GUEST ARTICLE - 5 (TO YOUNG STUDENTS: LORD WILL BLESS YOUR EFFORT AND YOU WILL SHINE FOR HIS GLORY)

Dear young students,

This article is especially for you (The student). How your last academic year was? Hope all have got good results. Some might be so happy or some might be disappointed with your results. 

Whatever it is, it’s all gone and by grace of God you all have got a new fresh academic year 2013-2014 to enter. As for some, who appears for board exams (10^th, 12^th) and who are in final year of their degree programme this year might be most significant one. So, are you really excited to have new start? Or Are you dreadful or disinterest because of past disappointments or failures? Do not worry my friends Jesus says, He will crown this year with His goodness and your path will drip with His abundance (Psalm 65:11). Amen! Expect great doings from our Great God. Our sweet Jesus wants you all to be more than conqueror to glorify His name through your academics too because in Him are hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3) and is He who gives you victory in your studies (1 Corinthians 15:57).And it is nature that each and every children of God wish to excel in their studies and desires to obtain good results for God’s glory.  Jesus is also ready to help you and bless you abundantly to make you secure good marks.

Here a testimony of girl to encourage you and make you trust God in all your weakness. Her name is Jenifer and when she was 12 years old, suddenly her platelets gone down. All treatments proved to be futile. Doctors gave up on her but still she and her parents trust God and surrender her life to Him. She was alive only by God’s grace but then she faced numerous weaknesses such as vomiting, giddiness due to increase in flow of blood. Two years were passed, last year she entered 10^th grade and she has to appear for board exam with all these weakness. Everyone thought how she will pass 10^th and even her parents and teachers doesn’t have hope as she was unable to attend classes regularly due to her sickness. But then Jenifer was determined to commit her life to God, amidst of all her agony everyday Jenifer never fails to seek God first and she also try her level best to study. Amazingly God gave her a great victory in her studies as end of last month 10^th result was published to the surprise of all, she got 493/500 and God made her school first and honour her among the people who look down on her. 

This is the abundant blessing that Jesus has in store for you too and God want us to bless every children of God in the same miraculously way in your academic life. You may think then why I couldn’t experience this abundance blessing in my academics life?

There may be so many reasons for that name it lack of wisdom and knowledge, lack of hard work, low concentration, poor memory power, lack of interest, absent-minded, lack of responsibility, lethargy, laziness, peer pressure, physical weakness, incompetency, incredulous etc. These were abstaining to achieve the abundant victory that God has promised in your life. But then, there is solution for us to overcome all these drawbacks it can be find through reading and meditating the word of God on daily basis and praying and filled by Spirit of God every day. For instances, as in James 1:5 God gives us wisdom generously if we ask Him. In same way, for every problem there is solution in the bible only if you read it you find the way for success.

Do you want to know the secret of obtaining abundant mark in every subject you study? Do you want to know God’s principle behind it?

As you read in Genesis 26:12, 13. Isaac sowed in the land even though there was famine in that land and He reaped in the same year a hundredfold because Lord blessed Him. Look Isaac, even in time of famine he was not idol. He took effort to plough the field and sow the seed and watered it and also maintains the field removed the unwanted crop and wisely Isaac utilised all the resource given by God. So, God blessed Him abundantly in hundred fold. In the same way, God can bless you only if you put the best effort that you can that is act of sowing seed though the circumstances are not favour for you. Understand that only God who gives you the increases (1 Corinthians 3:6) and unless you sow the seed you cannot reap hundred fold increases that God has in store for you. Remember only God can multiply your little effort and gives you good and best result.

 It is simple mathematical concept, (100+100)/2=100. The mark you obtain is always equal to Sum of average of work done by you and work done by God through you by His grace. To make it clear, how much you prepare by studying, putting your maximum effort everyday + how much you depend on God by not leaning on your own strength but seeking Him every day. Totally gives you 100% good result in abundance.  Suppose, if you trust only your own strength and effort 100 out of 100 and fails to allow God to work along with you 0 out of 100 then your result will be only (100+0)/2=50% and in vice versa if you trust God 100/100 and failed to put your effort 0/100 then again your result will be (100+0)/2=50%. So, do your part then God does His part. As in proverbs 21:31 you prepare for day and victory comes from the Lord.

Then you may ask can I score good marks in every subject if I follow this principle? Yes, absolutely you can accord Philippians 4:13. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Allow God to work in you and through you.  

Here are the few suggestions to remind you to be in the track of victory:

1. Seek His Kingdom and His righteousness first then all this shall be added to you (Matthew 6:33)

2. Fear of God is shunning the evil and it’s very important to lead successful life.

3. Commit all your ways and days to the Lord.

4. Don’t compare yourself with others because it leads you to have envy or to have self pity or to have pride. These things God hates.

5. We all are accountable for all the resources (time, energy and wisdom) that God has given us so it is reminder to utilise all of it wisely at fullest for God’s glory in this new academic year.

You are born to be winner and not a looser. In the name of Lord Jesus Christ you called to be more than conqueror. Have a victorious academic year ahead. Wish you all God’s very best in your life. May God bless you abundantly.

(Note: My dear young friends, this article was written by Ms. Ayshwarya. She is working as a guest lecturer in a college. GHG team thank Ms. Ayshwarya for the article. May God bless her abundantly. If you wish to send your article, mail it to goldenhandsofgrace@gmail.com)