Topic: SURVIVING THE STORM

Guest: BLESSING EWA

In the year 2022, I had so many experiences that I was able to learn from, but I will share with you one experience that I had in 2022 that I learned so much from and that helped shape my mentality towards life. One of which was my leaving a job. So I had to move to Abuja. So I left the job that I was working in Nasarawa hoping that when I get to Abuja with all my skills and expertise, I should be able to get a job in Abuja as soon as possible, say one month. So I was very highly confident. And the thing is, before leaving for Abuja, I just did not make that decision. I even had to ask the Holy Spirit if it was okay to move or if it was the right time to move; I knew that my time at the previous work place was done and it was time to move on to the next level of my life. So I had spoken to the Holy Spirit, and I told him to give me a sign for me to move on. If you give me a sign and it says "green," then I will go. And then you give me a positive sign from three of them that it was evidence enough that I should move on. So I actually resigned; I dropped my resignation.

I then left for Abuja; I had a place to stay with an uncle of mine, so I was hoping that as soon as possible, I should be able to get a job with my years of experience. As you know, I try to engage myself in as much community service as possible. So what is my greatest shock for 2022? For the first seven months, I had nothing to do. I'm the first child in my family, and I have responsibilities. So whenever I make money, I don't just make it for myself. I make money thinking of my family too. So that's how, as you know, I live my life. So it got to a point where it dawned on me that I did not have a job. I have tried several applications. I have spoken to people; I have even had you reach out to people one-on-one, asking if there are opportunities in the organization so that I can work; was there nothing at all? It appeared that I was experiencing a setback and should not proceed, and I knew that at that time, people desperately needed my assistance and I was unable to provide it. That's how bad it felt; it brought me to a very deep period of depression. I was going in and out of depression because I couldn't stop thinking about how much more I wanted to help my family, and, you know, the one thing I've told myself in life, knowing where I'm coming from, is to never stay out of a job. So, no matter how little I get paid, I make sure that at the end of the month, I always get paid something. Because I know how much we suffered when we were quite young. I started working very early, even before I started university, because I didn't want to suffer all of that anymore. But at this particular point in time, the questions I've been asking myself were:..

Because I believe that if I am to celebrate the glory of manifesting the glory of God, I cannot manifest his glory without the story. So, the story must come from somewhere for it to show that this is actually the glory of God. So who knows? Maybe you are chosen to manifest the glory of God in the future.

So you must come with the story. If you don’t have stories like Joseph, Job, or Daniel, your products will not succeed. It would just be normal to everybody, but when you come from a place where your story is so touching that people begin to wonder, "How did you survive this?" And they begin to tell them about your faith in God. Sometimes most of these things that happens, God allows them for a reason, maybe you should think deep and see what reason that is Maybe God will also glorify his name in the near future. So I do hope this encourages somebody in 2023. I know 2023 is going to be a good year for people, but nonetheless, should you find yourself in that dark spot that did Valley Remember to keep your head above water and you find yourself surviving the storm.

Thank you very much.