Against All Odds, I Was Still Standing

If you asked me why I believe in God, I probably wouldn’t start with arguments or long explanations. I’d just tell you the simple truth. There are so many of my life experiences that have proven to me that God is real and is concerned about every single thing that concerns me.

There were seasons in my life when believing would have been the easiest thing to give up. Moments when prayers just seemed like a burden, words said to heaven seemed not to be exceeding the ceiling of my house. Times when life didn’t look anything like what I had hoped or prayed for.

And sometimes seasons like that shook my faith more than I admitted, but somehow, even in those moments, I kept noticing something strange; I was still standing.

You know how we can make plans and have expectations for how we want our lives to go… I remember a time when I was trying to get admitted into school. I had my life all “planned” out. I wanted to be done with everything regarding my academics by age 24, but things weren’t falling in line the way I expected. 

I stayed home for years due to financial constraints and I was hurting so badly. I always thought that my journey was so sluggish, it looked like all my friends had gone ahead of me, even pupils I taught had graduated while I wasn’t in school yet.

By the time God told me the school to apply for, it was a school I disliked so much, and that began another phase of frustration for some months because I felt God was being unfair to me and he didn’t like to give me my heart's desires, but after some time, God helped me, and I overcame.

I got to a certain time where the Lord began to bring my attention to many things that I wouldn’t have achieved if I had gone to school at the time I planned. He made me understand this: the fact that people are in front of me does mean they’re ahead of me…. It was at this point that a lot of Scriptures began flooding my mind, like: Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.

Were there days when I was tired enough to give up? Of course!! 

Emotionally, mentally, sometimes even spiritually. Were there times when I didn’t feel strong or certain about anything in life or my future? Absolute!!! But God was always there to help and comfort me, even when no one else was there.

The thing about God is that He doesn’t always show up in loud, dramatic ways. Sometimes His presence is quiet. He comes as peace, showing up when anxiety is trying to take over, and His hope keeps returning after disappointment tries to convince you that nothing good is ahead.

When some life situations hit me, I begin to consciously remind myself and recognize them as evidence of a God who is present, even when life feels uncertain. And so, if you’re struggling to believe, I need you to understand that God is not afraid of your questions; He isn’t actually waiting for you to have faith before He cares about you.

Sometimes faith doesn’t always appear as loud confidence, and this is where we miss it, many times it comes with choosing to hope again when life has given you various reasons not to, choosing to pray and trust God again, and also living in the consciousness that your story isn’t finished yet.

So if you asked me why I believe, my answer would be simple.

I believe because through every season – the good ones and the hard ones, God has always shown up in unimaginable ways. I can go on and on with testimonies on how God has shown that He’s concerned about me, down to the tiniest details.

When I say He shows up, I don’t mean that it’ll be in the ways we expect. Remember that His ways are not our ways at all, and His thoughts aren’t our thoughts. 

And it’s happenings like this that have given me reasons to keep believing and trusting God, against all odds. I trust Him when the way seems blurry because I’ve had encounters that have proven to me over and again that God cares and His presence is with me every step of the way, and so He is with you too. All you need is to be conscious of Him and believe that every single one of His words is truth and life.

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