I DIDN'T PLAN FOR IT

As a kid, I had big dreams. I saw some things that really inspired me on TV and I had a resolve early enough that I was going to make the most out of life.

Then, as a teenager, I planned my life and everything was so perfect. At some point, I said I would get my University degree at 19, get married at 21, have 3 beautiful kids with Prince Charming who would sweep me off my feet and have a successful business. But along the line, a lot happened and I didn’t plan for them.

I didn’t plan to have a fire accident which disfigured the entire left part of my body and left me struggling with inferiority complex. I didn’t plan to fail my SSCE, which made me 3 years behind my plan.

Well, I didn’t plan to ‘fall in lust’ with Ken, who I grew up to know as our family friend, who took advantage of the fact that I was naïve; and got me pregnant, 2 years into the University. I had to drop out of school and stayed back to nanny my baby for another 3 years.

Being resilient, my eyes stayed on the plan I had as a kid, it felt like I was running behind my schedule but I didn’t mind, so many other things happened that I couldn’t control.

I finally went back to school to graduate 4 years after but strike and internal processes kept me back for 2 extra years. It happened but I didn’t plan for it.

I wanted to get married at 21 and have all my kids before 30, but here I am, 35 and unmarried. Well, it happened and I didn’t plan for it.

All I wanted was to travel abroad and explore some opportunities that were open to me but I didn’t plan to be denied visa…

I met Tom and we were so good together, we planned everything and our relationship was beautiful; but I didn’t plan that he would walk out on what we shared. I was so heart broken and thought of committing suicide.

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Beloved, there are a thousand and one things that we do not see coming when we make our plans, this can be really frustrating and discouraging.

If any of the scenarios look like you or what you’ve been through, you can rise again, you can rise above it. The grace of God is sufficient and is able to make you stand.

Let not your heart be faint, do not give up yet, there is a greater plan - God’s plan, which nothing can preside over. God is working His purpose out; nearer and nearer draws the time that shall surely be. When it is time, you will know!

This message is for you; when you read it, you will know and your heart will be encouraged.

It is well with you

Pat Uche Nwulu