I have wanted to go back to school for sometime now, but since my husband is in the military it is quite difficult (due to the fact that we always transfer every 3 years).Recently, I was looking at the FCCJ website and saw that they have a program designed just for military spouses. I decided to check it out and everything was looking great until I found out I had to take an exam. I took my first test last Monday and unfortunately failed it by a tenth of a point! I was told if I wanted to retake the exam I could, so I took a deep breath and rescheduled.

I came home after I took the first exam and studied all week long.

My husband and I decided that we were going to do the 3 day fast towards the end of the church-wide fast.

A week before I was scheduled to re-take the test at FCCJ, I woke up feeling so full of God’s love and mercy, knowing I needed to start fasting before I had planned. I spoke with my husband and shared my heart about my need to start fasting right away. I knew that the sacrifice I was doing would allow God to restore me and grant me fulfillment so that I wouldn’t have to worry.

The day of the test, I woke up, got on my hands and knees and prayed to God saying, “Lord I am humbling myself to you. You have given me so much to be thankful for; a wonderful husband and two healthy children - what else could I ask for? You are the pilot of my life, Lord, not the co-pilot.”

Today I went to FCCJ and took the exam again. At first I thought, “Wow! This is an easy exam!” I finished it in 30 minutes and turned it in.

As I was waiting for the results, the professor called me over to his desk and said “I’m sorry, we gave you the wrong exam, you have to start over again!” I took a very deep breath. Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed, I started over yet again. And again I turned in the test and again I waited for the results.

After some time, the professor called me to his desk and in a very different tone of voice said, ” Here are your results. Congratulations, you scored the highest anyone can possibly score!”

I cried out, “Are you sure?!” He said “Absolutely. Congratulations!”

Until that time, I had never sacrificed or humbled myself to the Lord the way I did. I am so thankful and feel so blessed that I stepped out in faith for Him.

God is absolutely amazing and I am proud to say that I am his daughter!