Looking Back at a Year Filled With Grace

Let me start by saying that this year has been one of the best years of my life so far. It doesn’t mean the previous years haven’t been good, but you know, life keeps going, and many things will always happen, and as each season unfolds, new experiences shape us. This year has been a great one for me, with a lot of notable events.

I can never forget the year 2025, when major decisions were made, and I saw God coming through for me each month, where I didn’t have to worry about anything, mostly surviving because even before I ask, He has done it. I would say in summary that I never lacked anything.

Remember the verse that says even the young lions do go hungry, but those who put their trust in God will never lack anything? That’s me!

Starting this year, I have experienced divine provision from God. The only lesson I have learnt this year is how it is essential to trust God wholeheartedly, and my journey has been Him telling me to fix my eyes on Him alone and not to rely on anything else.

This year, I have submitted my CV to schools but to no avail, even when I have taken some virtual classes, which I paid for, though helpful, still no show.

Hive has been a backbone for me, where it has allowed me not to stay idle, but to find something to do, so I don’t get bored or depressed. Even at that, the way God kept showing up for me, I know I wouldn’t have survived considering the price of Hive.

There were times I relied so much on Hive because I could easily withdraw some Hbd or power down whenever I needed money, but I noticed it took my time away from my relationship with God and slowly shifted my focus.

But when I had to reduce my time, sacrificing it for a deeper time with God, I saw a huge difference. It doesn’t mean I stopped writing or engaging on Hive, but I don’t spend as much time on it like before, instead, I spend more time seeking God’s face and it has helped me grow spiritually in ways that surprised even me, to a point where I feel like I am no longer a baby but a mature Christian.

This will be the second time my younger sister will be coming over to spend her holiday with me. The first time was around June when I had a slight illness, glad she came at the right time when I needed help. She stayed for three weeks.

I actually got scared at a point because I worried about how we would survive, knowing I don’t have a job elsewhere apart from Hive, but God proved Himself as a great provider, and despite the harsh economy and inflation, we didn’t lack anything.

The second time was on the 4th of October and she’s still here, and this would be the longest she’d stayed with me so far, and sometimes, I just look up and wonder how we have survived for such months.

Left to me, it wouldn’t have been a bothered thing as I could just find something to eat or sometimes snack on anything I see but with her, I couldn’t do that. I had to consider her so I don’t starve her.

But honestly, the way we were living surprised me because God was just coming through for us, where we didn’t lack anything, and we were being filled daily.

One of the things that excites me most is how my sister is closer to God than before as I led her to understanding how to have a relationship with God.

My sister, who doesn’t like praying or studying the Bible, is now closer to God and would pray as if her life depended on it. I couldn’t be more proud of her and myself, seeing how I did what gladdens God’s heart, and watching her transformation has been one of my biggest joys this year.

This is a major highlight of the year for me, and so far, it has been a great year 2025, which I will always look back on and thank God for everything —for His provision, His presence, and His work in my sister and me.

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_{This post is in response to the weekly prompt from IndiaUnited community which can be found here}

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