Strength

This bible verse really speaks to me on a personal level, so I am going to tell the story of when this was true for me.

Scene: Senior year of high school

Problem: Graduating

My senior year was stressful for me to get through because I was in three math classes and an AP class, which really took a toll on me. Math isn't my forte and having to take three didn't agree with me at all because it was really hard to get through them. Thankfully, I had to only take one of them the first semester... and then I had to do credit recovery for that class I didn't have to be in anymore because I failed it.

I really struggled with credit recovery because I didn't want to do it, but I knew that I had to if I wanted to graduate. The good thing about credit recovery was that it took place after school, so I was able to concentrate on my regular classes. The AP class I was taking was hard only because there was a lot of writing involved and I wasn't that good at writing the assignments.

Second semester was somewhat easier because my classes changed making it easier for me to handle. The problem still lied with credit recovery along with the two math classes I was still in. I was struggling with finishing credit recovery on time and passing my classes, but the closer graduation came I stared to slowly pull ahead. At this point I had people who doubted that I would be able to graduate on time, but I was feeling confident in my abilities and I was really praying for the strength to accomplish it.

I was told that in order for me to graduate I had to pass credit recovery, the extracurricular classes, the AP class, and either one of the math classes. During the last week or so until my last day of school I was getting help with credit recovery from one of the teachers causing me to finish on the last day. I was so happy that I finished on time with credit recovery, but I had to wait until I knew if I passed my other classes. I was starting to get nervous and I started to pray harder about passing. The day came when I found out and I was ecstatic because I did indeed pass making me able to graduate.

Without God the outcome might have been something entirely different than what actually took place. This proved that Bible verse in the beginning of this blog and I am really grateful to Him for providing that strength. I showed everyone who doubted that I wouldn't graduate that I could get through senior year and it made me extremely proud of myself.