High Honor Student Analysis

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20). Trying to be the best you can be or an overachiever, takes a lot of time and sacrifice. But sometimes, we end up sacrificing the thing that matters most in life. Being a high honor student in school meant using my time to complete assignments, studying, and being involved in extracurricular activities. But in order to perform as such student, I had to give less time to other activities such as my leisure time, and I realized that I was spending little to no with God. I would usually pray for guidance and protection but as I became more committed to school, my prayer life became stagnant. As time passed while my prayer life faded away, coping with school became harder. It reached to the point that I was starting to evaluate if I really needed school to make it through life. In retrospect, I found that in the past it was easier for me to get through school and I began to think hard on what changed between then and that present time. And that’s when I realized that the source of my strength to prevail was coming from the Lord.
Whenever I feel like I am losing the battle, I ask myself “what would Jesus want?” “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11) and that meant giving up would not be an option. Having a mother that did not settle for mediocracy also contributed to my current success. With her by my side, it helped me set boundaries of where I want to go and what I need to do to get where I want to be, knowing that all things work together for good according to God’s