Advice for Christian College Students: Tips for Growing in your Faith + Following Jesus in college 

GOd is marvelous(if i could I would put crying emoji's)But im so moved of your comment because i too was in a similar state..so i searched Christian Studying tips)_Intentionally

How do you manage your spiritual life, family life study and other responsibilities?

For me I wake up at 4am everyday for my quiet time and then at night before I sleep coz I really have a hectic college day...I’m studying in China

@@nicholaschuma6304 So in the quite time.What do you do?

Hi! Jesus says that we will "reap what we sow," and also to steward the gifts and abilities we have been given well - meaning it is a good thing to work hard in school for his glory and to serve God with our time and efforts. But, when it comes to outcomes and results, Jesus does not want us to be fearful or anxious about the future! This month I'm reading through Matthew 5-10 and there's a ton a great scripture even in those few chapters that I'll share. Matthew 6:25 - 27: "25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]? 28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you-you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Jesus actually commands us not to worry (not just suggests) - which is obviously not an easy thing to do! But he supports this command with showing us the love that God has for even the birds - emphasizing that God has his hand on every detail of our lives and that He will bring about what is ultimately good in our lives (even if at the time it does not seem good from our limited human perspective!) I also love this passage because Jesus not only tells us why we shouldn't worry, but goes on to say what we should do instead of worrying: "But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." This doesn't mean 'don't worry about school, trust God, and you will get good grades' - but Jesus IS saying that when we put our hope + trust in God above anything else in this world, that God will ultimately bless and provide for his children. In the long run, we are studying to get a degree so that we can get a good job so that we can provide for ourselves and our families down the road (which is not a bad thing)! But, if you can zoom out your perspective a little bit - your tests are just a small component of a much larger journey that is life. And God promises to ultimately provide for us (just like he does for even the animals) when we trust Him with our lives and our future. Ultimately that is why Jesus says not to worry about our lives. So my attitude going into schoolwork (and now more so job interviews/applications) is that I combat anxiety about fear of the future by remembering 1. Wherever I end up, God promises to provide for me if I keep him top priority in my life and 2. My grades/career path might not go exactly how I envision, but whatever doors God sends me through is exactly where I'm supposed to be. And if I am using the abilities God has given me for His glory - I don't have to worry about where I'll end up. This feeling of surrender is the most freeing feeling as a college student! It's really easy to get caught up in the stress that literally EVERYONE around you is consumed by. College is a breeding ground for putting all hope in our present realities rather than putting hope in future promises! But If you trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then the Holy Spirit can teach you how to think and live differently than the rest of your peers on campus. I went really big picture here but I think it helps get to the root of anxiety about tests/the daily challenges of life. This scripture is not something just to remember right before a test to try and force yourself into not worrying - it is something you can study and mediate on, and on which you can ask the Holy Spirit to change your entire lens through which you view the challenges in life - and slowly your heart will come to process things like tests and job interviews and all those things differently - according to how Jesus wants us to view them! Some other scripture in Matthew that's great to also read through is Matthew 7: 9 -11, Matthew 10: 29 - 30. God knows the very number of hairs on your head! So that means he also knows exactly how difficult and overwhelming schoolwork can be. And He could be using this trial of school to grow you and to teach you how to heap any anxiety onto Him! He wants to take that burden instead of you carrying it. So work diligently, spend your time wisely to prepare well, but not in a spirit of fear but rather in a spirit of wanting to serve God through schoolwork and ultimately not worrying about the results because God will "give good gifts to those who ask him" and ultimately provide! Thank you for your question - like I said all this scripture I have been reading through this month so it was perfect timing for you to ask!

@@KendraLaidig thank you so much..this video and this comment is really helpful to me. God bless you :)

@@KendraLaidig God bless you, this is wonderful advice. I pray that your whole life is filled with blessings, and thank you for helping us struggling students through this comment and video! ❤️❤️

@@KendraLaidig Id say. "God works in incidences that seem like co-incidences but are God-incidences " by @cis0ww (Glory o God)

@@MissCurious069 Indeeed.I wish i could use emojis on my pc,But iwas also gonna say.This comment on its own.Could have been a powerful video