It’s never a good idea to compare your life to
someone else’s or what they’ve got going on. See, I recognize that I serve a
“suddenly” God. Just because it took someone else this or that amount of time
to get where they are, be with who they’re with, or accomplish what they’ve
done, doesn’t mean it’ll take the same amount of time for me. And this is true
for us all. I can remember being frustrated during different seasons of my life
when my self-imposed “timelines” weren’t flowing as I hoped. I’d map out all these
different plans for myself and ask God to bless them, instead of praying
first and then getting some direction. Psalm 46:10 reads, “Be still, and know
that I am God.” I used to think that standing still was unproductive. I felt if I wasn’t constantly moving, things wouldn’t happen, until I finally slowed down and stood still. Since I’ve
gotten into the posture of doing this, I’ve watched as God put things together
in a way that required nothing of me except the obedience of stillness. When I
did this, he spoke clearly to me. The clarity that came with stillness was
amazing. Suddenly, a series of incredible blessings started coming my way, in
ways that blew my mind. While things like success, relationships, and
accomplishments don’t usually happen overnight, I’m recognizing that a lot of
what I thought would take awhile, won’t, with a “suddenly” God behind the
scenes. God orchestrates things in such a way that our human minds will never be able to figure out. He does
things on an entirely different level that always reminds me, he’s in charge. I
love that I serve a “suddenly” God. He‘s dope.
Ghosting: the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication. I’ve been ghosted by every guy I’ve met within the past two years. About six to be exact. · The first guy pursued me and then got shady whenever I asked him about what he did for a living and where he lived. When he started dodging and avoiding questions, wouldn’t initiate dates, and slowly stopped keeping in touch with me altogether, eventually, all communication ceased. · The second guy was someone I met through a family member. He was super cool, very smart, handsome, and funny, but didn’t want to be in a relationship and acted like he didn’t want to be seen with me publicly. When we had plans to meet for an outing, he didn’t show up, and then texted me about a week later with an apology. We chilled at my place a few times, had a few phone conversations, and exchanged occasional texts, but eventually he stopped responding to me