My favorite Scriptures...

Just thought I'd blog some of my favorite scriptures that I daily bathe myself in....no matter how happy, content or completely crazy I am feeling from one day to the next, these verses recharge my spirit & remind me of who I am in Christ. The woman God created me to be. It's easy to get lost in who we are b/c of our role(s). I cherish being a wife, mother, sister, friend, chef, laundress, taxi driver, prayer warrior, nurse....you name it, us mommies are truly blessed, but it's in those times where I sort of forget who I really am, that I am reminded through these beautiful words from my heavenly father. I pray they encourage you the same:

These verses are taken from the amazing bible, 'The Message/Remix' by Eugene H. Peterson...I LOVE the translation...hope you do too:

Romans: 8: 15-17 " This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next papa"? God's spirit touches our spirit & confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us - an unbelievable inheritance!!!! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!

Psalm 91: "You who sit down in the High God's presence, spend the night in Shaddai's shadow, Say this: "God, you're my refuge". I trust in you and I'm safe! That's right - he rescues you from hidden traps, shields you from deadly hazards. His HUGE outstretched arms protect you - under them you're perfectly safe; his arms fend off all harm."

Psalm 31:24 " Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect God to get here soon."

Romans 5:3-4 "There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling short-changed. Quite the contrary - we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit."

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 "So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever."

More to come.....