Always have trust in God: To be succeeded in life, you have to believe and trust God in whatever you are doing and you shouldknow what He's doing your life is good for you. You will go through some
trials or test in life. No doubt of it. Have good courage, always remember that God will give you some trial or test to both strengthen you in your believe and faith and if you have truth in him.
Sometime he can even causes some issue to allow you to grown in faith and believe him. If you pass all these trials or test by having trust in God. He will definitely move you to next level. Always worship and praise him.
Always read your Bible or Qur'an daily: Believe in word of God and He will give you more helpful advice and encouragement in your life in the presence of God. He's loves speaking to his family and through His word. For example: if you are facing problem in school, try to read some verse in the Bible or Qur'an.
Use prayer: Pray is the key and powerful tool to problem, it is a word of God. Don't worry, it doesn't mean getting on your knees several time or hours; you can talk to God in any way. Like "What can I do today to make God happy?" Always keep your mind focused on God, will alway help you keep your priority.
Don't speak negative: Instead of speaking negatively to yourself. For instance: "This physics is very hard to pass". If you have lacks of wisdom in any subject, read the powerful word in the Bible or Qur'an to praise God. To gives generously.
Do your assignment: When you reach home, remember to do your homework from school, and make sure you do it complete, don't skip. Most people kid their self " Like I will do my remain assignment tomorrow". Always study or revise your books at least 50 minutes every day on subject you have learned from school. You can study in any way you prefer. You can prefer reading or studying on the internet than reading your book.
Patience and determination: To be a successful person, you have to qualified some certain thing such as patience and determination. These qualified can determine you success in life. If you are facing some certain problem in life, always try to be patience to solved it. Determination is what you are determine from your childhood.
Get help: Try to find good people around you, to help you solve your problem. Church members or Muslem members in the school, this will give you more encouragement needed when you feel like giving up. It's important to stay with positive people not negative people in your life.
Neglect bad people: Don't listen to bad people around you. If your Friend is not a good believe r, make sure they don't influence you or stay away from them. God didn't like people who love smoking weed and drinking of alcohol. These can affect your health.

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