{"id":5253,"date":"2026-03-20T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:22:19","slug":"processing-hardship-in-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/2026\/03\/20\/processing-hardship-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope in Busy Seasons: How\u00a0To\u00a0Process Hardship\u00a0When the Semester\u00a0Is in Full Swing\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

College is an enjoyable, transformative season in life for Cedarville students. Classes grow and prepare\u00a0us\u00a0for God\u2019s calling on\u00a0our\u00a0lives. Campus groups provide opportunities for social involvement and service. Deep friendships develop. Students grow in their faith. Lives\u00a0are\u00a0changed.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the effects of a fallen world still touch our lives while\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0at school. Sickness finds us at inconvenient\u00a0times,\u00a0relationships with family and friends go through rough patches, and unexpected losses do not wait for the semester to end. Even the busyness of school itself can function as a trial in our lives.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

College also moves fast. Courses pack what sometimes seems like a year\u2019s worth of material into a brief 16-week semester. Oftentimes,\u00a0this frantic routine provides us with little time to think about anything outside of academic work, much less process\u00a0any\u00a0hardships\u00a0that might be affecting us.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are certainly healthy ways to process through that hardship, even in the midst of a hectic schedule.\u00a0Below,\u00a0I lay out some things I have learned through my four years here. I hope they will\u00a0be of service to you!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Acknowledge the\u00a0Hardship<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

As\u00a0Christians, we\u00a0often feel the (unwarranted) need to pretend we have our lives completely in order,\u00a0despite the fact that\u00a0we may sometimes\u00a0struggle. When something difficult happens, we should first take\u00a0time\u00a0to acknowledge the situation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul, writing to the Corinthian church about his ministry in Asia Minor, honestly expresses how he and his companions felt: \u201cfor we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death\u201d (2 Corinthians\u00a01:8\u20139). He does not downplay the hardship but freely acknowledges the extent of the trial.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The biblical authors set a helpful precedent for all Christians: honesty about hardship. While the hope of the\u00a0Gospel provides incredible comfort\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0trials, the\u00a0Gospel also gives us the freedom to acknowledge and even lament that hardship. This honesty can freely flow in prayer and in conversations with other believers, which\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0talk about\u00a0more later.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Create\u00a0Space\u00a0To\u00a0Process<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Despite our busyness, we may benefit more from creating space to process hardship rather than continuing to chug along.\u00a0Carving out some time to process actually may help us get back on our feet sooner.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While finding time to stop doing schoolwork altogether may be impossible, a good\u00a0option\u00a0may be to intentionally block off time in your planner to journal, pray, think, make needed phone calls,\u00a0or talk with others.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another healthy practice is to politely decline certain opportunities on campus for a season. Our faculty and staff are incredibly gracious and understand when students may need to temporarily step away from a commitment for personal reasons. In other words, make a practical effort to create space to wrestle with hardships.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps one\u00a0of the healthiest ways to\u00a0process hardship is to do so in a\u00a0<\/span>Godward direction<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Psalms testify to an amazing reality of our relationship with God:\u00a0Our honesty and lament are acceptable means of communication with Him! In fact, lament-themed Psalms appear more than any other kind of Psalm in the Bible.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only do we have the freedom to express our burdens to a faithful God, but God draws near to us in them. Psalm 34:18 gives us an incredible promise: \u201cThe Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.\u201d God moves toward us as we cry out to Him, and He promises to neither leave us nor forsake us.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lean on Others\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another healthy and God-given means of dealing with trials in busy seasons is to talk it out with others. When God created\u00a0mankind, He recognized that it was not good for man to be alone. When God saves people through faith in Jesus, they are saved primarily to God, but they are also saved to the people of God\u00a0\u2014\u00a0to one another.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For that reason, we need one another. Sharing our grief with others will not\u00a0immediately\u00a0fix the situation, but it serves as a healthy way for us to process hardship.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find a few\u00a0people\u00a0\u2014\u00a0mentors, peers, RAs, trusted\u00a0faculty\u00a0or staff\u00a0\u2014\u00a0whom\u00a0God has put in your life to listen and care for you during these difficult seasons. Cedarville\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Counseling Services<\/span><\/a>\u00a0can walk with you through especially turbulent times.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0be afraid to reach out to them!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last fall semester, I hit a point where I was extremely overwhelmed with the amount of schoolwork on my plate.\u00a0When a certain staff member asked me how I was doing, I told him.\u00a0He prayed for me and offered to support me in any way he could. That support encouraged me and gave me hope during that\u00a0difficult time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find people who will point you back to the ultimate hope that transcends any earthly trial: the coming, triumphant return of Jesus to make all things new.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember God\u2019s Character<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Remember the example of Paul earlier? After he acknowledges the severity of his trial, this is what he says:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut that [his trial] was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.\u201d (2 Corinthians\u00a01:9\u201310).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After Paul\u00a0<\/span>acknowledges\u00a0<\/span><\/i>his trial, he\u00a0<\/span>fixates<\/span><\/i>\u00a0on God\u2019s character. In doing so, he provides a helpful model for all believers. He found comfort\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0the trial when He remembered the good, faithful, promise-keeping, life-giving God he serves. God provides deliverance, and Paul\u00a0trusts that\u00a0God will provide deliverance yet again.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If another person comes to us with their struggles, we should first intently listen and ask questions. Give the other person space to wrestle with their trial, then gently remind them of the character of God.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This encouragement might\u00a0look something\u00a0like: \u201cI know this is not easy for you. I know it does not feel like it will ever improve, but it will. This trial is only temporary. Remember that God is faithful and that He will give you enough strength for each day. He hears your prayers,\u00a0and He will continue to be with you. Keep hoping in Him.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shift Your Perspective<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Finally, our faith in Christ means that God wastes no suffering. Sometimes,\u00a0an encouraging reminder to\u00a0someone going through\u00a0a trial is that God is using that trial to bring Himself glory and to make us more like Jesus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans 5 has been a wellspring for me\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0some recent personal hardship. Not only can we as believers \u201crejoice in hope of the glory of God,\u201d but we also \u201crejoice in our sufferings\u201d because suffering produces endurance, character, and hope in us (Romans\u00a05:2\u20134).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just the thought that God was using that specific situation to shape me brought me incredible comfort\u00a0in the midst of\u00a0a difficult season. He first used it to direct my hope towards Himself rather than my earthly circumstances. He also used my distinct situation to minister to a close friend of mine who just so happened to be going through the same thing\u00a0(see 2 Corinthians 1:3\u20134).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He taught me through that hardship the importance of vulnerability in my conversations with other believers. Finally, He used that circumstance to teach me more about the abundant forgiveness which He extends to us in Christ through the forgiveness which I experienced through that situation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remembering (and seeing) God\u2019s divine purposes for our suffering reminds us that this hard season is only temporary.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fix Your Eyes on the Gospel\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

College is a busy time of life. Though we may be tempted to continue to plow away with school and extracurriculars when hardship hits us, we may benefit more from taking some space to process.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The end goal of that processing is not to fixate on life\u2019s struggles but to remind ourselves of the incredible hope that we have through the\u00a0Gospel. Through the\u00a0Gospel, our hope reaches far past this fractured world into a glorious future in which our God will make all things right.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"College can be overwhelming, especially when hardship hits during a busy season. 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