Patty Mock

It's always been the Lord. When I was in banking, I literally was put in positions that I had no training for, and it was all the Lord putting me in places, teaching me how to perform the jobs, and constantly being promoted to the next level, again, without even the training to be able to take that position on. I didn't enjoy high school much at all and wasn't one of the outstanding students - I only went to school half a day to receive credits to actually graduate. That's why I definitely give the glory to God, because the banking industry saw something in me that I didn't even see myself, and they put me through a 12-week banking school. Throughout my life, the Lord has been guiding me and opening doors I never could have opened on my own.

Never give up. Keep pushing forward until we crossed the finish line.

Learn to surrender it all. With the understanding of surrender, everything else falls right into place, but we have to first surrender to God, and then watch Him do everything for us, instead of us trying to make things happen on our own.

It's called warfare against the enemy, and it's constant battle. As the word speaks of, we are to put on the full armor of God, but we are definitely battling the enemy at every turn.

Integrity is the most precious one to me, because without trust and people being able to trust you, I don't think any of the others will even apply. I'm trustworthy, a hard worker, and I don't give up - I press on. Throughout my life, even though my family moved from place to place in Jacksonville, I've been very transient, but I'm very easy to make new and foster new relationships with. When people meet me, they tend to be drawn to me and like me.