If you are anything like me then you let yourself get wrapped up in stress from school, work, friends, and all the other things that come with being a college student. Sometimes we can forget that peace can be found in the Lord when we're on our third mental breakdown of the week. As always, He provides us with ways to find peace, so here are 20 verses for the struggling college student.
1. "I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken." - Psalm 16:8
2. "And we know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." - Romans 8:28
3. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." - Matthew 6:34
4. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.” - Philippians 4:6-7
5. “Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him." - Psalm 62:5
6. “So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” - Hebrews 13:6
7. “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31
8. “Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.” - Proverbs 3:25-26
9. “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” - Psalm 139:16
10. “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9
11. “Peace I leave with 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.” - John 14:27
12. “Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.” - 2 Thessalonians 3:16
13. “Many adversities come to the one who is righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all.” - Psalm 34:19
14. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” - Colossians 3:23-24
15. “For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” - Philippians 2:13
16. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” - Genesis 50:20
17. “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” - Hebrews 12:11
18. “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.” - Psalm 105:4
19. “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” - Philippians 4:13
20. “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” - Colossians 3:2
