I, along with the rest of Winthrop, are faced with tests, papers, drama, peer pressure, laundry, tight budgets and not to mention Thomson food and Ramen noodles on a daily basis. To throw in another factor, as a student-athlete it is even more difficult to manage time correctly.
Having 6:30 am practice on Tuesday's and Thursday's completely drains me. Then sleep deprivation comes and sleeping is all I want to do.
With all of these struggles, I find my biggest struggle is maintaining a relationship with God. In the past two weeks I haven't attended campus ministry, even though I made it a priority at the beginning of the year. I haven't cracked open my Bible, and I have not prayed near enough as I should be.
The need for sleep and stressing about the next test clouds my judgement more than anything. I have seen this with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ too.
I know as Christians, the Bible tells us to cast all of our anxieties on the Lord and he will take care of us, but why does that not feel like enough sometimes? I think I'm slowly starting to learn the answer.
To allow God to sustain us during our most stressful times, we must be fully committed to him with our hearts and minds.
Instead of simply asking God, "Dear Lord, please help me get an A on this test", it is important to live that relationship with God on a daily basis. It is important that God is centered in your life and He will never let you fall.
So how do we put God at the center when everything else feels like it's more important, especially when it feels like our future depends on it?
I am not expert at this but here are some things I will begin doing:
- Read a devotional from my Bible for every day of the week before I go to bed.
- Make study time, then set aside a few minutes of self meditating and reflection.
- Find someone to hold me accountable. Accountability is huge in leading a Godly life.
- Constantly remind myself that God should be my number 1 priority and nothing else.
I am in no means saying that every problem will vanish by doing these things, but God is always there and He will certainly help.
Proverbs 16:3 say's, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
Yes, the struggle is real, but as this busy week of tests and papers come up, I hope to commit to my studies, but most importantly commit to the Lord.
Do not get me wrong... I am still stressing about my tests but this has given me some peace of mind.
Proverbs 16:3 say's, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
Yes, the struggle is real, but as this busy week of tests and papers come up, I hope to commit to my studies, but most importantly commit to the Lord.
Do not get me wrong... I am still stressing about my tests but this has given me some peace of mind.
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