Chronicle Of Hope -9

Yesterday someone dropped a comment in the Chronicles of hope 8 asking what kind of Miracle that was and they thought it only covered happy stories love.....Chronicles of hope covers all stories that ended well,the narrators begin with what they went thru and how God saw them through....Must all narratives always be love stories?

Today's narrative is a lesson learnt.hope renewed if you are feeling hopeless....

HOPE NUMBER ONE.

HOLDING ON DESPITE THE DARK CLOUDS.

Stella, I want to encourage single and struggling people especially ladies this season. I am a young lady in my mid twenties working and schooling overseas.

Stella,honestly when I see people venting or ranting I just keep quite because I know better.i know that the hand with which we receive is the hand of thanksgiving.if you are a constant complainer and are not thankful for the little things you have like the air you breathe then how can you ask God for more? But he is merciful and kind too.

I lost my dad when I was a child and we were too many mouths to feed for a single struggling mother like mine. We struggled through school for fees and books.to God be the Glory we are all doing well now.stella God can turn people's stories from Grass to Grace if they can trust him. There were days we did not have 50 Naira in the house, we never ever celebrated birthdays sef ,we had rich relatives but not much help from them.stella my mum is the best in this world.she has her perks and issues but she worked her life out for us to have the best education.

I finished uni at age 21 and started working immediately, I was well educated and spoke fluently but I had to start from somewhere so I got a 25k a month job and was squatting with a friend on the outskirts of town.she in turn was mean and envious of me and after two months I had to move to face me I face you apartment on another outskirt.this was me who had wealthy relatives in town and toasters who wanted to impress me with money.even in my poverty I never slept with any man for money so I wasn't impressed.

I always felt bad and still do when men try to help me and demand for sex from me.i was working morning till night in my employers place and God favoured me.all the customers liked me and felt I was smart.i used to get crazy tips and started sending money home.stella I worked and was so dedicated to a mean employer but u stayed.i couldn't just sit at home doing nothing.i used to cry to bed at night because of stress on my young frail body.envy from my petty colleagues and my Oga got me arrested over a false accusation but released me after 2 hours and apologized.

I nearly died of pains and I couldn't tell anyone because I didnt want to be a burden but I held on and wouldn't let the enemy have the best of me.there were days I would beg God to just take my life if that's how wretched he wanted me to be.my entire family was struggling and my siblings were in school.God sent a customer who saw me at work and decided their international organization needed someone like me.Stella that's how as a Corper I started earning foreign currency. Within months I was flying on official trips everywhere.i became an outstanding employee and a reference point for management. Has it been challenging? yes but God has kept me, he has given me beauty for ashes. 

He has blessed me and my family beyond our imagination. We don't lack anything now. I dated a few guys who were just looking to play with me and not settle down for anything and I decided to be celibate and wait for God's man for me.iThe last Valentine,i felt sad for not having a man but God who brought me this far will provide every other thing I need in my life.i am successful,intelligent and single but I won't settle for less than God's best because I see married men who want to sleep with me and buy me all sorts and it baffles me.like is it not the same hole? Why not be content and happy in ur marriage?why look for small girls to destroy their lives.i have made my fa

ir share of mistakes but I learn each day and try to please God.

God's way and route is often hard sometimes but when you wait and work hard and hold on to God he will pull through for you.he is the only one who can give you blessings , make you rich ,give you health and add no sorrows. Sometimes you need to leave your comfort zone, start small(I used to sell gifts and hampers in Uni oooh),God rewards the labour of your hands if you trust him to.

If you are going through a tough time or are a single parent,don't lose hope, God will pull through for you.human beings can only help you to an extent but when God lifts you up, he will sustain you.you don't need any human to validate God's gift in your life, people may judge you, pull you down but guess what.when God is behind you, the sky is your starting point and every insult will be cancelled by your result.I may not be where I want to be but I am surely a far cry from where I used to be. 

 I have adopted an attitude of thanking God for what he's done, what he's doing and what he's gonna do.

Stella you will hear more good news from me soon.i am too sure of that.

Wow..what was it that endeared the customer to you that you were offered  a job?were you told?