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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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I can share my own struggles when appropriate and how I overcame them through my relationship with Christ. I can also provide a safe place for students to discuss their struggles with me and/or their classmates so we can encourage and mentor each other using God’s word. Giving scenarios and evaluating them through a Biblical perspective and the appliance of Scripture is another way I can help them prepare.
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I can give them real life scenarios where they have to respond to a question or an idea that is clearly against the Word of God. I can also talk to them about experiences I have had or witnessed and ask them for their input on how to respond.
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I want to make sure that students understand that to struggle is normal. It’s unrealistic to think that we won’t face trails and tribulations, and I want to help students build resilience by being grounded in God’s Word. I also want to continue having honest and frank discussions with them.
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I plan to foster more discussions in the classroom that address the struggles /challenges of life, by giving students time to share things that they are struggling with and different ways they are working through them (giving other students a chance to also encourage each other in their faith as they listen and share). I also plan to share my own story and struggles, when appropriate and fitting- as well as study the stories of people in the Bible who have struggled- to show students how to overcome (hardships) in Christ.
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Share my struggles, mistakes, poor decisions and how God is faithful and blesses us when we return to His path