NCLEX April 2010: 265 questions hoping to pass

alohanars18 · Apr 30, 2010

That's right! Trusting even if you dont understand, and sooner you will know the reason why. Im sure you can pass your next attempt. Spend time with Him!

alohanars18 · Apr 30, 2010

hi little angel got this from my online devotion, and i want to share this with you and anyone. nclex is like a goliath for nurses.

take goliath down

goliaths still roam our world. debt. disaster. dialysis. danger. deceit. disease. depression. super-size challenges still swagger and strut, still pilfer sleep and embezzle peace and liposuction joy. but they can't dominate you. you know how to deal with them. you face giants by facing god first.

focus on giants—you stumble.

focus on god—your giants tumble.

you know what david knew, and you do what david did. you pick up five stones, and you make five decisions. ever wonder why david took five stones into battle? why not two or twenty? rereading his story reveals five answers. use your five fingers to remind you of the five stones you need to face down your goliath. let your thumb remind you of ...

1. the stone of the past

goliath jogged david's memory. elah was a déjà vu. while everyone else quivered, david remembered. god had given him strength to wrestle a lion and strong-arm a bear. wouldn't he do the same with the giant? a good memory makes heroes.

"remember his marvelous works which he has done" (1 chron. 16:12). catalog god's successes. keep a list of his world records. has he not walked you through high waters? proven to be faithful? have you not known his provision? how many nights have you gone to bed hungry? mornings awakened in the cold? he has made roadkill out of your enemies. write today's worries in sand. chisel yesterday's victories in stone. pick up the stone of the past. then select ...

2. the stone of prayer

note the valley between your thumb and finger. to pass from one to the next you must go through it. let it remind you of david's descent. before going high, david went low; before ascending to fight, david descended to prepare. don't face your giant without first doing the same. dedicate time to prayer. paul, the apostle, wrote, "prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. pray hard and long" (eph. 6:18 msg).

prayer spawned david's successes. his brook besor wisdom grew out of the moment he "strengthened himself in the lord his god" (1 sam. 30:6). when saul's soldiers tried to capture him, david turned toward god: "you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble" (ps. 59:16).

invite god's help. pick up the stone of prayer. and don't neglect ...

3. the stone of priority

let your tallest finger remind you of your highest priority: god's reputation. david jealously guarded it. no one was going to defame his lord. david fought so that "all the earth may know that there is a god in israel. then all this assembly shall know that the lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the lord's" (1 sam. 17:46-47).

david saw goliath as a chance for god to show off! did david know he would exit the battle alive? no. but he was willing to give his life for the reputation of god.

what if you saw your giant in the same manner? rather than begrudge him, welcome him. your cancer is god's chance to flex his healing muscles. your sin is god's opportunity to showcase grace. your struggling marriage can billboard god's power. see your struggle as god's canvas. on it he will paint his multicolored supremacy. announce god's name and then reach for ...

4. the stone of passion

david ran, not away from, but toward his giant. on one side of the battlefield, saul and his cowardly army gulped. on the other, goliath and his skull-splitters scoffed. in the middle, the shepherd boy ran on his spindly legs. who bet on david? who put money on the kid from bethlehem? not the philistines. not the hebrews. not david's siblings or david's king. but god did.

and since god did, and since david knew god did, the skinny runt became a blur of pumping knees and a swirling sling. he ran toward his giant.

do the same!

let your ring finger remind you to take up the stone of passion.

one more stone, and finger, remains:

5. the stone of persistence

david didn't think one rock would do. he knew goliath had four behemoth relatives. for all david knew, they'd come running over the hill to defend their kin. david was ready to empty the chamber if that's what it took.

imitate him. never give up. one prayer might not be enough. one apology might not do it. one day or month of resolve might not suffice. you may get knocked down a time or two ... but don't quit. keep loading the rocks. keep swinging the sling.david took five stones. he made five decisions. do likewise. past. prayer. priority. passion. and persistence.

next time goliath wakes you up, reach for a stone. odds are, he'll be out of the room before you can load your sling.

from facing your giants

mst1 · Apr 30, 2010

i just received my results and i failed. whew! i felt bad but now I'll try harder. I still trust the Lord, maybe Hehas better plans for me!

Little angel, You have a wonderful attitude :) Just remember you're not alone.

Here are some verses that helped me:

35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. Hebrews 10:35-36

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. 1 Peter 5: 8-10

MST1

angel2010 · May 1, 2010

Thank you so much for your encouragements... I almost cried remembering that I'm not alone, the Lord is with me. God Bless!