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S8EP:2099 Test Anxiety & Faith · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Have faith. Let it begin. When it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Ariel, can you say, have faith? Let it begin. Let it begin? Let it begin. Say, have faith.
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  Let it begin. Let it begin. No. No? No? Okay. Hi, Noah. Noah! Noah!
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  Happy birthday, Noah! Okay, then. I'm so lazy.
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  Noah.
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  Noah. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shy.
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  This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shy.
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  This little light of ray. I'm gonna let it shy. Let it shy.
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  Let it shy. Let it shy. Yes, yes.
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  Daddy, I'm so excited, but I have one question. What's your question?
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  Good question. I don't know, but it is all in God's hands. Good morning.
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  You're listening to Have Faith Let It Begin, and it starts right now.
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  Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Have Faith Let It Begin.
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  Today, I want to talk to you about something that many of us have struggled with, test anxiety.
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  For some of you, it happens in school. It happens in school exams.
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  For others, it happens in the tests of everyday life.
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  Big decisions, right? Challenges at work or choices about the future.
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  Anxiety is real, but so is God's presence in the middle of it.
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  When I was in high school, I didn't understand why every time I'd take a test,
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  my hands would get sweaty, my stomach would turn, and I would start to panic about time.
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  I would second-guess myself consistently. I'd change my answers,
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  only to later find out that my first instincts, the ones I erased,
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  had been correct all along.
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  Even in college, it didn't go away. I'd overstudy, I'd get nervous.
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  Before a test, it felt like I had a knot in my stomach. One of my professors
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  noticed and said something that changed everything.
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  Take your time. I know you know these answers.
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  Then he gave me a verbal test. And guess what? I was able to articulate everything perfectly.
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  Another professor in psychology did the same thing, allowing me to speak my
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  answers instead of freezing up on paper.
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  And then there was my social economics professor. He really understood everything
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  and found a way to cure me.
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  He pulled a trick that I'd never forget.
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  You see, one day when the quiz was allowed to be handed out,
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  he leaned over to me and handed the paper.
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  And I noticed immediately there was red ink on the top.
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  It said 97%. Great job.
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  And it was written in red at the top, even before I started.
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  He leaned in and whispered, no matter how bad you do, I'm still going to give you a 97%.
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  So take your time, relax, and take the test. You know what happened, right?
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  I relaxed and I got a hundred.
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  That day I realized something.
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  Anxiety wasn't about what I knew. It was about the fear of failing.
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  And when someone took away that fear, I could shine,
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  Not every professor would do that But I thank God for the ones who saw me and
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  understood me And I also realize that God Himself does this for us in life He
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  says, I know you I know what you're capable of,
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  I'm with you Take your time,
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  Philippians 4, verses 6-7 It says, Do not be anxious about anything But in every
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  situation by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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  present your request to God, and the peace of God, which transcends all understandings,
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  will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ, your name.
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  God doesn't promise us a life without tests, but he does promise us peace.
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  He does promise us his peace when we face them.
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  Maybe your anxiety isn't about school tests. It may be more about a job interview,
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  a medical report, or a tough decision you have to make today.
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  Whatever it is, God wants to remind you. I'm grading you differently.
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  I've already given you grace. I know you.
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  I love you and take your time. Trust in me.
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  Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you for your thank you for your being
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  with us in every season of life, including the moments that make us anxious.
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  Lord, I lift up every listener who struggles with anxiety, whether it's over
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  school exam, work, deadlines, or the pressures of daily life.
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  Remind them, Lord, that they are not defined by performance, but by their love.
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  Grant them peace in their hearts, clarity in their minds, and confidence in
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  the abilities that you've given them.
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  Help us all to lean on you in moments of fear, and to trust that you are walking every step of the way.
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  In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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  Now, as I always say, stay safe, remember that you matter, and never forget,
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  have faith, let it begin. See you tomorrow.
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