Hello old friends, new followers and fellow bloggers-
So I was reading the Skimm, which is by the way is AMAZEBALLS… anyways, I was reading my daily dose of brief and concise news when I saw a line stating that it was cuffing season. I was like, “what the heck is that?” If you guys do not know what I am talking about, “cuffing season” is what most people call Fall because it is the time people hook up, get into relationships so that they can survive the cold weather with a snuggle buddy. No lie, this is like a common practice. I’ve seen more relationship posts, complaints of singleness and “ride or die” memes in the last 3 weeks than I have in a long time… I even found myself thinking about my relationship status and then was like, “Girl, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER!” I’m too much of a BOSS to sulk about not having a “man” in my life.
Can you imagine a grown woman giving herself a pep talk, with full dialogue? Jesus take the wheel, but sometimes you have to encourage your own self in the Lord. So my lovely family and friends, I bet there are some of you out there questioning God, like “When is it going to be my turn?” Trust me friends, I bet that is one question God hears a lot. I can imagine the Father in heaven anticipating those words throughout the day. I know I’ve been guilty of uttering those words, “When am I going to meet my one and only?” Friends, I even tried to make people fit that description in my life. It never goes well, you cannot make someone fit into a God-ordained position not created for them. And I’m worried that some of you, caught in the hype of this relationship focused season , are gonna find yourselves cuffing with the wrong person- creating soul ties with those who mean you no good. You can’t force someone to love you, and you can’t force someone to step up and be who you need in a partner. Wait on God. Yeah, yeah I know those words are super cliche and that sometimes these are the words that cause anger to build quickly- but, please I beg you : Wait on Him!
Trust me, when you wait on God – things work out better! When you try to do it yourself, things go wrong quickly and painfully. I saw a meme on Insta the other day that made me laugh so hard. It was a side by side of Beyonce in her VMA dress and another dude in a dress that was a hot mess trying to match Yonce’s slay with the caption “When you wait on God and when you try to do it yourself.” I laughed so hard, it was so funny because that was one of the most accurate memes I’d seen in a while. When we try to do things ourselves, we mess ourselves all the way up- but when we wait on God, He gives us the best and make His promises reflect beauty in our lives. I’m not cuffed to anyone and to tell you the truth I don’t want to be. I rather freely love than be bound and hooked to the wrong person. I want to journey life with someone and not have to worry about them being faithful, or worry about them respecting me as an individual. I don’t want to compete for their attention or try to make them care about me deeply. I’ve been there, I’ve done that. I’ve played the game and I lost miserably, because I operated out of myself and I did not wait on God. So I know first hand from experience, it is better to wait on God than to try to create things for yourself. Wait on Him!!!
Ladies, watch who you cuff with and be careful who you choose to be your snuggle buddy! Like my momma/grandma use to say, “If you lay down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas…” *sips tea* Be careful, darlings, be careful because you only need to give your heart to the wrong person one time, and it can mess you up for a long time. So from one sister to another, watch and pray less you fall into temptation….
Anyways, love yourself. Be confident. Be content. Stay at ease. Your time will come soon and when it does you’ll forget these moments you felt alone. I love you guys so much and I’m praying for y’all. We’re going to get through this together!!!! 🙂
Until next time,
Simone
BTWs: Start a hobby, get involved in your community, go out and have fun. Boaz is not in your house, he’s out and about – go to the grocery store, you may meet him there. lol. Love y’all ❤
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