Hello dear fellows, this @hermannsol and today i will be sharing with you a story part of my life. It is a day i will never forget and a day i learned something quite new and a great experience that changed my thinking, personality and faith.

It all started some last year when i applied in a college in the United States of America to further my studies. It has always been a dream for me to study abroad because i really enjoyed their well equipped learning facilities, the resources available and their methods. It took some few months and i finally got an admission and acceptance letter. It was the most happiest day of my life. My dreams were about to be fulfilled and i knew assuredly that this was the day. I immediately grabbed all necessary documents and i booked my visa interview at the US embassy in my country. I started preparing vigorously for my interview with a very positive drive.

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The day finally came and i got up so early, prepared and prayed with my elder sister who was a little anxious but i remained calm and confident. I arrived the embassy at the scheduled time and joined the line of applicants and after security checks and waiting for about an hour, it was finally time. Right there in the consulate hall, we still followed a long line for the one on one interview with the interviewers. The whole atmosphere was tense, the first person went and was refused. You could look at all the faces of those that passed by after the interview session and you could tell it was a failure. I was a little tensed at this moment but still i convinced myself that my case will be different. I was confident that this was my day. It was finally my turn and i walked up to my interviewer with a smile on my face. He asked me for my files which i submitted. He asked of my sponsor's name, address and work which i also answered. What he said next was a sentence that will forever continue to echo in my ears in a very long time to come.

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He said "Sir we are sorry but we cannot grant you a visa at this time. We have strict orders on the issuing of visas. We are very sorry and we wish you all the best". I could not believe it, it was like a dream to me and i so wanted to wake out of it. In that instant, it was like my whole world came crumbling down before my very own eyes. My dreams and hopes came shattering down like a piece of glass. I picked up my files and gradually started walking away from the hall. I finally made it out of the hall, just to find my elder sister standing there with expectations on her face. She immediately sensed it had gone bad from the look of disappointment on my face. I went over and told her everything and she tried to comfort me with some few words. She had to return back to work, and asked me if i wanted to come along with her? I accepted but when we arrived at her job site i only spent a few minutes then decided to head back home. She then walked me off to the road and i started strolling on a lane waiting for a taxi. It was hard to find one and as i was strolling down the lane, i could hardly hear anything. I was in a state of shock and nothing around me seemed alive. It was by the grace of God that a car did not knock me down. I finally boarded a taxi and it took me to my doorpost. There at home, my dilemma continued. My parents called, siblings all called to find out how it all went but i could not bring myself to tell them that it was a failure. I could not talk at that moment. I was all alone at home wallowing in my frustration and sorrow.

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Evening finally came and my elder sister returned from work. She saw how i looked and even though i tried so much to put up a positive face, it was not going well for me. She tried everything to cheer me up but nothing she said or did moved me.She finally gave up and went to bed and i sat on the table and the man's voice and the statement kept pondering in my ears. It will not just go and being the christian i was, i thought of scriptures like Rom 8:28, Phil 4:13 etc all in effort to have faith and walk out of my sorrow but it could not give me the strength i needed. I just started crying out and started talking out to God in that moment and said father why? why did you bring me this far just to do this to me?
And in that moment something special and unforgettable happened. I got my response and what i needed in a few words. A still, calm voice said "I am here with you". That was all i needed and in that instant i felt peace, my strength was renewed and i felt alive again. That voice gave me hope, joy and a sense of belief. I write a few of my own songs and in that moment, i got this inspiration and i wrote down this song that i sing everytime things are not going my way and everytime i sing it i am moved to tears.

YOU ARE HERE WITH ME
Chorus
Oho………………..ohh
Oh……ooo…………ohh
You are here…….. with me (2x)
Verse one
When I’m down, faced with problems
You are here……. with me
When I’m broken down by trials
You are here…… with me
When I fall on the way
You are here…… with me
Say oh
Chorus
Verse two
When I’m weak, unable to fight
You are here…… with me
When I fail, thinking all is lost
You are here…… with me
When I face persecution and war
You are here…… with me
Shout oh
Chorus

Bridge
You are here…….
You are here…….
You are here……. with me (4x)
Oho…….oh
Oho…….oh
Oho…….oh
Oh…ooo….oh (4x)
Chorus

At this point, i will like to dedicate this song to my friends @briancourteau and @lynncoyle1 who have been through a lot and still face hard times and to all those here on steemit who are going through a rough time and are trying so hard to go through it on their own. Just want them to know that he is there and will walk with them if they allow him. He loves us so much and he will never allow us to walk alone.
He is the source of true strength, he will give you hope, joy, peace if you acknowledge that your strength is not enough and you can't do it on your own; then he will step in.
The truth is, sometimes we just try too hard to handle it on our own but it was never meant to be that way.

MY STRENGTH IS NEVER ENOUGH. HE IS THE SOURCE OF MY TRUE STRENGTH.
Thanks for reading and hope you grabbed something.