Indeed, life is full of ups and down. Life has thought me divers lessons and one of the lessons is never to give up no matter the situation. Challenges will surely come but staying through and not giving up makes us victorious in whatsoever situation we find ourselves.
The above picture is just a summary of how God came through for me when I thought all hope was lost. When I see this picture it reminds me of God's faithfulness.
This picture is so special to me that I dare not misplaced it or lost it. I snapped this picture in December 2017 when I went to check my final result as an undergraduate. Many of you might thought that what's so special in this picture. The picture is an expression of God's goodness towards me. It was indeed a moment of joy for me and my joy has no bound on this faithful day.
It all started when I gained admission into a tertiary institution in 2011, I was so excited when received my admission letter. It was indeed a joyous moment for me and my family. Few weeks after, I resumed. I was doing fine academically not until 300l when I received my second semester result. The result was something else. It was a bad result. I failed two courses. It's was so strange to me because I never failed any course right from my 100l , why 300l . I was so sad, I cried and cried. Thanks to friends and family who stood by me and encouraged me never to give up.
When it was 400l semester I ought to re-take those two courses but I couldn't because I was on industrial training and we are no permitted to write any additional course during our industrial training. So I had to wait till 500l second semester.
I studied hard and also reached out to a friend who assisted by giving me his lecture note to read. i read like I would never read again because that was my last chance.
When it was time to write the exam. I entered the exam fully prepared, only for me to check the exam questions and hardly could I answer two questions successfully out of five questions. When I got to the hostel, I started crying because that was my last chance and if I fail the course again that's automatic extra year for me.
After few months the results of the exams was released and the guy who gave me his lecture note called to inform me that the result was out. When I asked him about his result, he told me he failed those courses. At this point, I was so scared because it was his lecture note I read and also I know him to be a brilliant student.
Out of fear and anxiety, I went to check my result. When I got there "Guess what" I passed, not only did I passed I graduated with my desired CGPA. It was indeed a day of joy for me. I could not withhold my Joy, so I told a friend to snap me with my phone and the picture above was the picture I snapped on that fateful day. Indeed, it was Victory at last for me.