It’s so close yet so far away. We can all see the end of the semester, but in the midst of making it there we’re stumbling over works of procrastination, cramming a semester’s worth of knowledge in four hours, and battling the pre-break slump. We’re all in desperate need of some encouragement. Here are 24 verses to help get you through the end of the semester:
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world , you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 16:8
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
1 John 4:4
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
1 Peter 5:6-7
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
Psalm 121:1-2
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28: 19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
1 John 4:16
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Isaiah 40:30-31
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted, 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.
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.
2 Timothy 4: 7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
John 3:16-17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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.”
Stop worrying about that exam and stressing over that term paper, and remember who holds you in the palm of His hand.
