@cessadelove1 I love how NLT puts it;
I will be your God throughout your lifetime—until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.”
Thank you Lord for reassuring me that I'm not alone, Blessed be your name Father❤️
I pray I marry into a family filled with love. It’s so important to me to have loving in-laws, I want to marry into a family where I feel like they are my second parents and siblings.
If you've ever wondered why you wake up with a blocked nose and catarrh every time you sleep with the AC on, it's likely not the cold.
There might be mold and dust growing inside that AC unit because the internal parts are damp. You're basically breathing in germs all night.
Let me tell you the truth about Japa that nobody posts on Instagram or X.
Your friend in Canada working two jobs? They cried in their car last Tuesday. But the next day, they posted a photo with Tim Hortons coffee smiling.
This is the reality.
Abroad is not what TikTok shows you. It's waking up at 4am to shovel snow before your shift. It's eating the same rice and stew for 3 weeks because groceries are expensive. It's being lonely in a room full of strangers who don't understand your accent.
The pressure? From home: "You don reach, send money." From yourself: "I can't fail. I left everything." From society: "You must look successful." So they post the wins. Hide the pain. And keep pushing.
I'm not saying don't Japa. I'm saying understand what you're signing up for. It's not a vacation. It's a reset. You're trading one type of hard for another type of hard.
The ones who survive abroad are not the most talented. They're the most adaptable. The ones who can eat humble pie. Who can start from the bottom without their ego killing them.
Before you judge your friend who went abroad and "changed," ask yourself: Have you ever had to rebuild your entire identity in a place where nobody knows your name? It changes you. Sometimes for better. Sometimes just different.
If you're abroad right now and struggling, hear this: You're not failing. You're adjusting. The discomfort you feel is growth in disguise. One day, you'll look back and be grateful you didn't give up.
If you are doing activism in a country like Nigeria, your hands have to be totally clean.
If you need money to eat, ask people for support. They will come through. People are secretly supporting you.
However, do not ever compromise or steal money. It rubbishes all you’ve been doing.