Give it time!

Sometime in 2020, shortly before my wedding, I began battling some strange acne, when I say 'strange', I mean it literally because it came out of nowhere; I just went to bed one April night and woke up with it in the morning. 

Before this, the only time I ever had acne was a brief period in High school which was nothing out of this world for a teenager. Mine was so brief, it was as though I never battled acne as a teenager. Then here I was in my mid-twenties, with this strange growth, and a month before my wedding, you can imagine the distress I was in. 

No, it was not something I ate, or drank; my diet was the same, I was exercising just the same, I had not changed any beauty products, nor had I changed my environment( this was in the heat of covid-19 lockdown, so I'm sure).

Everyone had something to say, and a potential solution for me. People made comments about it, one very bold woman told me I would make an ugly bride if I didn't do anything about it. Lol. Some said it was a spiritual attack from people who wanted to mess with my 'big day' 😂 there was nothing I did not hear, and there was nothing I did not try. The harder I tried, the more stubborn and unyielding the acne. One more terrible thing about this strange acne was that my face was so painful to touch, that I could not even wash without wincing in pain. 

The whole thing affected my self-esteem, I did not want to be seen by anyone, and I did not want to go anywhere. People made it worse by always asking what happened/was happening to my face, and I felt frustrated.

As I tried every remedy available, the day drew nearer, I remember complaining about it to my makeup artist so many times, and she kept reassuring me that there would be no issues masking the acne. It got to a point where I just gave up on doing anything about it. 

Three years down the line, I cannot explain how I got rid of the acne. I did not do anything special or grand to rid myself of them, I just woke up one morning and realized that they had faded gradually, intact, I did not remember how much of a battle it was for me until this morning when I saw a Google reminder of a picture I took of my face when I was knee-deep in the battle😂 and I realised they're all gone now!

I've said all of these to say that, everything in life takes time. We're all currently living an answered prayer and for all those "unanswered prayers" give it time. 

Trust that God holds the blueprint for your life and that everything is working at the pace it is working for your ultimate good. 

Find rest.