Growing up wasn't easy for us, but God gave me great parents. I can remember when dad called me and said "...that you won't write your secondary school final exams with your mates this year doesn't make you less brilliant. As you can see, there's no money. You'll write next year and you'll still meet-up with them in the university..." The words were strong. I gave him a positive nod and tried to encourage myself. However, God still had His script and He played it in due time, just a few weeks after my conversation with dad.

It was on a Thursday, 12 years, 10 months and 25 days ago, yet, the memories are still fresh in my mind. I never expected it, I never prayed for it, but it was God's mysterious arrangement that made the story a part of my life's testimonies.

As a Senior Secondary Two (SS2) student and a lead contestant for my school during the 2005 edition of a Mobil sponsored School Challenge Competition, organized by Science Teachers Association of Niger (STAN) in Akwa Ibom State; it was pertinent that I attended the closing ceremony, notwithstanding that our school lost at the inter-local government round of the competition.

Winners for each local government were called to receive a slate for their school/L.G.A. and I also did same for mine. This was followed by an idle tensed moment when everyone was eager to know which school emerged the First in the state-wide competition. To ease our quest, a short prelude was afforded with soft music and a quick dash speech was made by a representative of the sponsoring firm. She stood firm and beautiful acknowledging that one of the students has a record of answering the highest number of correct questions from the audience in the course of the 2-week competition.

Lo! my name was announced. I was glued with mixed feelings of joy, tears, fear and those "unexplainable" emotions. With staggering steps to the stage, I couldn't help but cry. I was the adjudged the smallest and shortest, though, my big God made me tall. She obliged to sponsor my academics from then to the university which she actually did.

I virtually trekked about 3 kilometres to the event, but was driven home in a Volkswagen's "Bora". After two days, a national daily - This Day Newspaper - published an article in my favour with the title "when the little goes a long way". It's is a day still fresh in my heart - 19th May, 2005. God made me tall not minding my humble background and the day remains one of MY HAPPIEST DAY EVER.

My tears then meant so many things. The tears expressed a thousand unspoken words of love and thanks to God for such immeasurable love to me. Right there, I think I remembered my conversation with dad a few weeks back. I saw hope restored. I tried to wonder in my little mind why God so cared for me and my family the way He did.

As I pen this post, I discover that such scripts as this are scripted by God to encourage you as you go through the seeming difficult time. It looks as though the world is falling on you. One thing is don't give up, there is light at the end of the tunnel. It doesn't matter what people say, your destiny was well scripted and will certainly play in its set time. Your difficult season may only be playing an into and a prelude for the open doors God has kept for you.

God made a way for me. He made a way for others. He is still making a way for many today. He can make a way for you.

Stay blessed and motivated today.

Am your brother - @uyobong

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