I’m a final semester student doing M.A. in Graphic Design through a distance learning programme with a UK university while holding a job in The One Academy of Communication Design as a Course Director. In church, I serve in various ministries and at my own home, I am a son. As much as I would compartmentalize all these responsibilities for administration sake; I believe God calls His glory to be highlighted at whole and this time He proved Himself faithful in my studies. I honestly never see this coming.

In striving to find fulfillment and time at work, home, studies and church all at once has never been easy for me. In the natural, its almost impossible for me to strike a “balance”, as almost all of them demanded excellence and there are some days I could almost feel like giving my best could never be giving my all, but what’s left of me. But through it all, at hindsight I’m glad that God, against all odds sustained me not just by results; but through a process that has amazed me.

I had 2 submissions, one due on August and one at December; both were given a year to complete and due to administrative hiccups over the university’s side, I had only 3 months to complete the August submission. Work never shrink any less (in fact it increased so dramatically that my coursemates who happen to be my colleagues as well, took months of unpaid leave just to complete the work); and God challenged me not to “pre-plan” ministry breaks for the sake of increasing hours for my studies. It was indescribably challenging. But the process of going though it, was amazing. I never had sleepless nights. God’s peace guarded me, and every hour and minute spent in front of the screen trying to complete my work was blessed. I knew it could never be me. The whole process itself took my eyes off my eagerness to demand results from God (although it still mattered quite abit and I could still get anxious about it), and that brought me through till submission. 3 weeks later I got my results. All glory to God, I received a distinction for this module!

There's one more to go. I am sure that in natural; every good work calls for diligence and wisdom. But I believe that above it all, it's faith that's going to once again, take me though the idealess days, the tough nights, the I'm not good enough moments and the impossible times; only because His power is made perfect in our weakness!