Accept. Let It Hurt. Respect Yourself And Walk Away.

Accept. Let it hurt. Respect yourself and walk away.

Don't call. If you are the one who is calling always.

Don't understand. If you are the one making all the efforts.

Don't bend. If you are the only one who wants to make it work.

Don't meet. If you are the one always asking to meet.

I no longer...

I no longer compare my achievements to others; I follow my own direction.

I no longer blame others for my misery. I focus on what I can work on.

I no longer regret, I learn.

I no longer dwell on the impossible. I appreciate what I can and move on.

— Jerico Silvers

#MariaClaraAtIbarra takeaways:

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞. It takes a lot of bravery to confess your feeling to someone. It takes courage to take the risk and accept the consequence — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟’𝐬.

Thus, we admire those men whose intentions are pure, someone who will never lead a woman to confusion but to clarity with consistency.

Dear woman, keep this in your mind that 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲. Regardless of the consequence, they’re not afraid to show how worthy you are to be valued and be pursued. Wait & pray for that man.

Secondly, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 & 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. When a man confesses, it is not the woman’s obligation to reply as fast as she can. Learn to lead your emotions so that your emotions won’t lead you.

Never make a decision when your emotions are high. Normalize consulting God in every decision you’ll make so that you can 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Lastly, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧 & 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭. Everything must always be in process. You don’t need to rush things. Blessing comes to those who wait patiently on God’s go signal; and these signals might be “yes”, “no” or “wait”.

Things may or may not go in your plan, but know that God’s plan is always for your best and we must never question it. Cliche to say, but 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. Above all, in all seasons — be it in friendship, courtship, relationship, and marriage, let God be the Author. 𝐇𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐲.

Here’s the lesson: In a world full of unlabeled relationship, 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. If a man has real intentions for you, he will court you, he will pursue you at God’s timing and not on his own pacing.