Weathering the Storm

I was talking to my sister the other day about all the chaos in our lives. She has three kids and is really what I would consider the proverbs 31 woman. She was encouraging me that I am in the midst of weathering the storm. Atalie has gone through a growth spurt and is starting to sleep more overnight, but during the day, especially when we have things going on, she can get mighty unhappy... and she her dinosaur roar comes out. Inger had either a bug or has been teething or who knows, but she has had a rough last week and a half. During that time she decided she doesn't need to suck her fingers anymore. And because of that she hasn't been sleeping well. Thankfully we are starting to see the light out of the tunnel, though. So, in the midst of these crazy times, my Jesus is still strengthening me. So, here are a few verses that I am trying to marinate in as a reminder of His goodness.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ."

2 Cor 1:3-5

"Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified."

1 Cor 9:26,27

"No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it."

1 Cor 10:13

"Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."

2 Cor 3:4-6

"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."

Heb 12:11

"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you."

1 Pet 5:6,7