A new school year is always challenging as a young Christian girl, being faced with the pressures of the school system, the business of the schedule, trying to plan your courses around a future career.... amidst all this it can be hard to find a peaceful time to settle down and just spend time with God. At the conference two weeks ago, Matthew Cain addressed this issue and he encouraged the young Christians to "MAKE time to read your Bibles, If you know the scriptures, you will have a stronger testimony for Him".
The night before school started I read these verses and I think they are one of the most important things to carry with me through this new year:
"That you might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in
every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God" (Colossians 1:10)
"Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which
worketh in me mightily." (Colossians 1:29)
I realized, we dont need to be so caught up it this world and what matters to everyone at school right now, it matters what we are doing for God and what matters to Him! The knowledge of this world shouldnt be my focus, it should be my knowledge of Him! I need to be allowing him to work in me, rather than pushing him out because I'm to busy with my own work! I'm not saying school work isnt important, but when it comes right down to it, it's not going to do me any good in the long run! I guess prioritizing is the key. Learning to put God first and everything else second will be the most beneficial thing I can learn this year!
Good luck to those of you starting off a new school year yourself, I hope my little spiel can be an encouragement to those of you who may be feeling the same way!
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