Thursday, March 05, 2009

God's Favor Is Real.. I Hope This Encourages You

Have you ever felt like you were in a holding pattern? You know that state where you aren't quite moving where you feel you're supposed to be moving or maybe not at the speed you should be progressing. Well trust me we all feel like that at times. Despite being grateful for the jobs we have we still just feel like there has to be more out there. The call on your life is certainly greater than what you're currently doing and it's hard to see God's purpose in your current position. Well let me tell you it's not for you to see. Hold on and be faithful because God will change your position, opposition, and outlook overnight.

I'm sharing my story not to sound like a braggart but because I have to tell someone about the goodness of God. Before I begin I must say that I am extremely grateful to God for his blessing! I've know for quite some time that I wanted to go back to school. Despite doing pretty well in my sales career I've know that in order for me to get where I Gog wants me to be in business, politics, and life I need more education. The problem had been finding the time to take the necessary entrance exams (GMAT,LSAT) I decided that if I applied to graduate school it would force me to take the required exams. So I went ahead and applied to Depaul's MBA/MS in Business Information Technology Program. While doing this I'd face some challenges at work and personally that really challenged my faith and I honestly didn't think I'd get in (my undergrad grades kinda suck and Depaul is an excellent school in this field). However despite all of this I decided to believe on and rely on God even more. My church, as a body, embarked on a Daniel fast during this application period and I decided to ask God to direct me and guide me where he would have me to be. I got a strange email a couple of weeks ago saying that enrollment for the Spring semester had begun and that I needed to contact and advisor for more details. Now I though this must be some error because I hadn't submitted a GMAT score nor GRE score and there was no way I got in. By the grace of God I received a letter yesterday welcoming me to the school. I was admitted on the basis of my work experience and undergrad grades. GOD IS AWESOME!!! He will do what He said he would do if we allow HIM to guide and walk in his purpose. I want to share this with you because I hope it motivates you to rely on him more and self a lot less. I got into a great program with out the requirements man has for me but God said that I was more than qualified. YOU ARE TOO!

JB

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love it...I'm feeling that way right now!!!

Anonymous said...

This is a true blessing! Congratulations! God is so Omnipotent...it's often a surreal feeling to know that His Wisdom surpasses our own understanding! I am so glad that I am a child of the King, and I just continue to pray for those who are lost. You are going to rock that MBA or MS (sorry not sure which program you've decided upon)! Undergrad, what?! LOL...Stay Blessed and keep the Faith. *NY*

Alicia August-Wright, Event Curator + Lifestyle Designer of {ABA} said...

CONGRATS JEFF!!!! I am at DePaul too and its no joke!!!

A sassy bit of sunshine said...

Well you know how I feel....God is ready, willing, and able! ;-)
CONGRATULATIONS again!

Anonymous said...

I'm Speechless.

-Dominique

JNC said...

Congrats!!! Still waiting my acceptance letter for law school so I know what the 'holding pattern' feels like. I just talked to a friend about this just the other day...that I feel like God just wants me to be still and wait.