12 FAITH IN ACTION
FAITH AND ACTION BECAME THE
KEY TO MY SUCCESS
When your education and career seem to be at a halt and nothing is moving forward, you become
frustrated and impatient. Life slows down on the path to progress and optimism now seems like a
thing of the past. However, it is at this exact moment that you need to make things happen; it is at
this critical point that faith and trusting in God makes the impossible, possible. Ify Chibeze learned
this first hand and here she tells us how she conquered these aspects of her life and still continues to
do so today.
“D
espite all the qualifications
I had gained over the
years, I was finding it near
impossible to find a job. I decided
that this was my opportunity to put
my faith to the test. So, I used the
blessed oil and the salt, I prayed, I
fasted, and I even woke up in the
middle of the night to pray. I used my
faith in every way possible, pushing
myself more and more every day, all
the while, believing that God would
honour me.
My efforts did not go
to waste and, as I had
believed, God honoured
me. At the beginning of
February this year, I secured
a position as an intern for
a very good company. I
gained some experience
there, which was an
excellent starting point for
my career.
Furthermore I was also
doing
my
masters,
which turned out to be
much harder than I had
anticipated. I lost faith in
reaching certain deadlines
and knew that seeking
inspiration from God would
get me to where I wanted
to be. I continued to do
what God asked of me,
and it just so happened that a certain
coursework deadline was extended,
which meant I was able to complete it
on time.
I was also facing a number of problems
with my dissertation, where sometimes
I was told that I could go ahead with
my work and simultaneously I was
told I could not. I kept going back
and forth and had no true direction. Over
time, this became disheartening.
So again, I used my faith to put things
right. I prayed and adopted a positive
mindset to move forward. I would anoint
my hand before shaking my supervisor’s
hand and sprinkled salt around her office;
the consequences were wonderful. She
was very nice to me and we developed
a great relationship. I was able to start
and complete my dissertation, in which I
recived a first class classification, regardless
of all the initial setbacks.
Throughout my journey, my faith in God and
the action I took became the story to my
success. I have more to accomplish, and I
plan on using my faith in the same way as
I work towards success in every aspect of
my life.”
Ify’s faith is what allowed her to be optimistic
until she saw a change in her life. Faith is
available to everyone, but to see its full power
in our lives, we need to use it intelligently.
Ify Chibeze
Make your impossible become possible
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