People who experience trials in their initial stage, tend to have the feeling of confusion, and overwhelming questions; for instance, did God hide from me? Where’s God? Is there something wrong with my faith? Is there something I might have done that caused God to isolate me? Is this the end of my life? Why do many people who don’t even pray have more than enough of what they need, but not me who spend hours daily seeking his face? Am I just unfavored? In my opinion, trials are crucial part for us Christians; it is where we engage with a circumstance as we apply all the abilities we’ve got trying to change it, and when we figure out we need some help that’s when we get down on our knees and call God for help. This helps us find out what our strength and weakness is, and how much we need God in every situation.

Unfortunately, the truth behind trials is that we cannot hide from trials; because without trials faith won’t make sense to many of us, instead we would call it ridiculous! It is through that crushing, discomfort, disastrous process that helps an eaglet to discover the importance of wings, and what happens after it has been pushed out of its comfortable zone the (nest), begin screaming while falling down as a rock. But when it stretches its wings and begins to flap its wings, it discovers its wings precious than gold. It can now fly over any mountain, fly over the highest trees, soar in the sky and spot a prey 2 miles away. If only the mother did not push it out of the nest to teach its little one to fly, it would never have discovered the power of its wings capable of flying high attitudes with a speed of at-least 65 MPH and the ability of its powerful eye capable of spotting a prey miles away. If wasn’t the mother’s strategic plan to train its baby how to fly while still a baby, it would have remained a baby forever; a baby with big wings for nothing.

I personally would never have understand what the bible calls “faith” in Hebrews 11:1. I would have never understood what it meant for me to walk on the bridge of faith, pursuing what many perceived to be an impossible dream or a lack of knowledge and planning, if I did not have enough funds in place first, to cover my college expenses in U.S. But now after those crushing, discomfort and painful days, and very many long nights of worries and fear of whether the bridge would fall apart, or not I can say that “I’m more than conquerors in Christ who strengthens me;” he constructs a new bridge where my feet and my eyes couldn’t find a place to take my next step.

Today, I’m in a place where yesterday told me it was impossible to be, but all I can say is big ‘THANK YOU’ to GOD ALMIGHTY who touched different people who supported me financially and used them to be tools to grow my faith, which have produced me a new person. Today, I’m one year away from  accomplishing my goal. I have not touched it yet, but tomorrow, I will.