I remember being in college from 1999-2005 at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was a pharmacy major which is the reason I spent 6 years in school. I did two years of pre-pharmacy classes and 4 years of pharmacy school. What made me gravitate towards pharmacy was the built-in roadmap that was laid out for me. All I had to do was follow the map and it would lead me to my destination of being a pharmacist.
So, imagine how surprised I was the day I walked into my guidance counselor’s office and found out that I was one class short from being able to apply for pharmacy school. I should also inform you that it was the end of the semester, and I was already packing up to go home for summer break.
“Say what now!” I replied, as I began to look for a paper bag to breathe into. My heart was racing, and I had to tell myself to breathe. I took school very seriously, so I was confused as to how I allowed that to happen. I thought I had followed the program pre-requisites to a tee, but somehow, I missed an important class that was needed for me to get into pharmacy school the next semester.
I did not know what to do, I had never been to summer school. Summer was my favorite time of the year. Summer meant going home to see my family and friends, it meant beach vacations, and time to binge out on television shows and my momma’s home cooked meals. I was so stressed out about having to possibly stay in New Orleans for summer school. But I was even more stressed out about possibly not being able to get into pharmacy school.
To make a long story short- after praying and seeking other options I was able to find a school in my hometown of Mobile, Alabama that offered the chemistry course I was missing. And the school was right down the street from my momma’s house. It was the perfect solution. I could still go home, take the Chemistry class, and still get into pharmacy school in the Spring. Talk about feeling relieved.
I cannot tell you how many other times God came through for me during my college days.
Those were some long days and nights. I wouldn’t want to go back, but I must admit that it was comforting to know that my path was laid out for me.
I sometimes wish my life was carefully laid out for me in the same way, to where I could pick my destination and just follow a set of preselected steps that would lead to the place of my choosing.
Do you ever feel this way?
If so, I have a little bit of inside information that I want to share with you.
Last year it hit me one day that life is just like college. The reason so many people aren’t graduating and reaching their destination is because they are missing pertinent “lessons” that they need to learn/master before they can move on to the next phase of their life. However, unlike in college, there are no guidance counselors telling them that they can’t move on without meeting certain criteria. So, instead they keep trying to move on to the next thing and wondering why they keep getting nowhere.
It is because life also has pre-requisites.
If you want to get to what God has for you, your inheritance, there are some practical things you must do. For the sake of time, I am going to tell you exactly what those things are in the next blog post.
I can’t wait to tell you more but until then I want to leave you with this thought… maybe you shouldn’t move on just yet.
That’s the secret most people don’t realize. But we will talk more about this soon.
Until next time,
Tiffany