Summer is coming to an end, the Fall season will be here soon. Fall is always a “refreshing time”; it is a season of change, a season of revitalization, and preparation for the fresh start of new things to come. It is a season of crisp air, cool breezes, and clear skies.
This time of year for teenagers, is often filled with anxiety of things ‘unknown’. New teachers, new friends, new schedules, new cities, new jobs, the list is endless. However, none of these things surprise God.
God is aware of all the changes taking place in the natural realm, as well as in your life. Just as nature yields itself to God’s wisdom, be encouraged and yield yourself to God’s perfect plan for you this season.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”(Jeremiah 29:11)
Be encouraged as you enter into this next season, be expecting God to show you new things, give you a fresh start; perhaps at school, with friends and family, with a job. Be encouraged to be yourself, don’t take hold of pressures others may be holding out there for you. Walk your journey, and watch yourself be transformed as God works in you and through you.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)
God is with you where ever you are. Be expecting great things; what happened last year is over, what happened yesterday is over. “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”(Luke 18:27)… Today is a “Fresh Start.”
Thank you for writing this! I’ve been in school for a few weeks now and i have no study halls, I’m in a TON of clubs through school and church, and I just joined the cast for the fall musical, so I have been extremely overwhelmed. Home life isn’t very good to me, so I try to stay away by being involved. But I’m not popular-I’m pretty lonely. So everything has been starting to blow up in my face and I REALLY needed to read that God is with me no matter what happens at school-and home for that matter! Thank you! <3
Hi, I posted on this article earlier this year when I was really struggling to find my purpose in school and to find peace in a very gripping depression. Since then I have been in the hospital twice and I am looking at having two surgeries to place a spinal cord stimulator, the second one will be Dec. 21, right before Christmas. I went from defying the odds and running again to now not being able to walk and being very reliant on crutches to get around. I have been to the “rock bottom” one weekend I cut multiple times and was very close to suicide, then that same weekend I experienced the most amazing thing. At that point of complete brokenness I turned on my Ipod and started listening to the song Blessings by laura Story then the next song was Better than a Hallelujah by Amy Grant. By the end of blessings I was crying and pleading to God to help me through this time, to give me the strength to not become the next teen suicide statistic. God answered that prayer in a big way. I felt so overcome with his love and presence. As I lay here typing this right now I’m in more pain than I can describe because of the disease I have, I cry daily and often plead to those I”m closest to to “please make the pain go away” I draw so much strength from reading the daily devotional and I read the articles over and over again sometimes when I’m battling severe pain. I know that there is very little chance that I will ever experience what it is like to not be in pain again but I also know that God is going to use this for his glory. I have never fit in at school and people still will comment that I am pretending to have this disease, just to get attention. I am really quiet and dont’ like attention at all. It hurts me to hear them say these things. Like Heidi said above it’s like when you’re a quiet person people think you can’t hear.
LucyAnn thank you for your articles, they help me remember that God is always with me and he will never leave me even when it feels like I’m completely alone. Thank you for reminding me again that yesterday is the past and tomorrow is a new day, a new beginning.
Jamie thanks for sharing from your heart! I stand in the gap for you & pray
That God through the power of his Holy Spirit touch your body & make you whole again I speak against pain & disease and tell it to be GONE in Jesus name! You are loved and you are being prayed for!
Jamie, I’m praying for you. I wish that I could better relate so I could say something really relevant and encouraging, but right now I just have no idea what you are going through or how to say anything to relieve the pain, not like words could.
I could use some prayer because I go to a Christian school and my assistant principle was just fired because of something sexual with international students he was hosting at his house. It’s a huge shocker to the entire school. We can’t believe it. He’s the absolute last person that we would think of doing that type of thing. So needless to say our schools going through a difficult time and prayer would be great, thanks.
Reading this has brought some good thoughts too my head . Its now almost half the school year and my grades arnt how i want them to be for my Junior year. I Just wish and pray that god can help me bring back my impressive grades soo When colleges see them they will want me . I want to be able to get scholarships and more. I really like reading this article it help give me more hope
Chikiya,
I pray for you now, that as Hope continues to rise within your spirit, that you realize you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. I pray for you to have wisdom on how to spend your time and develop study habits that will help you achieve your goals. You have the mind of Christ. Keep on pressing on. I pray for all God’s plans for your life to be fulfilled. Keep your eyes on Jesus!