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It takes commitment, time, and effort, but these books have proven to me that they are so worth it.

Nov 28, 2016

It's okay to struggle, it's okay to want help. These books are ways you can find that yourself and begin to build yourself back up. It takes commitment, time, and effort, but these books have proven to me that they are so worth it.

1. The Comparison Trap

By: Sandra Stanley

If you've read any of my past articles, you have probably seen me mention this book just a few times. It is so good if you're looking to help with having what God says about you come between your opinions of yourself and others. Life isn't always a competition, and by nixing the comparison trap so many women are stuck in, we can start to celebrate others and their accomplishments rather than comparing them to ourselves.

2. When God Writes Your Love Story

By: Eric and Leslie Ludy

My mom and her friend led an amazing bible study on this book with some friends and I at my house every other Monday night. It was amazing to see people my age begin to commit their love story and future to what God was writing rather than our own precompositions of what we thought our "fairytale" should be like.

3. The Chase

By: Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky

I have written a book review on The Odyssey for this one before, but it's too good not to share again. A beautiful and real love story of Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky is shown in this book, and it also encourages girls to wait for the guy that is going to chase not only them, but God.

4. Live Original

By: Sadie Robertson

If you're anything like me, you're already obsessed with Sadie Robertson, so why not pick up her book? She is able to relate so well to young girls and this book is full of inspiration that makes you want to get up our of your bed and go make a difference in the world.

5. Praying for Your Future Husband

By: Robin Jones Gunn and Tricia Goyer

Yet another great book about praying diligently for your future husband. It is never too early to start doing that, and can be such a powerful thing in your own life and in your future spouse's life.

6. Uninvited

By: Lysa TerKeurst

I have just started reading this new book and I'm LOVING it! It is speaking to so many areas of my life right now. You definitely need to run to your nearest bookstore or log into Amazon and buy this book as soon as you close out of this article.

In fact, just head on over to Amazon and buy ALL THE BOOKS.

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1. The Comparison Trap

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3. The Chase

4. Live Original

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6. Uninvited

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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