- Jun 30, 2020
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- Agnostic
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- Private
Hi,
I have a very hectic semester coming up (3 highschool classes, 2 dual enrollment classes at a local college, one SAT prep class, and other activities) that is going to be more demanding than my fall semester. Moreover, I'm planning to do as well as I did in my fall semester (All A's).
I'm not worried about my high school and dual enrollment classes. However, I'm very worried about how I'm going to do on my SAT test (I really want to excel on my SAT). This worry has led to me feeling very anxious in regards to how long I should study, how vigorous should my studying be, etc.
Due to this worry, I have been also getting thoughts concerning how much time I should spend with God. At the moment, I feel as if I should just abandon God for now and focus only on studying and prepping.
In regards to my faith, I have been significantly struggling with my relationship with God (minor thoughts about his existence, trust issues, and etc). My struggle with trying to understand God can be physically and emotionally exhausting sometimes. I don't want to damage my relationship with God (it doesn't need to get worse than it is right now). However, at the moment, I see my struggles with God as a hindrance (and a distraction)
So the overall question I have is: how should I balance my academic life with God? And is it wrong to put a higher priority on my academics instead of God?
I have a very hectic semester coming up (3 highschool classes, 2 dual enrollment classes at a local college, one SAT prep class, and other activities) that is going to be more demanding than my fall semester. Moreover, I'm planning to do as well as I did in my fall semester (All A's).
I'm not worried about my high school and dual enrollment classes. However, I'm very worried about how I'm going to do on my SAT test (I really want to excel on my SAT). This worry has led to me feeling very anxious in regards to how long I should study, how vigorous should my studying be, etc.
Due to this worry, I have been also getting thoughts concerning how much time I should spend with God. At the moment, I feel as if I should just abandon God for now and focus only on studying and prepping.
In regards to my faith, I have been significantly struggling with my relationship with God (minor thoughts about his existence, trust issues, and etc). My struggle with trying to understand God can be physically and emotionally exhausting sometimes. I don't want to damage my relationship with God (it doesn't need to get worse than it is right now). However, at the moment, I see my struggles with God as a hindrance (and a distraction)
So the overall question I have is: how should I balance my academic life with God? And is it wrong to put a higher priority on my academics instead of God?