What's on my Heart and Mind

Lately I find myself clinging to certain scriptures. They play through my mind like the credits of a movie. They present themselves just when I need them. .. a gentle whisper from my heavenly father. I love that they come at just the right time.

God has a way of bringing me peace as I fold my 4th load of laundry. I don’t know about other people but for me this is a time when I find myself worrying, dreaming, hoping, checking off my mental to do list (which grows longer every min.) planning and so on. I hear:
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
or maybe it might be:
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?” Luke 12: 25-26
Whichever one scrolls through it’s ALWAYS just the one I need. I love that about Jesus. He knows what I need.

As I being to lose my patience with one of my girls because the whining is out of control, the listening is lacking, or mommy is just having a bad moment. In my head I hear:
“Love is patient, Love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
I don’t always remember the whole verse or exactly where is comes from but I hear what I need to.

During Isabella’s gymnastics or Sophia trying her hardest to talk to me.
Watching my daughters play or love on each other. I see in my mind:
“You have filled my heart with JOY” Psalms 4:7
or
..you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love."
Nehiemiah 9:17
I know that I do not deserve the life I have but because he is a God of unfailing love and grace I can sit on my couch and watch, in awe, my two beautiful girls playing on the floor.

As a mother I am committed to disciplining without anger, loving with all my heat, encouraging daily, and teaching my girls about the love of Jesus. I could not do any of the things above without my husband who stands beside me and my heavenly father who lives in my heart. As a parent I want to succeed in raising children who love Jesus with all their hearts for that I love Proverbs 16:3 :
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed.”

I have come to the conclusion that I have always had a love/hate relationship with my faith. It’s sad but oh so true. In the last three years is has slowly evolved into something more. My relationship with Jesus is something that I have come to enjoy and need. I have fallen in love with an inspiration Christian author, Karen Kingsbury, and I know that her words have changed me. I am grateful that my sister-in-law shared her with me last Thanksgiving. For a book lover I absorb her stories and messages within. Her books have become part of my devotional time. I love it!

This blog was not meant to preach…it was just something on my heart and mind. Maybe it will encourage others who stop by to read my blog…I don’t know why I just felt that I needed to share.

Enjoy your day!