Prayer For Student Testing
Lord, I pray that you would go before me and stand behind me in these coming weeks. I pray that I would be strengthened by your presence, and that I would know you are with me always. Thank you for always being near to me, for showering your blessings upon me when I am undeserving, for providing for me in little and big ways that remind me of your constant faithfulness. You have made a way for me to get this far, and I'm so grateful, Jesus.
Would you give me wisdom and discernment in this season? Would you help me to prioritize my tasks and assignments intentionally, and focus wholeheartedly on what needs to be accomplished? I pray that I would be committed to my schoolwork, that I would care deeply about the work on my plate, and that I would keep my attention on what's important right now. Keep me faithful, Lord. Strengthen me when I begin to feel weary. Renew my spirits when I start to falter. Surround me with encouraging friends and wise mentors.
Help me to finish strong, Lord. May I do all of this for the glory of your name alone.
In your name I pray, amen.
Jesus,
This is a stressful season, and I'm overwhelmed by the mountain of work ahead of me, yet I trust in you. I know that when I put my faith in you, even when it's as small as a mustard seed (Luke 17:6), miracles can be accomplished. I pray that as I study in these coming weeks, as I soak up knowledge and memorize facts, as I read and process and write, that you would be renewing my mind and strengthening my spirit. Help me to persevere through the massive to-do lists and the busy schedules, and help me to keep my eyes fixed on you throughout it all.
As I enter my classrooms and exam rooms, I pray you would blanket me in your peace. Ease any anxieties, calm my restless mind, and give me focus on the task at hand. I pray that I would know my worth is in you alone, not in any grade I do or do not make, not in any assignment or test or teacher's opinion. I pray that I would fear your presence during my exams, and that I would be comforted by your nearness.
Thank you for the gift of this education, Jesus. I pray that these final exams would be a celebration of all I have learned in this season, and that I would be grateful for all that I have experienced and for all the ways I have grown.
May you be glorified, Lord.
Amen.
Lord God,
Thank you for this opportunity to learn new skills and stretch my understanding.
Thank you for guiding me through this time of study into the final exams.
I lay before you all the hopes and fears I have about the outcome.
May you place a peace within me now as I rest and await the results.
Thank you that I am safely held in your love.
Thank you that whatever happens in the future I will live in your goodness and walk with you always.
Dear Lord, as I take this exam, I thank you that my value
Is not based on my performance, but on your great love for me.
Come into my heart so that we can walk through this time together.
Help me, not only with this test, but the many tests of life that are sure to come my way.
As I take this exam, bring back to my mind everything I studied
and be gracious with what I have overlooked.
Help me to remain focused and calm, confident in the facts and in my ability,
and firm in the knowledge that no matter what happens today you are there with me.
Lord, I'm here today with open hands and an open heart, ready to depend on you to help me through the day and all it will bring my way. Help me be like Nehemiah, help me come to you for guidance, strength, provision and protection. As I face tough choices and hard situations, help me remember my belovedness, help me remember that I am Your child and Your representative to the world around me. Help me live today in a way that brings honor to Your holy name. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Dear God,
Source of all wisdom,
Help me to use my time
And my intelligence wisely,
As I prepare for exams.
Help me to dispose myself
To listen to your Holy Spirit
So that you, as my loving Spirit,
May place me in a state of prayer
And lead me to understand
That the supreme wisdom
Is knowing I am your child.
Help me to remain serene
So that my work may truly reflect
This profound truth
Mary, Mother of my spiritual life,
Guide me in the ways of your Son,
So that my work may help
To transform this world for God's glory.
Lord, I know you are with me and love me.
Give me peace of mind as I prepare for this time of study.
Help me to focus on my books and notes,
keep me from all distractions so that I will make the best use
of this time that is available to me.
Give me insight that I might understand what I am studying,
and help me to remember it when the time comes.
Above all, I thank you for the ability to be able to study
and for the many gifts and talents you have given me.
Help me always to use them in such a way
that they honor you and do justice to myself.
Father,
We praise You for the journey our students are on. In an era that threatens to leave parents fearful to send their kids to school, and worried about whether they will return to them each day, we ask Your hand of protection over our students. School not only presents the possibility for physical harm, but the mental tax of testing can take a toll on their confidence.
Father, we thank You for every student, whether home-schooled, attending public or private schools even those learning on line. Thank You for the opportunity to learn more about the world we live in and who we are in it. Thank You for the teachers that pour their hearts and lives into their students, in order to help them find their potential in this life. Bless they, and all administrators, tech assistants, janitors, bus drivers, and aides that pour their lives into our students every day. Grant them the wisdom they need to guide, encourage, and keep safe those under their watch.
For the wonders in this world, from the landscape of nature and the life that fills it, to mathematical equations and new discoveries, we praise You. Your works are wondrous, and too numerous to count or equate in this life. Let the material that this generation of students absorbs seep into their minds and bones like never before, with a rich understanding of the life You have created and the purpose and plan You have for them.
So often test bubbles can become the sole focus of the educational journey. Class rankings and scholarship earnings trump what God's tug on the heart is trying to steer students towards. Let the voices of all the mentors and teachers present in the lives of this generation of students be aligned to the call on their lives from You, God. May Christ be more apparent and obvious to this generation that any that have come before them. May they apply their talents and gifts to the best of their abilities to honor and glorify You, Jesus.
Create in their hearts a peace and a calm, to prepare to the best of their ability for the exams and the tests they are about to complete. Inspire them to go past the minimum requirements, and work not only at the subjects that come naturally to them, but also at those that may not come so easily. Help them to learn and grow through each lesson, and each test bubble they fill in.
In the midst of their exams and tests, meet them in those moments of fear and anxiety. Bless their hearts and minds with a peace that transcends all understand. Protect them from the temptation to cheat, quit, or put forth any effort that is not their very best. Assure them that their best effort is beyond good enough, even if it does not fulfill the expectations of themselves or others. Release the grip of the pressure to perform well, and protect the fun of learning from seeping out of the school day. Surround them with encouragement, from parents, guardians, classmates, teachers, and friends.
Through this anxious time, as some students prepare for the rest of their lives, let us all remember that our days are limited on this earth and only You are privy to that number. At the end of each test, and each day, let our hearts be grateful to have lived out another one. Protect the mental health of each young mind that is overwhelmed and drowning in the possibilities, or lack thereof, that their future seems to hold. Uphold their parents, and create in them a welcome embrace of support, not added pressure or unrealistic expectations. Soften the hearts of the adults and older mentors that surround these students, to be encouraging and uplifting.
Put examples of godly confidence in their lives to witness, Father. Models of hearts running to You. Let them not be overwhelmed by all that student life is. Lighten the load of their books and their burdens. Leave them feeling free to pursue a world full of dreams and a future all their own, instead of overwhelmed by the pressure to be someone they don't reconcile with.
Father, we run to You, today. As students, parents, teachers, mentors, and friends. We ask You to calm our hearts lead us. Each answer, each essay, every application, let all of our efforts honor and glorify You. Show us our place in Your plan, step by step and day by day.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen.