On The Road To Success Without Christ??

Follow @MoniceSharde I was thinking about what my goals were before I begin following Christ & the Will of The Most High God. Once I entered college, I would complete that degree, secretly thinking that if it were necessary - manipulate, cheat and lie to get what I wanted. I wanted to take on the world and get everything in it that I felt was deserved. My thoughts toward Christ was that I would praise Him to compliment my already mapped out life. He would just be an addition to my American Dream but I wasn't about to ask Him to direct my path because I knew He wouldn't go in the direction my wicked heart was leading me.

I honestly thought that because when I was in a bad situation, the prayers I sent up to Christ would last me through when I was in a better situation. You know the phrase All Prayed Up... As if my past prayers would last a lifetime through wicked thoughts and a foolish rebellious heart.


Well, fast forward to years later >>> God had me take a break after my first degree. During that time, I was saturated in the Word of God. My once Selfish and Wicked desires had been washed away and replaced with a Heart for God. I cared less about being what the world deemed as successful and listened to God's divine instruction for my life. I switched career paths and looked back at the steps I had previously taken... 

1. When I was a child and adolescent, my mom always babysat for neighbors' children. Since I am my mother's only child, I really enjoyed when she would have children over because I could pretend they were my  siblings (*Note* I wasn't united with my paternal brother at that time). I would care for them in whatever way my mom needed assistance and spent quality time with them...
2. When I was 19, I begin working as a Pharmacy Technician at a couple of Hospitals. There were so many young ladies (around 16 years old) that came to one of the hospitals I worked for, seeking an abortion. I talked with many of them and actually became an off-the-record-mentor for several. During this time I got close with my coworkers and formed bonds with their children. They considered me their big sister...
3. When I was 22, I began working for a division of Kaplan Inc (Test Prep and Tutoring service for k-12th graders). After my first week of working there, my supervisors would send me to tutor some of the more difficult students because they saw I was able to relate to them and these students would work with me when they were extremely resistant toward the other tutors...
4. During my time of pursuing my first degree, in addition to tutoring for Kaplan- I tutored Public Speaking, English & Writing for G.E.D. and college freshman/sophomore students at a couple of community colleges. I worked with students that had been away from school for many years and were reluctant to get help for fear of embarrassment. I found exciting ways to teach them and it worked! I was overjoyed that they found a liking for education again...