Soo, this post has been a LOOOONG time coming.In the sense that I took a before picture "in faith", that I'd have an after picture. Today was the day that my imaginary "after" picture became a reality. My heart broke out in volumes to God. haha
Backstory
When the grades were posted Spring semester of classes, I saw that I received a "B" in a class, that I've gotten an "A" on every assignment. I emailed my Professor. Apparently I made a mistake and submitted the wrong assignment (more than 1 class with similar assignments);therefore, he couldn't factor in my last paper into my grade. I was devastated. I felt terrible. After putting so much effort in a class, to have your grade reflect less than what you earned is really heart-wrenching. He said I could submit the correct assignment and he'd override the grade. Thank God! The only problem was that I had no access to my laptop because it was in Tally and I was in West Palm. I had a friend who volunteered to go to my apartment and rummage through my items (my room was all packed up for me to move), and email the essay to me,so that I could send it to my professor. He found the assignment, but right when he was about to send it ....my laptop died. So my friend calls me and explains the situation to me, and at this point I'm just like " forget it, i'll just take the B". Instead, he rummaged through a whole bunch of my packed boxes, located my charger and emailed me the essay. Such a blessing. So I was able to send the essay to my professor.
Problem solved right...WRONG
One week rolls by and my grade hasnt changed. 2 weeks roll by, and it STILL hasnt changed. I try and contact this professor, I try to visit him in his office, all to no avail. I felt like a pest. Then today, I stop into his office and he invited me in. He shows me my paper graded with an "A" on it, and tells me that he was very pleased with my work! We then proceeded to talk for about 20 minutes about the class and what I took from it.
What a blessing guys. What I learned through this situation?
- save your assignments under completely different names so you don't upload the wrong copy. lol
- Pray..in all things. Really, that was one of the first things I did...as my heart was dropping
- Gain proper perspective in every situation. Even though it hurt, i had to realize that it was just one grade in one class
- There are people out there who are willing to go out of their way for you. Thank them. Appreciate them
- Appreciate grace. My professor definitely didn't have to allow me to submit the right assignment, but he showed me grace
- Act in faith. I really had to trust that God would work it out- that's why I took a before picture without even knowing if my grade would have been changed.
- Don't be afraid to pursue.
- Be thankful for how accessible our God is. Really, I felt like I hunted down that professor..FOREVER.
- Patience. Enough said
- God is faithful. Whether or not my grade got changed, the truth is that our God is suuuuper faithful! Always has been, and always will be.
Before
After
Heb 11:1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.
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