Wednesday, December 29, 2010

*Reflections* --> Following God's Will For Your Life

"We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can, namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us."
~St. Teresa of Avila

Hey y'all!

As we are approaching the end of another year, many of us can say that we have had some high points and some low points. There have been trials and tribulations as well as moments of joy. If you are questioning whether you had any moments of joy, remember this: You are reading this post, that means that God woke you up this morning and for that you should be thankful and joyful :)

I for one am thankful for the fact that I graduated from the University of Michigan...low g.p.a. and all! That was nothing but God! I am thankful for having a roof over my head, despite the fact that I am struggling financially...again, nothing but God!

As this year comes to a close, and the City Year corps year drawing near the halfway mark, I became stressed about plans for next year. I started frantically researching graduate schools and checking requirements for admission. I had everything planned out...grad school for non-profit management, then a nice career in the non-profit industry. Afterwards, I would cry a little realizing that I don't have the "credentials" to gain admission to some of these schools that I am interested in.

After a very powerful sermon that I heard at church, I realized that this life is not mine. God has a will for my life. Here I was planning out my whole life...down to the amount of children that I wanted...and packaging the whole thing up and asking God to co-sign for me. It doesn't work like that...

I was reading my study bible and here was an insert that they placed in there to give people more insight:

"Jesus said anyone who wants to follow him must 'deny himself and take up his cross' (Mark 8:34). The cross meant suffering and death for Jesus. Does that mean that you'll suffer too?

The cross is more than a place where Jesus died. It is a symbol of our salvation and a symbol of God's will. The cross was God's will for Jesus. But your cross, God's will for your life, is different. What is Jesus telling you?
  • Deny yourself. Choose what God wants, not what you want.
  • Take up your cross. Do God's will each day.
  • Keep on following Jesus.
Following Jesus will make a difference. The old you will be left behind, and you will become a new and beautiful person in Jesus."

After reading that passage, I have decided to leave my life to God. I will follow His will, even if that means that I will have to scrap that whole lifestyle I envisioned for myself. The way I see it, if Jesus knew no sin, and was completely righteous and my righteousness is the equivalent of filthy rags AND I am still seen as righteous through the blood of Jesus, what right do I have to deny God my life?! Absolutely none! He sacrificed His son for a wretch and a sinner like me! What an awesome and amazing God!

I will wait on the Lord and follow his will and I will put my desires on the back burner. I know that God has got sooo much in store for me, that if I follow his will, he will pour down so many blessings on me!
He will do the same for you as well as long as you have FAITH and SURRENDER yourself to him!

With love,
nNb :)

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Natural Hair Style Guide for Winter


Hey curlies!

Merry Christmas to everyone! Hopefully you all get to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones :) As I was searching for a cute Christmas hairstyle on my favorite blog CurlyNikki, I came across a post called the Natural Hair Style Guide for Winter. It has a list of all hairstyles as well as links to pictures of them and tutorials. If you're trying to find a nice divalicious style for the holidays, this post is a great place to start!


Enjoy peeps!
nNb :)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Michelle Udeli (@natNaijaBeauty) has shared a Tweet with you:

"LovingYourHair: In life, there will always be resistance as you ascend upward. Your goal is to love unconditionally and let people find their way."
--http://twitter.com/LovingYourHair/status/14592689152458752
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Moisturizing Your Tresses!

Hey y'all!

Got another natural hair tidbit for ya. I obtained this from from one of my favorite natural hair blog CurlyNikki. Here's a link to the post I saw:

http://www.curlynikki.com/2010/12/keeping-natural-hair-moisturized.html

Enjoy and stay blessed!
nNb :)
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