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Identify one or two practical ways you can help prepare your students for the struggles they’ll face in the world.
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Share my story with them and help them find guidance from scripture and prayer. It is my goal that it becomes automatic for my students to go to God before looking to any other recource.
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Be real with them. Answer their questions and share my story with them.
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When choosing literature, movies, articles, stories, news, history for the lessons, I make sure to select things that have valuable meaning as well as show the hardships of life and the challenges our current society struggles with. In this way, students discuss important issues and truths and learn the application of the Scriptures to these things.
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Scripture is rich in pointing out we will have trouble in this world. It is not a “prosperity Gospel,” but a Gospel of truth that we will have trials and tribulations. Scriptire also tells us that what will help in those times in our heart condition, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and God’s word. Integrated Scription at every and all opportunities is one of the ways I can help prepare my students for the struggles they will face in tyhe world. For example, in Philippians 4:12, Paul says that “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” In v13, he tells us that secret; “I can do all things through Him who strgthens me.”
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Share my story. My struggles as a Christian – growing up in a secular world. Relating to them. Listen to them. Understand that their struggles are different than mine in some ways but not all. Help them feel confident that they are walking the right path and empower them to stand firm in their faith.