Prayer Before Exam

A good psalm to meditate on before going into an exam room is Psalm 121:-

^1-2 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?
   No, my strength comes from God,
      who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.

^3-4 He won't let you stumble,
      your Guardian God won't fall asleep.
   Not on your life! Israel's
      Guardian will never doze or sleep.

^5-6 God's your Guardian,
      right at your side to protect you-
   Shielding you from sunstroke,
      sheltering you from moonstroke.

^7-8 God guards you from every evil,
      he guards your very life.
   He guards you when you leave and when you return,
      he guards you now, he guards you always.
(Psalm 121, The Message)

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Prayer Before Exams

Sometimes the pressure of a looming exam can seem overwhelming. It may be that your test is the culmination of a year (or even more) of study. Perhaps your future college or university place depends on the outcome. In such circumstances it can feel like what you are about write (go get wrong) will decide the outcome of the next chapter of your life.

Praying before an important exam enables us to gain perspective on our life. Jesus says:

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?(Matthew 6:24-26, NIV) and also later in verse 34
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"

What do we discover when we pray? That God has given us so much more in life that we can ever imagine. That when we trust Him, we are completely safe. No matter what the result of the examination, God will still love us, protect us. and walk with us. We can trust Him with our lives because he has created us and ultimately knows what is best for us. And he promises to be with us, forever:

"...surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age"

(Matthew 28:20)

An exam prayer

Lord, thank you that you are with me right now

Your love surpasses all fear

I give you the anxiety I feel

I surrender all my worries to you

Clear my mind

Calm my heart

Still my Spirit

Relax my being

That I may always glorify you

In everything I write, speak and do

(a modern prayer for exam nerves)

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