LET'S STOP THE PRETENSE ABEG!!!!!!

Hello!!!!

It's been a minute, yeah? Been busy busy busy *sighs*

Missed posting on here too and while I am here though I would like to share some thing that has
been on my mind...and here it goes

I have often heard people say others only allow them see the good and not the bad part of their lives, especially on social media. This maybe true but I can’t get how people want others to add to the ugliness that is already in the world today. Besides, we all know life is....well....life *shrugs*

No one has it all rosy except by the grace of God which keeps helping one to surmount challenges as they show up. If we already know that, why then I wonder do we want to see an ugly picture or some deep secret to show that others are "real" enough.

I also sometimes wonder if people feel the same way about me. Maybe I get more ‘yinmus’ than ‘thumbs up’ when I do a post or put up picture simply because some people feel I am only putting my best qualities or attributes forward.

The truth is…that is exactly what I am doing.

YES!!!!!!

Showing off all the goodness in my life while allowing God take all the glory.

I don’t get what these other people think they know about me?

How many ‘dark secrets’ about me have been uncovered by anyone?

Why should I even affirm all that you have coloured with your judgmental eyes?

A lot of whys that I really do not want answers for…simply because I have learnt to magnify my strengths in the face of my weaknesses. I have learned to praise my Savior and seen that the more I lift Him above my struggles, temperamental weaknesses, my failings and disappointments, the more ‘goodness’ I see and am able to show forth.

Although it took me a long time to realize this, now that I have though, I am going forward and never looking back. I refuse to be bothered by other people’s myopic opinions of my truth rather I will spend my life giving glory to the One who see things that have been buried, yet loves me like I am unsoiled.

So please, get used to seeing only the best pictures, photos of celebrations, hang – outs, triumphs and accomplishments; sit back and read my posts of gratitude about love and friendship and laughter…. because for every shakara by the devil, God just keeps loading me with victories before I ask even.

So I’ll give glory to Him always through my life’s memoirs so that others may come to know and magnify Jesus Christ above all else in their lives....and I think it's perfectly OKAY if you do the same too...

*peace*

Model: Yours truly Joy Ijehon *bats eyelashes repeatedly*

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