I have some words of encouragement, especially relevant if you are heading into exams, a work interview or any form of testing. This is a realization I had back in my final semester of university when I was studying for a very difficult exam and I felt that even my best effort would not get the grade I wanted.
God spoke to me as I anxiously studied and worried about the result. He told me something that has continued to stick with me and encourage me ever since: “All I ask is that you do your best with the ability I’ve entrusted to you and trust me with the rest. I have a plan for your life and you can’t get in the way if you follow me and seek my will. I only want what’s best for you!”
God helped me to realize that if I did my best on that test (or in any circumstance in my life), that the result didn’t actually matter because it was completely in God’s hands. I definitely can’t say that I’ve been able to completely shed my anxious tendencies, but what a freeing realization to know that we can’t ruin God’s perfect plans for our lives (unique to each of us) if we are genuinely following him and doing our best! God has continued to remind me of this in my own life and each time a friend asks me to pray for their exam or anxious situation. I hope you can also find encouragement in this!
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