Update: One Year Later God Really Did It 🙏🏽
A year ago, I wrote a post here because I was at one of the lowest points of my life. I didn’t know where my life was going, I had no money, no savings, no job, and I felt trapped in a situation where I couldn’t see a way forward.
I remember writing that one day I would tell this story from the other side.
Well… I think that day has finally started. ❤️
I came back to this subreddit today because I wanted to give an update, but more than anything, I want to give God the glory.
One year ago, I was praying for a job. I was learning, applying, trying everything I could, and hoping that somehow one opportunity would open the door for me.
Eventually, I got a remote job.
That job became a huge turning point for me. It gave me income, experience, confidence and, most importantly, it gave me the ability to stand on my own feet financially.
The job eventually ended, but God didn’t stop there. I was able to secure freelancing gigs and continue earning through different opportunities. I’m still building, still learning and still looking for more opportunities, but I am no longer the woman who wrote that post with empty hands and no idea how she would get out of that situation.
And there is one part of this testimony that still amazes me.
I remember opening a bank account when I literally had no money to put into it.
I had the bank account, but no money. No stable income. No clear way of knowing where the money would come from.
But I opened it anyway.
Looking back now, I can only say: God knew what He was doing.
Little by little, He started bringing opportunities into my life. Money started coming in. I started being able to save. I started paying for things with money I had earned myself. I started realizing that the woman who once couldn’t even imagine having her own financial independence was actually becoming financially independent.
It reminds me so much of Psalm 126:
''When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.''
And then:
''The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad's''
That scripture hits differently when you’ve actually lived through a season where you had almost nothing and then watched God slowly restore you.
I am not going to pretend that everything is perfect. My marriage situation is complicated, and I am still married. Some of the things I hoped would change did not change. But something changed in me.
I am no longer financially helpless.
I have skills.
I have work experience.
I have my own income.
I have opened my own bank account.
I have been able to save.
I have been able to contribute to my children’s needs.
And I now know that I can build something for myself.
That financial independence has brought me a level of peace and confidence that I didn’t have a year ago.
And honestly, sometimes I sit and think about where I was when I wrote that post, and where I am now, and I just laugh because only God could have written this story
To everyone who commented on my original post, encouraged me, prayed for me, told me not to give up, or even simply took the time to read my story, thank you.
Some of you were strangers who believed in me when I didn’t even know how things would turn out.
I remember telling someone in the comments that I wanted to build something small while waiting to land a Salesforce Admin job, save enough money, and eventually create a better life for myself and my children.
I didn’t know exactly how I would get there.
But I kept going.
And now, one year later, I’m here to say:
God has been faithful.
The woman who wrote that post was crying and asking for a way forward.
Today, she is still fighting, still building, still dreaming, but she is no longer empty-handed.
I don’t know exactly what the next chapter will look like, but I know this:
''The Lord has done great things for us; and we are glad''
And if you’re currently in the season where you feel like you have nothing, please don’t give up on yourself.
Sometimes you can open the bank account before you even know where the money will come from.
Sometimes you have to take the first step before you can see the whole road.
And sometimes, when you look back, you’ll realize that God was already preparing the answer while you were still crying and wondering when your life would change.
This is my testimony. God restored me. And I am deeply grateful. 🙏🏽❤️