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REAL LIFE MIRACLES
DECLARING STRENGTH IN THE MIDST OF WEAKNESS B Y J E S S IE C H E W
WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED TO GO WRONG DURING A CRUCIAL POINT OF HIS CAREER, TIMOTHY NG TRIED EVERYTHING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. IT WAS ONLY WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM THAT GOD BEGAN TO SHOW HIM THE BETTER THINGS AHEAD.
2012 was the year of the golden touch at work. I managed every project well, had tremendous favor with my colleagues, and provided deliverables that were wellreceived by clients. My year-end reviews were outstanding, resulting in a promotion. I attributed every success to God, knowing that it was His favor that made that year so good. I faithfully tithed my bonus and prepared for the coming year when I would be working towards a career milestone – promotion to Manager in a Big 4 accounting firm. Things were looking great!
and I was constantly reprimanded by my superiors. Obstacle after obstacle and setback after setback, my golden touch was gone. Everything I touched was now turning to ashes. Thinking that I wasn’t working hard enough, I started putting in more hours. But nothing I did turned my situation around. Things got so bad that I was on the verge of depression, dragging myself to work every day and constantly wondering what I had done wrong. Maybe I’m not cut out for this job.
FROM GOLD TO ASHES
Maybe it’s time to move on.
In 2013, I was given bigger projects and more responsibilities to see if I was ready to go to the next level. Although I didn’t change my working style, things just didn’t go according to plan. Clients were unhappy
Compounding the stress and anxiety was the reality that I was getting married the following year and looking to purchase our first property. Besides having to plan for a wedding, the HDB loan we sought was
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