The Power of Scripture

So, I am attempting to clean my house with my 3 children and 1 daycare child a few Mondays ago. My thought process was that I would clean inside while they were outside, which wasn't working out too well as you can imagine. During this I am muttering under my breathe the whole time. Why is the house so dirty? Why doesn't anyone pick up after themselves? Do we live in a barn or what!? and so on. Seeing as how it was only 9am my day was not off to a bright and cheery start obviously. Then I looked at the pile of bills on the counter. Now I'm really ticked and the muttering is now ranting loudly to myself. Needless to say I was happy for nap time and my demeaner being as it was not one child argued. Finally I had a moment to myself, and with all of those negative thoughts running through my head I couldn't relax.
A little voice in my head said "Jen, go pick up that bible and READ It!" So I did. I have learned that I can argue, yell, whatever but when that voice comes-It's better to listen.(This took me years of getting things wrong before I would learn this) I came across Philippians and there it was right in front of me. "I can do all things through Christ Who Strengthens me" Phil 4:13. I knew what it meant. It wasn't about the house cleaning, the financial stresses, or the kids not behaving. It was about Christ. It not was about me. All of that "Stuff" I am so worried over, does it really matter? No, what matters is keeping your eyes on the road. Looking straight ahead and not letting the little things (though they may seem big to us) get in our way with Christ. I mean all of this stuff is possible because of HIM. And then I got it, My Whoosh! Gosh I love that feeling! I went out to the garage and found a paint brush, paint and some stencils. I had a perfect place to put that scripture. An hour later, just as naptime was over I finished my art. There in our living room as plain as can be is Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". I can, do all things with the power of God. We all can.
It amazes me the power of scripture. The power of God. How truly blessed we are to be given such a gift.