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Fear is not real but allowing it to hinder you from fulfilling your potentials and aiming for opportunities is when it becomes real and leads to regret.Your potential is limitless!

Recently Last year, during our Departmental Freshers week; orientation and oratory contest_ I had the privilege to contest as a participant with other three colleagues of mine and trust me it was engaging and full of memories....

After the screening, I started preparing the little way I could but during the process, I attended the end of the year Sunday service tagged "A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER" (DLCF) Deeper Life Campus Fellowship on 7th December,2025. The prayer request that day was God, I know that I'm not qualified please single me out for Favour and the throughout the service I felt peace like a river. But a night to the day of the oratory contest; I became blinded folded by fear, pressure and confusion came from no where. I almost gave up because that would be my first time doing such a thing!
Thanks to one of my leaders in church in person of Bro Silas Titiloye ,God really used him for me. Even at the moment of giving up, he was there to encourage, check up and prayers strengthened my faith. Also my parents and younger brother made me believe that I was capable even when I didn't see it coming.

The D-day came, 8th- December,2025. That morning, I was not happy nor sad but at the same time felt emotionally down. But I key into this verse; (2 Timothy 1:7) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
The fear became real and doubts begins to set in but the bible verse was what I recited before going to the stage and I prayed. After I presented, I felt like a burden left me, the time to announce the winners came and trust me, I told myself I will be the one to take third position and if not maybe second; they called the third position my name was not mentioned. Then the curiosity and tension set in again, my course rep in person of Miss Victoria and I was negotiating about who took the first and second position. Hmmmm... We were both called to come outside and I began to feel uneasy but I knew something was wrong with this feeling and I was no longer at peace!

Come think of it, what if I had given up what will people say and how would I feel thereafter. The suspense took a while and eventually, Miss Victoria popularly known as Mirabel got the second position and at that moment I was overwhelmed with joy, from within, seeing that God showed up even when I felt it was not going to work out as I wished for. My emotions betrayed me that day, tears was not coming out and I became short of words at that moment!

Don’t lose hope yet.
Even in the last hour, God can turn things around.
Delay doesn’t mean denial — your story is still being written.
Keep showing up, keep believing. Miracles don’t need time, they just need God’s timing.

Who was awarded the participant that took First position?
Who emerged as a-Day President?

Stay tuned!
Thanks for being part of my voice and creativity's journey.

OFD IMPACTwrites

Inspired by; Marvelous Oluwatunmise Ayanwola

📸 Godwin Odion

To wrap it all,
Thank you Abba Father for this year so far and always... He really showed up and came through.

Indeed!!! God has done all things well.
Many are the affliction of the righteous but God delivered you.
Àrá san... Ategun fe.... Iji ja... Sùgbón ko gbé wa lo
Oye kin adupe

Special appreciation goes to everyone reading this; who showed up, in cash and kinds.... And also to those who took their time to read my inspiring contents, followed up and everything I'm grateful! It didn't go unnoticed, it has breed alot of encouragement, support and hope to do better! You've made my journey of creativity this year an insightful one...

Thank God for life.
This year is a strategic year filled with alot, through the bloom and gloom... He has been faithful to the call!

2025 came,
You saw, you conquered through the storms and came out stronger.... Thank God for growth, the lessons learnt...

Happy New Year in advance!

OFD IMPACTwrites