I completed my secondary education in 2006 and I had high hopes of getting into a Higher Institution but three years later, I was still at home after several attempts at entrance examinations. At a point, my parents were no longer willing to give me any more money for examinations. This was a very trying and challenging time for me. It became so unbearable that I decided I was not going to further my education anymore but I did not also know what I was going to do with my life. What helped me was the topic treated in the Teen Church then, “Overcoming The Blues/Depression.” That talk made me understand that depression is a heart injury, which only God can heal.
On a particular Thursday service, Pastor Christopher preached on, “Reaching For A Higher Standard.” Through that message, I also learnt how to apply God's principles in my situation since I could not open up to any teacher in the Teen Church because I felt embarrassed to talk about it. During this time, a Guest Minister to church sang a song that said, “If we fail and refuse to try again, we will become failures but if we try again, we would no longer be failures.” That changed my thinking completely.
In 2009, I took a step of faith and enrolled for the entrance examination again believing that this time would be different. I also had to believe God for a sponsor through school. God came through as my elder sister offered to be my sponsor once I gained admission. She encouraged me and made me understand that I could do all things through Christ. Two weeks to the examination, I was finally able to talk with Pastor Christopher and explained to him everything concerning my admission. He prayed with me and reassured me of God's promises for me. He asked me to keep confessing God's Word as I prepared for the examination.
On the examination day, I got a text message from my sister and her baby wishing me the best, and to the glory of God, that examination was my best. It was a success!
When the results were released there were some discrepancies and one of the Admission Officers encouraged me to be very prayerful because of the course and University options I had made. So apart from praying, I listened to different messages by Pastor Charles and Pastor Nkechi, “The Waves Of Favour”, “No Fear Here”, “On The Road To Resurrection”, among others. I learnt three things I needed to know: First, I realized that I had nothing to prove, then I learnt to respect the power and potency of my words, and thirdly, I learnt that my help comes from Heaven.
I kept my expectations for positive news very high and finally, the Admission Officer called and told me that I had been offered admission to study Marketing, which was what I really wanted to study. I thank God for sending me a helper from heaven.
I want to use this opportunity to appreciate my Pastors whose words kept and saw me through.