The end of the semester is hard. Not only are we tired of school, but we're worn out, discouraged, and have little sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. For those days when you think the end of the semester will never come, you'll shrivel up in your seat before you ever see the sun again, and you realize it's another semester done until you have to figure out what to do with the rest of your life, check out these verses. Let them bring refreshment, joy, and hope, and remember — only a few more weeks!
1. John 14:27.
"Peace I leave you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
2. Proverbs 16:3.
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans."
3. Psalm 94:19.
"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy."
4. Matthew 11:28-30.
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
5. 2 Corinthians 4:7-9.
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed."
6. Psalm 119:143.
"Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight."
7. Psalm 55:22.
"Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken."
8. Psalm 142:3.
"When spirits grow faint within me, it is you who knows my way."
9. 1 Peter 5:6-7.
" Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."
10. Joshua 1:9.
"…Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
11. Isaiah 40:30-31.
"Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
