don't be proud, because you're the one who needs help so you have to be humble.
Go to God in prayer to lead you to the right people; to your helpers. He will answer you
You might think it's taking too long and it might be frustrating but hold on to him. Go to him everytime to show him how much you need him.
I have been there before; looking at it now if anyone told me then that a solution will come, I would have taken it so hard to believe but with encouragement from the right people, I chose to hold on to God once more. And I don't even know how it happened but he just did it. He made sure I didn't make any decisions that I will regret in the future. He came through and he will always come through .
One thing you need to know is that God can never want bad for you. No matter the sin you've commited, don't ever think you're more than condemned to go to him. He loves you too much to let you suffer alone.
Whatever you are going through he's aware of it and just know it's for a good reason and he will be with you through it all and at the end you will be happy that you trusted him and didn't give up and of course when that happens don't forget to thank him)
He's the only way you can overcome the troubles of life, not people because he's the one that brings those people to help you. So say to yourself all the time, "I'm not alone and I'm not weak. I can do it and I will conquer."
Friday, January 18, 2019
FRIENDS
People say friends come and go but the truth is true friends don't come and go, they stay and build you up. This LIFE, I've met a lot of people, learnt from those people and experienced so many impacts and they've all taught me a lesson one way or the other. Whether they were bad friends or good friends. You have to give people a chance to show you who they really are before you conclude things with them. Human beings grow and during that growth, they go through so many things and encounter so many things but it is left for them to choose what path they want to follow and what experience they want an impact from. For me, I think making friends is the hardest decision for me than choosing shoes...lol*...Well I feel one day if obstacles come in life and you no longer have the closeness that used to be there, then everything becomes ruined; you can't have that same relationship that was there before and things get awkward from there. I get scared of loosing my true friends. I'm not the type to easily accommodate people into my life because I love a private life more than anything and I hate discomfort in my life so I hardly associate with people so I won't have to stress about people's businesses but when I let people into my life, I try hard to keep the relationship because I see it as a precious one to be able to have someone I can call a friend and it scares me to loose such relationship because I end up regretting why I let them in initially. But when things are not working out between us, I don't stress it or force it because it could be God's plan.
And also in this life of friendship, I can say that prayer helps a lot!!! I can say proudly that there's no friend I have now that I'm not happy to have. I don't make new decisions in my life without involving God of course, even the smallest decisions. And I'm happy with the people he has brought into my life and the people he has taken out. I tell myself all the time that every person God brings to you has a role they're playing in your life that they don't even know of. It might be to teach you a particular lesson or to show you that you are deviating from your goal and they're always there to perform their role and if they have no relevance any more, he takes them out of your life. That's why you see that some people aren't with you anymore, it's probably because they've served their role. Life is all about wisdom..you have to see things as a wise man unless you end up as a waste with no life gain.
And also in this life of friendship, I can say that prayer helps a lot!!! I can say proudly that there's no friend I have now that I'm not happy to have. I don't make new decisions in my life without involving God of course, even the smallest decisions. And I'm happy with the people he has brought into my life and the people he has taken out. I tell myself all the time that every person God brings to you has a role they're playing in your life that they don't even know of. It might be to teach you a particular lesson or to show you that you are deviating from your goal and they're always there to perform their role and if they have no relevance any more, he takes them out of your life. That's why you see that some people aren't with you anymore, it's probably because they've served their role. Life is all about wisdom..you have to see things as a wise man unless you end up as a waste with no life gain.
POWER OF A WOMAN
A message to all girls,ladies and women out there.
WHO YOU ARE
You are beautiful
You are smart
You are funny
You are kind
You are unique
You are WORTHY OF LOVE AND AFFECTION
You are never too much
You are ALWAYS ENOUGH
You are precious
You are a diamond,a rose,a pearl
The most stunning of GOD'S CREATION
You are worth more than you could imagine. Worth more than the numbers on the scale
Or the hair product you use
Or the shoes you wear
More than how many girls wish they were you or how many boys wish they had you
More than the price tags on your clothes or even the number of followers you have on twitter,Facebook or instagram
Your worth surpasses all earthly things because in the eyes of God,
YOU ARE LOVED
And you are worth dying for
Regardless of who you think you are
Whether you are a model on a magazine
Whether you are on the hot list or the not list
Whether you're miss popular or you've never had anyone you can call a friend
Whether you love yourself and love your life
Or you can't stand to look at the mirror and you feel as if everything in your life is falling apart
Whether you are a winner or you feel like you are the world's biggest failure
Regardless of who you think you are, the reality is that YOU DESERVE SOMEONE who would GIVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU
Because you are POWERFUL and STRONG and CAPABLE
Read about the women in the bible:
ESTHER,RUTH,MARTHA,MARY,DEBORAH. These women changed their world forever and each and every woman is the one with that same power and that strength and that same world changing capability.
THIS IS WHO YOU ARE!!!!
And any voices in your head trying to tell you differently, this is what you say"No Satan!! Not me. I am the daughter of the living GOD,cherished,loved and adored above all things by the creator of all things for the glory of all things,greater than all things. I AM AWESOME!!!
And please DON'T YOU FORGET THAT.
WHO YOU ARE
You are beautiful
You are smart
You are funny
You are kind
You are unique
You are WORTHY OF LOVE AND AFFECTION
You are never too much
You are ALWAYS ENOUGH
You are precious
You are a diamond,a rose,a pearl
The most stunning of GOD'S CREATION
You are worth more than you could imagine. Worth more than the numbers on the scale
Or the hair product you use
Or the shoes you wear
More than how many girls wish they were you or how many boys wish they had you
More than the price tags on your clothes or even the number of followers you have on twitter,Facebook or instagram
Your worth surpasses all earthly things because in the eyes of God,
YOU ARE LOVED
And you are worth dying for
Regardless of who you think you are
Whether you are a model on a magazine
Whether you are on the hot list or the not list
Whether you're miss popular or you've never had anyone you can call a friend
Whether you love yourself and love your life
Or you can't stand to look at the mirror and you feel as if everything in your life is falling apart
Whether you are a winner or you feel like you are the world's biggest failure
Regardless of who you think you are, the reality is that YOU DESERVE SOMEONE who would GIVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU
Because you are POWERFUL and STRONG and CAPABLE
Read about the women in the bible:
ESTHER,RUTH,MARTHA,MARY,DEBORAH. These women changed their world forever and each and every woman is the one with that same power and that strength and that same world changing capability.
THIS IS WHO YOU ARE!!!!
And any voices in your head trying to tell you differently, this is what you say"No Satan!! Not me. I am the daughter of the living GOD,cherished,loved and adored above all things by the creator of all things for the glory of all things,greater than all things. I AM AWESOME!!!
And please DON'T YOU FORGET THAT.
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