As week and finals are quickly approaching so are the late nights and coffee for a meal days. It is so easy during this time to become stressed and to let our sleep, health, and grades take a turn for the worst. I want you all to know that these next few weeks have the potential to be the most stressful of your life but they don’t have to be. You can make them better and I hope that I can encourage you to keep your focus on Christ during these last weeks of the semester.

When you feel in the next couple of weeks that college has gotten the best of you and the negative thoughts begin to creep in, remember this: YOU ARE MORE.

YOU ARE MORE than a test grade. YOU ARE MORE than your final grades. YOU ARE MORE than being stressed. YOU ARE MORE than anxiety. YOU ARE MORE than your appearance. YOU ARE MORE than what people think of you. YOU ARE MORE than the energy you have or don’t have from coffee. YOU ARE MORE than your degree. YOU ARE MORE. YOU ARE MORE.

YOU ARE a child of God. God’s love for you in not based on what grade you make or what others think of you or what your major is. No matter where you fall in any of these categories God still looks on you with love. Remember that YOU ARE ENOUGH even if you don’t feel like it or your grades don’t look the best. God has blessed you and will continue to bless you even if you fail a test or dress like a hobo in these last weeks. Try your best and give the rest to Christ. So, sleep and eat real meals because you are a child of God and you can find peace in that. Take a deep breath and know IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY.

But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me." (2 Corinthians 12:9)

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)

"I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the dayof Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6)

"Haven't I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are protected." (Proverbs 18:10)

"I have told you these thingsso that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world."(John 16:33)

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)