Here's some things to think about: How are your goals for the New Year going? Have you been doing well? Have you been consistent? Are you seeing results? If you’re content with the direction you’re going in, what is helping you stay motivated? And if you’re on the other end, what can be done to help you stay on track?
Read MoreRemember when God told Sarah she was going to bear a child in her old age then she laughed and tried to tell God she actually didn’t? Or when Abraham was out in the Negev region and was telling people Sarah was his sister and not his wife? Something makes me think that these stories were told to Isaac, but ended with something along the lines of “and yet God still showed us favour” so the issue was minimized. Later, Isaac repeated the exact same thing his father did, in the same region, with the same king. WILD. *sings* Do you see what I see?
Read MoreJesus doesn’t tell us to only love other Christians. He doesn’t tell us to only love those who are from the same place as us. He tells us to love everyone with live close to, but not just that everyone we meet as well. The cashier at Safeway, the professor who doesn’t curve grades for their course, Sister Susie that took your parking spot last Sunday at the church lot, the man you pass by on the street asking you for something you walked too fast to hear him even say. Every single person we encounter.
Read MoreIt’s 6:00 AM! My alarm has just gone off. I say my prayer of thanksgiving and ask God for my needs of the day. I unlock my phone and go to the Bible App…
My streak is gone.
Read MoreNot completely where you want to be, but far from where you started. You probably started with great intentions, all of the snacks, study supplies and goal for all As and somewhere in there you lost steam. Don't beat yourself up! Everyday you get the opportunity to start again. You are blessed with 24 hours and can use them however you like. Keep the end goal in sight and know that every step is leading you closer to the end.
Read MoreToday, ask God for the thing you’re seeking. Maybe it’s wisdom, maybe it’s understanding, maybe it’s a certain grade, or grace for a certain assignment. Whatever it is believe that He will grant it to you and even expect that He will do it. Do not allow doubt to enter your mind. When those thoughts start creeping in, say “Why would I even think that? That’s not the kind of God i serve. He has done it before and he can do it again.”
Read MoreI hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Rest! You will do an amazing job on the rest of your exams. Praying for you!
Read MoreI ask that you send your Holy spirit down to reign over me as I study and position myself to take my final exams. Lord, let all that I do glorify you. So, I ask that you please allow me to remember all that I need to pass these finals with excellence. I am apart of a royal kingdom.
Read MoreYou are not alone but your Heavenly Father is there with you taking care of you, so rest in that truth.
Read MoreRemember that when you have the Source of literally everything living on the inside of you, you too are more than able to accomplish what you set out to do. Believe that you will retain all the information you studied and that reward will be on the other side of your time and sacrifice. You’ve got this! If He’s more than able, then so are you.
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Ok so you’ve studied all you can. Long nights at the library, hours upon hours invested in mentally preparing for these sheets of paper with questions on them that somehow determine whether or not you’re a good student. And now here you are about to take this test. Answers to potential questions flooding your head. Strategies for what part of the paper you’ll start with...
Have you ever felt like you were going through a dry season? A time where it seems like you’re reading your Bible, but you’re not getting anything and maybe, eventually you stop reading it? Maybe you’re like my girl Margie, where you’re praying but begin questioning if God is really listening. Or maybe you usually feel something, but at a time like this, you’re kinda just going through the motions? *in my best Logic voice* WHO CAN RELATE?
Read MoreAs we’re all beginning another school year, I want to encourage you all to actually study your bibles with sincerity. We should study our bibles the same way we study for an exam at school. Actually take it serious. Don’t let it be an afterthought. Don’t let it be an obligation. Make it the first thing you do because it is the most important thing you want to do. Because God is the most important thing to you.
Read MoreAs we grow in our relationship with God, we’ll find more ways to grow our prayer life. It’s important that we’re consistent in our prayers because it’s one way for God’s glory to be revealed to us.
Read MoreMy father is literally the best! My dad loves me so much. He may not always explicitly said, “I love you,” but he definitely has showed it since birth. My dad doesn’t say no, unless he thinks what I’m asking for is not good for me. He even gives me things without me asking, even more than I would’ve asked for. He always keeps me in mind. These are just a few ways he shows me that he loves me.
Read MoreTomorrow will come. I’ll get up and the day will bring its worries. I’ll probably stare up into the sky in hopes that I’ll feel exactly what I’m feeling right now and it’s possible that nothing will happen. God isn’t a God of feelings and tingling sensations.
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