The moment I realized God´s faithfulness in my life, I have never stopped thanking God. Anticipating for this day to come and here comes another journey for a girl that was born into the world Twenty-Eight years ago. One of my happiest moments was the day I cried to this world, thanking the vehicle who drove me to this earth. My parent never saw the future and how it looked, but they nurtured me up to this stage in life.
Whining back to my infant stage, I would have been dead. I heard the story of my life, how my family members were always scared of me, not to talk of carrying me. They saw how ugly I was and assumed many things. They called me names I could have committed suicide for if I was able to understand them then. Just because I was always fainting, they thought I am a spirit child who would soon return back to where I came from. They tagged me names but where am I today? God´s presence has always been with me.
Every January 14, I am always happy because it signifies another journey in my life. Just as the day reveals itself, I am getting older and awaits the goodness of God in my life. Many have gone, but here I am enjoying His mercy. Anytime I think about my past and where I have been to, I should have been dead through different accidents but God decided to spare my life till today and beyond this which I am hopeful for.
Never in my life have I downgraded God´s existence in my life. Whenever I hear of death, my heart skips, thinking what if it is my end? Where am I heading to? What would be my fate be, enjoying this life in my little way but losing eternity. Sometimes, I conclude it is by God´s grace I am not consumed. 28 years of existence isn´t easy. Should I talk about sickness? Should I talk about days I have cried because I don´t have anything? Should I talk about each day I live without a mother figure in my life? But with all these, I am more than blessed to have God in my life. I don´t have a mother, but God has been a mother to me even right from when I was born. I have a father and I have enjoyed fatherly role for many years and when he couldn´t continue, God didn´t stop filling in the gap till today.
The woman I am becoming every day, week, month and year is enough to appreciate God´s goodness in my life. I sleep, thinking about my life. I wake up with the same thing but I never get worried because God is always by my side. Everyday of my life, I am radiated with beautiful smile and happiness. I have always been positive just because I don´t want to get worried thinking there is no hope for me whereas, there is.
Yielding to life´s tussle, I have become strong with nothing to bend me over. Waking up to life´s struggle and making sure I try my best not to give up on my dreams and goals in life. Meeting different platforms that has changed me today. Ever since I joined this platform 10 months ago, I have benefited a lot.
Everything I have gotten today has been through God. I can never be ungrateful to Him for the numerous benefits I have enjoyed from Him.
In fact, I am not afraid of the journey ahead of me because I believe I can scale through. What I have experienced in the past has been a lesson I have learnt that what the present would bring, cannot be tough for me. No, it won´t because one thing I am assured of is that there is no problem without a solution and I have never seen a problem that is permanent, it is temporary.
Going into this journey, I have called God to be with me at exactly 12am and I have committed the journey into His hand. I need Him more in this journey because I know it won´t be easy, but with Him in the boat, I do not have to be afraid.
Having said all these, I am wishing myself another beautiful journey ahead of me. I have started receiving gifts, epistles from people.
Then, I am looking forward to how the day would be because I have already planned the day, taking myself out with few friends to celebrate with me on this day. More photos dropping later.
Thank you for taking your time reading this heartfelt article. God bless you.
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