Why is it that when you’re having fun, time seems to fly by, but when you get to school it seems the clock has stopped or is moving backwards? Simple: when you enjoy something, you don’t care how long it takes.
Here are four ways to make school more enjoyable:
- Set goals for your grades and achievement. If you have a vision and you focus on getting there, you’ll move at a different pace (Phil. 3:14).
- Create personal competitions in your classes and with your homework. As you work on each project, motivate yourself with a challenge of some kind. Set yourself up against the clock, your previous grade, or even a fellow student.
- Get involved in something at school you really can look forward to. It may be sports, a club activity, cheerleading, school council—in short, do something you like.
- Go to school each day with a good mental attitude. Your mind and your decisions control your emotions. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As he thinks in this heart, so is he” (NKJV). Decide each day, “This is the day the Lord has made—I will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24)!
by Blaine Bartel.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
Blaine is a modern-day Lazarus.
Jesus resurrected him out of 23 years of sexual addiction and the death of everything he held dear. Today he coaches men out of sexual brokenness and into the Jesus life.
Blaine and his wife Lori reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They love going on long walks from the kitchen to the living room and have a weakness for reality shows. Along with his speaking and coaching, Blaine is a writer and has recently shared his resurrection story in his latest book, "Death by a Thousand Lies."
For the inquiring mind, a complete history is below.
