I HAVE AN ITCH

Wait... Don't scratch it!

Itches are sweeter when itched, right?

When mosquitoes bite you and that little bump appears, don’t you just want to have at it? Most times, we’d look for the sharpest thing around, ignoring every bit of hygiene knowledge we have, just to feel better.

That itch that feels so good, it’s almost a crime not to scratch.

Well, I’ve had a boil on my lower right eye for some days now. It’s quite familiar. I’ve had it more than twice this year. And honestly, I know it might be my fault 😭. Because an itch comes, I use my hand to scratch it, and well… my hands aren’t always clean.

Boom! a boil appears. It’s such an inconvenience, but it always goes away after a few days.

So why is this one different?

At some point, a boil begins to fill with pus that comes out frequently. Mine started last night. It was frustrating; I kept cleaning and cleaning, but it kept coming back. I slept and woke up to find my eyelids practically glued together by it.

I know, it’s very detailed, just stay with me 😅.

Then the itching began. It felt like the accumulated itch of five months! I wanted to use my hand so badly, but I remembered, that’s how the boil came in the first place.

So, sighing in frustration, I held my right eye shut and tried to ignore it. It wasn’t easy, but I had to. The boil was beginning to heal, and scratching it now would only make things worse. When I finally opened my eye, relieved, the itch came back again.

I just thought; oga, did they send you?

As I pressed my eyelid shut again, trying to hold out, something hit me.

Sometimes, the inconveniences we face can be waited out with grit and determination. But we don’t like the sound or feel of that. So, we scratch the itch.

We give in.

We throw in the towel.

We choose momentary comfort over long-term healing.

But what if we held out just once? What if we stayed strong and looked the itch in the eye and said, “No. I won’t scratch. I’ll be fine”? Maybe we’d surprise ourselves with how much we can actually endure. Maybe we’d build perseverance, and the stamina to face future “itches” with calm confidence.

I didn’t scratch this one, and I’m fine. By daybreak, I know the boil will almost be gone.

Now, I have courage to face other “itches,” knowing this lesson firsthand.

My dearest reader ❤️

Don’t let the satisfaction of itching one itch stop you from healing from the itch altogether.

Don’t let the inconvenience of today deny you the convenience of tomorrow.

Tomorrow might not come immediately, but every time you hold out, you build yourself to handle uncomfortable situations better and that in itself is a reward.

It’s 1:44 a.m., and I’m looking forward to ignoring the day’s itches.

You can too 💪🏽

Whenever you read this, I’m rooting for you.

Don’t scratch that itch.

Romans 8:18

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

💜 Que ta journée soit merveilleuse

💜 May your day be wonderful