Thanking God in success
Well, was my ceremony to recieve my degree from uni this week, it really strikes you when you shake the hands of the (Dean?) and get your parchment.
I remember the night I found out I got it- my wife was on a business trip and I recieved my formal offer to accept the degree- six years of work and juggling my degree- to simply press 'yes'.
I quickly got so excited and thought 'well done m.....' No. All glory to God.
After a shift at work and starting coursework... God gave me strength.
After visiting my now wife in hospital, worried sick she might not make it through the night when she was violently ill and the hospital was trying to see what was wrong with her (she previously had an aneurysm), God gave me the willpower and focus to continue.
God blessed me with a considerate family who knew the quiet and space I needed to do my coursework- and who were those people that shouted loud and proud when I recieved my parchment!
As my Wednesday Bible Study pastor puts it: "Thieves, thieves,thieves if we dare not give all credit and glory to God".
I remember the night I found out I got it- my wife was on a business trip and I recieved my formal offer to accept the degree- six years of work and juggling my degree- to simply press 'yes'.
I quickly got so excited and thought 'well done m.....' No. All glory to God.
After a shift at work and starting coursework... God gave me strength.
After visiting my now wife in hospital, worried sick she might not make it through the night when she was violently ill and the hospital was trying to see what was wrong with her (she previously had an aneurysm), God gave me the willpower and focus to continue.
God blessed me with a considerate family who knew the quiet and space I needed to do my coursework- and who were those people that shouted loud and proud when I recieved my parchment!
As my Wednesday Bible Study pastor puts it: "Thieves, thieves,thieves if we dare not give all credit and glory to God".
