HIS PROMISE!

 

    A month ago, I was able to receive the much-awaited diploma, after years of waiting.

    Sleepless nights confused and troubled heart has been going through in the past months.

    It is true that when you are in pain, you gain more confidence to do the things you need to focus on.

It all started a year ago when I was disappointed in a certain group of people. Sometimes when you treat them like a family, they will not respond as you expected. And the heartache became the motivation to pursue the last requirement I need to do, which is a thesis paper.

I focused my attention on the paper. After almost 10^th attempts to revise of paper for the proposal, God listened. I have just surrendered my paper in His name. I was able to have my proposal last December 2021. It was the best Christmas gift ever. However, challenges happened to the family, which destructed my attention. Despite this, He sustains and gives strength to overcome. I was able to submit the revised paper.

While preparing for the final paper, I was challenged and oppressed at the same time. My personal timeline is no longer aligned. I have just held on to God’s given talent, treasure, and strength. Hold and behold I was able to submit my final manuscript to the college and scheduled my final defense 2 weeks after.

Over that weekend, before the final defense, He allowed me to be with nature, be with friends, relax, and enjoy the moment. When I realized that I am not aligned with my timeline, the Lord did his way in aligning it according to His will.

On the day of the final defense, I have with me my prayer warriors who supported me since the beginning. After the defense, there were challenges again. There were major revisions that needed to be addressed, with a little time. The challenge at the beginning of almost 10 attempts of revisions for the proposal became my stand for the revision, ika nga “nasanay na”. During those times, I need to attend to my obligations at work and need to do the revisions at the same time. Sleepless nights indeed. After all, I was able to submit the paper on time with the help and guidance also of my adviser.

After the challenges, I was enlisted as a graduating student for the academic year 2021-2022. It was a long journey after all, but He never fail to fulfill His promises. I was able to give pride and honor to my parents. They were able to experience attending a graduation ceremony in PICC. The title is always a wonderful gift for the people who loved us the most, and they are our dear beloved parents.

After fulfilling His delayed promises, He never stops in giving me the next gift. He gave me another job wherein I could share my experiences in the nursing industry. A dream come true is in my hand.

    Now, I am a full-time staff nurse and a part-time Clinical Instructor.

    Remember failures, feeling down and broken is His way of building us to be stronger.

    He never fails, He never delays, and He is always on time. Just trust the process.