MODE OF REFLECTION

There is no specific time for me to appreciate and be grateful for the life I have, and am living like now. Even though I haven't achieved everything I want to achieve in life yet, I still sincerely appreciate what I have now as I hope to continue growing, and breakthrough the barriers that seem like they are going to hold me back. It hasn't been easy but God's faithfulness has been sufficient.

There are so many people that have graduated from good and prestigious universities around the country with better grades than myself, but still haven't gotten a job, and they are living on a hand to mouth basis, and there are some that have learnt one or two skills before going to school or even after graduating from school, and they are living a honest and modest life surviving on the skills they learnt back then. Fate and destiny have a big role to play in our lives regardless of how well we think we have control over it.

Yesterday evening after I came back from work, I decided to rest and relax because I was extremely tired from the days work. Seated on my couch and scrolling through my phone thinking of what to do, I got a call from a friend, I picked and we spoke for awhile about how difficult it has been for him to get a job since he graduated from the university. I understood his predicament and tried to advice him to be patient but not relent at all, instead he should look for something and start doing before any job comes around for him.

After the phone call, I looked at myself and thought "boy, the grace of the Lord is with you", and this thought stems from the fact that even though something seems impossible and it ends up giving me sleepless nights and worry, sooner or later it tend to work out one way or the other. Graduating from the university almost seems impossible due to financial constraints at some point, but I scaled through it. Before passing out from the NYSC program, I couldn't sleep well due to tension and worry of not getting a job to do after service, but after 3 month's I got a job.

Today, am happy because I can provide for my family and siblings whenever the need arises and even though am not where I want to be yet in terms of financial freedom, I believe and trust God that I will reach there definitely and sooner than ever. Am not a lazy type because I hate being idle, so aside from my job, I still have some side hustle that pays me base on the skills I learn, as I offer services to people in demand of it.

I reflected on myself and how things have been going for me and the perfect word to describe everything is "God's Grace".