Financial accounting has always been a problem for me right from when I was in high school even though I have always wanted to be an accountant. Although I made it in my high school final exams, I promised myself never to pick accounting as a course of study in the university. But how can I be a banker without studying Accounting in the university?
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This thought kept disturbing me until someone adviced I go for Economics. I was so happy because I thought that was the end of accounting for me, little did I know it was just the beginning. I gained admission to study Economics in the university and that was the beginning of another battle with accounting since it was part of our courses.
All the results of my main courses were always good back to back. My problem was just the accounting course... It was either average or bad馃挃, but I've never had a carry over in it. I had to channel all efforts to it in a bid to have a good grade and not just settling for an average score. Just because of this, I read my accounting text books back to back, so I wouldn't be having any issues with it during the exam.
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Before gaining admission into the university, I promised my self never to have a carry over and that motivated me to work towards excelling in all my courses. The accounting course wasn't supposed to be a problem, and so I was determined to work hard since the exams were fast approaching.
Fast-forward to when the results were released. I checked my result and saw 37/100馃槀馃槀. To be sincere, that was where all forms of depression came in. I couldn't fathom where the problem came from. It was certainly not from me because I know how hard I read just to pass the exam. I felt bad because I know I wrote well. We later found out that there was a problem with the marking which led to massive failure in class, and that alone made us believe that they will remark the exam. But what if they don't?
I prayed and prayed because at that moment, reading wasn't an option and I can't resit the exam. Carry over wasn't my thing. Fortunately for us, we heard that our accounting papers were going to be remarked. I was very happy about this because I know how hard I worked for this exam.... I deserve nothing less than 50.
Guess what, they remarked it and I got 28, which is even lower than the previous score. How did this happen? I knew that very moment that I was going to resit the exam...this made me so depressed. No one was giving me that hope/courage I needed except Femi who was able to calm me down. He was indeed a God sent.
I went home tired and exhausted 馃槾. I still had this feeling that the problem wasn't from me. I prayed and cried silently. That evening, I went to the church to seek the face of God. The preacher started preaching, but I felt that everything the preacher was saying that evening wasn't for me.
To my greatest surprise, out of so many persons sitted in the hall, the preacher looked at me and said that I should listen to the preaching, that my exams will be remarked manually. I guess I was the only one that could actually relate to what he was saying.
I was confused because they've already remarked it, so why would he be saying this? I kept wondering how this would be possible but again, one thing was sure, the preacher has never said anything that didn't end up happening. I just had to keep my fingers crossed.
I went for lectures the next day and after the lecture, our lecturer told us that we should come and check our results, that it has been remarked manually.
I didn't want to check the result because I thought it would be the same but then, I remembered what the preacher said and that's what gave me the strength and courage. I went to his office to check the result and behold, I scored 67. How did that happen?? I guess my God fought for me. He obviously didn't want to put me to shame.
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Why am I telling us this? I want us to know that it is never over until its over. Let go of all your worries and let God take control. Anything can happen at anytime if only we believe in Him.
We should never rule the fact that miracles still exist. Whenever we are in situations like this, depression should be the least thing on our minds. We only need to go to God in prayers and let Him do His wonders.
Thanks for reading.
