What so wrong in being an open book for the whole world to see? What’s so wrong in being transparent? What’s wrong in letting your problems be like stepping stones for others to move on in life?

This latter statement, (not in form of the question) had been my prayer for a very long time during my youth. Now I see that the prayer has finally caught up with me. 

So many times as a young adult we mutter certain words in prayer, quite unknown to us the gravity of the statement. For me, I envisaged an easy process.. “Lord let my life be a stepping stone for others”. Quite unknown to me that this prayer had an in-depth meaning. 

What does it connote to be a stepping stone? for one’s life to be a stepping stone for others? hmm… It’s quite a lot to take in. Now I look back and I understand, the permissible will of God. To allow me pass through the sufferings I’ve been through just so others may be able to pass through their sufferings with less pain. How? By understanding how I coped with mine. 

A few days ago I found myself talking to Jesus on how open my life seemed to be, how you all, my network of friends on this platform, wherever you’re located, seemed to know. The question he asked me in return, is written at the very beginning of this post. Onuoma, what’s so wrong in being an open book for the whole world to see? what’s so wrong in being transparent? only then did I recall my one prayer as a young girl..Lord let my life be a stepping stone for others. 

I may not know who you are reading this right now, but my one question to you is this. Has any of the articles I’ve written been relevant to your situation? Did they shine a ray of hope to you when you read them? You really don’t need to answer if you don’t want to. I may not be the best of persons because we all have our flaws, but being able to use the one gift I have, to keep prodding you to move on, is all that matters to me. 

I know several times when I stopped in my tracks and chose not to go on. What kept me moving on you ask? What kept me resolute you say? to be able to wait for so long for my breakthrough to come through? All I can tell you is this…. My mainstay was Jesus. The many times I stopped in my tracks he stopped with me. The many times I told him I didn’t want to go on, he sat quietly beside me. Not yelling at me, no he didn’t.. just listening to my pleas for it to be all over and; when I thought it was all over, his grace became perfect in my weakness. 

I’m not here today by my power, oh no I’m not! I’m here today because I have an incredible friend and brother, whose name is Jesus. The only one who saw the moments I cried, the only one who saw me do everything to end it all and yet stayed on. What love can be greater than this? I ask. 

This same Jesus, is whom I point you to today.