RUN YOUR OWN RACE - YOU CAN ONLY BE YOU

 I remember when I first gained admission into secondary school some years ago. Fun fact: I attended a girls only school. 

I also remember my dad branding my textbooks and notes. My uniforms were as long as what you can imagine, Pinafore flowing all the way to my ankles. And my school bag? That one always dragged itself along with me.

Needless to say, I was small, smaller than most of my peers. I also got bullied by other students because of my stature. And guess what? Now that I'm grown, I realize it wasn't exactly because of my appearance. It was because I allowed it.

My dad didn't want my books to be bullied away from me, so he took extra care, went the extra mile and branded them. Every single one of them.

My classmates teased me for a while and I usually caved. Until I was in senior school and one of them confessed that she actually loved how much my dad catered for me then. She said she admired my branded books and all, and there I was cringing and caving, getting intimidated when they teased me back then.

It's alright to be you. It's alright to carry your standards on your head. And if those standards are representations of Jesus, please carry it like your head, not even on your head.  

I was weighed down by my fears and anxieties and I who was a stellar student till the point of admission began to perform woefully in my tests and examinations, until I gained my confidence back.

See, God wants you to walk like his child, without those extra baggages weighing you down. Release them to God and learn to trust. This is when the Holy spirit becomes more real to you.

If I was busy focusing on my school work and not the jabs of my mates, my heart would not absorb those moments as my reality. You can't be idle when you're running your own race. You can't be idle when you are busy carrying out your assignments. The idle heart, it is said to be the devil's workshop. 

Inferiority complex, confusion, fears are not reflections of who God is. 

Immerse yourself in God and purpose. You are allowed to be you. 

Love,

Have a great week.❤️