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Encouragement for the New School Year

It's back to school season!

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Whether you're a freshman, a senior, or somewhere in between, going back to school can sometimes be a celebration and a scary movie all at once. You get to see friends that you haven't seen in a long while. You can join new clubs or new classes that might turn out to be fantastic. There's a lot of new and exciting things ahead. However, you might come home on the first day of school with a long list of textbooks you need, homework to do, or just exhausted from the day.

While a new year can bring so many wonderful times ahead, it can also bring some worries too. Whether those worries are about getting along with your teachers, classes being stressful, or just trying to graduate, a new school year can be a little tough here and there.

But no matter what your school year looks like, it's always good to know that you are not alone in any of it. God is with you the whole way through, and He already knows how everything will work out in the end. So for the new year, here are some Bible verses that I hope will have you feeling more confident and calm about the journey ahead:

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. - 1 Corinthians 15:58

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. - 2 Timothy 1:7

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. - Philippians 4:13

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. - Isaiah 43:2

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. - James 1:5

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. - Hebrews 10:24-25

Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. - Psalm 73:23

Hope you have a wonderful school year filled with many blessings!

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