Bar Studies Inspiration
Daily Christian Devotions for Bar Marathon from Start to Finish
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DAY 41
"The Fear Factor"
"Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you." - Matthew 25:24-26, NIV
Notice what the parable says about the man with the one bag of gold: He was afraid and went and hid the gold in the ground. In his fear of failure the foolish servant laid aside the one bag and gained nothing more, no interest. He was afraid he wouldn't be a good enough steward over his small blessing. God tells us not to have such fear.
The bar exam is a couple of weeks away. This is not the time to become
restrained by the fear of failure. Free yourself to welcome the bar challenges knowing you gave the studies your very best effort. Are you confident that you were a good, faithful steward in your studies? Can you truthfully say, " no regrets?" Are you honing in on your skills during this final stretch? Then, be careful not to succumb to the restraints of fear.
It happens even to animals. After a circus performance, two elephants were being tied: The mother elephant was tied loosely to a small stake with a thin rope, while the baby elephant was tied tightly to a strong stake with a thick rope. When asked why the trainer tied the baby elephant more tightly than the mother elephant, the tamer said, "The baby elephant is not fully trained and gives her very best energy trying to pull the stake out of the ground to which it is tied and run free. That is why I tie the baby elephant to a heavy stake with a thick rope. However, the mother elephant remembers that in her babyhood she tried repeatedly to get away but couldn't. So the mother elephant doesn't even TRY to escape once she notices that she is chained. That's why I can tie the mother elephant to a little stake."
Here, The fear of failure stopped the mother elephant from running free. The mother elephant possessed the physical and inner strength to break free from that little stake, but she didn't believe she could. She had the breakthrough power, but, instead, gave her power to Fear.
Moreover, the mother elephant lets the memory of past failures keep her from believing she could ever free herself from the rope, so she gives up based on the past.
You are almost at the end of this race to the bar exam. Believe you can succeed, claim your breakthrough, release past failures, and make God's Power yours.
Thomas Edison summed it with this quote, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Prayer:
"God, our Father, help me relax and prepare to welcome the bar exam with open arms, just as I welcome you. Lord, I know every facet of my life belongs to you. Give me the strength to trust, believe, and succeed. In Jesus’ name, Amen."
Song: "Hold On" by Tobymac
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About the Book
Many professions have robust exams. But taking the Bar Exam seems to be one of the most stressful times in a person’s life, occasionally causing physical ailment or emotional breakdown. Our relationship with God can carry us through hectic, nerve-wracking circumstances. We merely have to ask, believe, and receive. This book is a daily motivational devotion for Bar Exam study. Begin your Bar study marathon with day one of your study session, and end on day two or three of your Bar Exam as you finish your final lap. I trust this book will provide three to five minutes of quiet time with God per day, to calm and refresh your heart and mind with the strength to endure your Bar study marathon.
About the Author
Ida Tyree Hyche, Esq. is a practicing attorney licensed by the Alabama State Bar. After completing a successful career as a human resources leader for a major federal agency and retiring as an army reserve officer, Tyree began her second career as an attorney. She tithes her legal services through pro-bono commitments, a personal promise she made during her Bar Exam studies. Tyree is a Christian leader who serves on several boards, has traveled internationally, and engages young people in training. Her personal motto is, “You can’t complain if you don’t train!” Tyree is currently international editor for a successful global Christian missionary magazine, reaching over 30,000 women missionaries, their friends, and families worldwide. She lives in Center Point, Alabama.