The results are in...

Thursday 14th August 2025 is just a regular day for most of us, but for 1000’s of 18 year olds across the country; it’s A-Level results day. 
A day full of potentially life-changing, future-shaping moments and decisions, full of highs, lows, and everything in between.

It was a long time ago for me now, but I remember it like it was yesterday! I literally thought the world had ended when I found out I hadn’t got the grades to study Geography at Leeds University. I’d got good grades, but just not quite good enough. I cried. I refused to accept the offer I had from Nottingham Trent because I was proud, and thought my grades were too good for them! I cried some more. I begged Manchester to take me in. I sulked when they didn’t. And I probably cried a bit more.
Then I had a call from a family friend who spoke some wise words that are forgotten now but helped me take a breath, and get some perspective. To be able to celebrate what I had, accept what I was being offered, and get excited about going to University again. 

If you’re one of those people getting your results, it might sound clichéd right now, but it is really going to be OK. 

Remember the God loves you, and He wants you to be living an awesomely full life. This does not depend on grades, or where you study, or if you even study at all. 

Take a deep breath, and know you’re not alone. 

We can all get involved in praying for young people as they get exam results…

•    For wisdom and peace as they make some pretty significant life decisions.  
•    For them to be surrounded by people who will speak words of encouragement and sense in the emotional highs and lows. 
•    For them to know their identity is in God, not results.

Find out more about Students and Young Adults at Ebe Church HERE.