Have you ever gotten a Facebook reminder that showed you a glimpse of who you used to be and made you realize how messed up you used to think and speak? No, just me? Before these reminders, I used to say things like “kids these days have no boundaries; they put everything on the internet.” Then Facebook reminders humbled me real quick and as a result, I’ve had to delete so many posts that no longer represent who I am. I was totally immature at one point in time – as are most (if not all) young people – and it was so silly of me to think that only ‘kids these days’ lack maturity.
Let’s just say I had a viral post before having the chance to ‘clean up’ some of my past social posts, then I would risk being cancelled after suddenly being propelled into the limelight. It’s as if we no longer have room to make mistakes and grow. As a result of this mentality, so many of us are afraid to speak publicly on so many things because we fear that our opinions won’t be received well.
Part of the issue is that we forget that we have planks in our eyes and can’t remove the speck out of the eyes of others until we take care of our own mess. (Matthew 7:3-5) We all fall short in one area or another so we shouldn’t take it upon ourselves to cancel somebody because they sin differently than us.
I am absolutely obsessed with this top and the way this outfit turned out. Keeping the top and bottom in the same color family creates a monochrome look that is chic yet full of life and style. The rich brown hat totally gives off fall vibes but I love the combination with the shades of orange. Do you like the mix of peach and bright orange?
Let’s be clear though: it is absolutely our responsibility to call out problematic behavior and yes, there are always consequences to our mishaps; however, calling someone out from a stance of grace and love would allow us to correct and redirect them instead of reprimanding and canceling them. On the contrary, we are so quick to cancel folks that we don’t accept apologies and still give the side eye when the person in question shows that they have done the work and have turned a new leaf.
In my opinion, it is not wise to only want to hear about grace when we need to be forgiven, but don’t feel the need to extend that same grace to others when they wrong us. After all, “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” John 8:7
H&M pants
ALICE BLUE blouse via Burlington – love this, this and this
ZARA pumps – similar here
ALDO bag – similar style available in two colors here
SHEIN sunglasses – shop all options here
ASOS hat – here
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I love the colors , blending well. Very insightful post. As a Christian woman who renews her vows everyday because I do wrong, more so, I sin. We all fall short of the glory of God. Most people are so use to correct behaviors, rather than educating, and taking to consideration, or even anylyse why one do what he or she does. I have learn the hard way to not criticize others for what they do, but instead , i uplift, hand a hand, and most importantly teaching with love, kindness, and have compassion.
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Great feedback Rebecca! None of us are worthy to cast the first stone so we must make it a habit to extend grace more often. Thanks for reading 🙂
I am loving everything about this color combo right here! The shades of orange, brown and blush with that burgundy hair color is just gorgeous 😍😍😍.
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Thanks girl 🙂 Colors just make us happy 😍
Your hair makes this outfit looks even more elegant. Great post. Thanks for the reminders.
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Thank you so much! Guess it was a good move to take out the ends of my braids. Glad you like it 😉 Thanks for reading!