Trust the process

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We go through a lot in life that we find ourselves questioning God why some things happened or why things are going the way they are. But I have come to realize that God let's some things happen for a reason and we must trust in blindly and in time we will see his master plan unfold before our eyes and I bet you many people who have gone through this process will agree with me,it was all worth it waiting on God. He let's us experience some things to shape and prepare us for the life ahead.

I remember some years back growing up in my village where farming was the main source of survival. Both parents were teachers, we were not very rich but certainly did not lack either. My family was doing ok compared to most of the other inhabitants who relied solely on their farms as their source of living. My mom was engaged in farming too and I remember my siblings and I were just teens back then. But our childhood was characterized by waking up quite early at about 5am to start the long journey to our farms that were about 15km away from home. We had to walk passing through mountains, hills and slippery paths just to get there.

Some of the worst experiences was during the rainy season when the narrow roads were very slippery and under the rain sometimes, we carried farm produce on our heads of at least 35Kg walking through steep hills, slippery paths etc. I remember falling so many times on the way before ever getting home with the load on my head. I fell one day so hard and the bag I was carrying pressed down on me before rolling away and the rain drops splashed on my face as I just lay there trying to catch my breath. In the midst of all these, I knew I had to get up and continue my journey back home.

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These experiences taught me to be strong, to get up and continue my journey in life every time I fall. Never to let hardship or tough times stop me from reaching my destination. God had to let me go through all that to prepare me for the life ahead and with this knowledge I am stronger, tougher and I am what I am today. Everything happens for a reason and only God knows it at one time. We only understand it when his grand plan has been accomplished and then we look back and everything suddenly makes sense.

I remember a young man called Joseph who was the apple of his father's eyes and treated so well but in the twinkle of eye, his whole life turned up side down. God was taking him to his destiny and he had a process to go through. I know at first he could not understand why he was going through the things he was going through but at the end of the day, he understood why and realized his brothers who thought were punishing him were only used to push him to his destiny. I have come to trust God and his process for my life. Even when things don't go as planned, just trust him and the process. It is all part of his big plan.

I remember how I felt when I was refused a visa to the united states in 2018 to join my mom and elder sister. I felt like my dreams and ambitions were crushed and I could not help but ask God why because he had shown me in a dream that I will move to the united states. So, I thought that was the moment but unknown to me, he had other plans bigger than I could think. I was crying my heart out when I was refused that day that he whispered in my ears he is here with me and everything will be alright. When I heard his voice everything in me suddenly received peace and in the space of one year, I completed my undergraduate education. I had also been granted a visa to move to Canada and moving into the defense hall to defend my final project, my flight was booked already.

Everything was just perfect and I remember walking into the hall all smiles and after that, I was saying goodbye to all my classmates and friends in an emotional way but they didn't really get it. God's plan was finally clear and I could see it unfold clearly before my eyes. God's timing is the best, and all we need to do at times is trust the process. Today, I am doing okay in Canada and will be moving to the united states soon to visit my family during the holidays when I am free. God's plan unfolding not the way I planned it but the way he planned it. Our God is wonderful and his ways are amazing. If you don't know, I call upon you to get to know him. He loves you and will want to have an intimate relationship with you.

For those who know him and are currently going through a valley moment, I encourage you not to give up. Trust him and trust the process. God bless you abundantly. May his grace rest upon you and may he strengthen you to rise whenever you fall. Keep going and trust his words for your life. He will do as he says and just trust the process and I assure you everything will turn out beautifully.

       Shalom!!!!