The Public-Schooled Christian

Hey guys!

Today I want to update you on how school is going. Since a part of showing Jesus’ light at school is having conversations about Him, I’ll cover that first. Then, I’ll update you on my goals and the struggles I’ve been facing. 

I would love it if, after reading the article, you told me how school has been for you in the comments below!

People

These are some of the people I’ve talked about Jesus or religion with. Please pray that my conversations with these people would be fruitful!

• A girl who I don’t think is religious. She says her dad is studying different religions, but, from what I can tell, she isn’t interested in any of them. She is the one person I have talked to who has brought up religion multiple times without me asking about it.
• A girl who used to be Christian, but isn’t anymore. She still goes to church with her parents and plays in her church orchestra, but she doesn’t believe in Jesus. I’m not sure that the Christians she’s been around have represented Jesus to her very well. She seems to have a lot of strong (mostly negative) opinions about Christianity, but I’m glad she goes to church and hears the gospel every Sunday.
• A boy who is agnostic. I invited him to the Christian club at my school (they have donuts—and who wouldn’t want donuts? 😛), but didn’t get a chance to follow up with him, so he hasn’t come yet. He has a couple of close friends who I know are strong Christians, and I’m praying that they have a strong influence on him. He’s the kind of person who you meet and think would be a great Christian because he’s so friendly.
• A girl who claims to be Christian, but doesn’t seem to know Jesus. Her family doesn’t go to church because her parents have to work on Sundays, and I think she’s fine with it. I don’t see a desire in her to get to know Jesus better. I’m might invite her to youth group because you get to learn about God but it’s also really fun.

Struggles

I’ve had my fair share of struggles at school with being a light, working hard on my assignments, and boldly mentioning Jesus in conversations. 

• I have trouble doing more than mentioning Jesus in conversation. There have been many times when I’ve asked someone what their religion is or we’ve talked about our faiths together, but it’s hard for me to bring the conversation past that. I want to actually share the gospel or invite someone to church.
• I want to pray more at school. The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing, but I’ve really only been praying during my Bible time and before I go to bed at night. Since I know prayer makes a big difference, I want to remember to pray throughout the day.
• I have become too self-focused. Especially when I’m tired at school, I feel like I talk too much about myself and not enough about others. I want my conversations not to be about myself, but to make others feel good about themselves. There have also been a couple of times when someone does something nice and I think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” I want to do more more kind things because actions matter just as much as (maybe more than) words.

Goals

My goals for school strongly relate to my struggles. 

• I want to share the gospel. Not just have a conversation about faith, but actually share the hope I have in Jesus and tell someone about what it means for them.
• I want to pray more at school and become less self-focused, as I mentioned above.
• I want to make a plan for sharing the gospel with someone from school. I find that when I make a plan to share Jesus, I am more likely to follow through than if I just think “I want to share the light of Jesus today” and don’t think about specifics.

Will you please pray for me?

Tell me how school is going for you in the comments below or email me at isabellag.daou@gmail.com! I’d love to hear from you =D. Do you have any prayer requests?

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