I bought my Mom bible the other day. {Mom Bible?} Yes, you heard me! Mom Bible!

I have a “main” Bible — a big, solid Bible with a beautiful case that I keep at home and take to church. It has all my main and favorite scriptures underlined and highlighted in it, and is very special to me. But I have also always carried a more compact Bible — one that I can take on the go, that is portable and versatile.

When I was in college, I had a small Bible that fit in my highly oversized backpack and tramped around with me everywhere, from the cafeteria to the science building. During the day, when I would have a few moments to myself between classes, I would sit in a quiet area of the campus and let myself be encouraged by the precious words on its pages. That was my college Bible. I pick it up now, and am reminded of many different moments in my life just by looking at the things that are highlighted, the notes beside different verses…The scriptures about a husband are highlighted, underlined, and the pages worn a little thinner, because in those days, of course, he was just a dream — a constant hope, and point of faith and trust in God. When I look at my college Bible, I see the journey of how God has brought me into exactly those things that I longed so deeply for then. I see also the things for which I am yet still believing. Mostly, when I look at my college Bible, I see a journey. One well-trekked, and well trod. I am proud of that journey.

Lately, I have begun a new journey of the heart, as my hopes and dreams shift to a new phase of life — that of being a spiritual wife, and one day, a mom. I have begun to look up new verses and build up my faith in these areas. The focus of my heart is the family Rob and I are building. As I started to look up scriptures on the subject of marriage, kids and motherhood, it suddenly seemed out of place for me to be marking those scriptures in a place that symbolized so much of what God has already completed.

Last week I received a coupon in the mail for 50% off Bibles at my local Family Christian Store, and I took that as my clue. I haven’t bought a new Bible in a long time. The guy in the store was laughing at me because it was taking me so long to pick one out. I had to feel it, touch it, compare the versions…This is a big deal!

I picked out my Mom Bible. I have fresh pages upon which to start this fresh new chapter in my life. I picked out a Bible that can fit just about anywhere. I can take it to soccer fields and dance recitals; I already am picturing it with the wear and tear that comes with sharing space in a diaper bag.

A little premature? Nah. I am not yet a mommy, but before I ever become one in reality, I want to first be one in my heart. I want to have my faith built up, ready to stand for my family, my marriage, and my kids. I know the ‘planting of those roots’ begins in the Word, and I’ve started with a slew of awesome family verses to which I look forward to turning every day.

I look forward to this Bible accompanying me in this exciting chapter of life. I retire the old one with great thankfulness and remembrance of all God has done for me in the last (almost) 10 years since starting college. When looking back, and especially looking at my college Bible, it is so crystal clear to see the path God led me on was one of His faithfulness and love. He can be trusted. And I trust Him now with the future as well. Such an exciting life, the one lived with God.

I’m ready to let the Word help me dream God’s dreams for my future family, and for the one I already have with my dear husband. I’m so thankful that the Bible lets me invest in them even before one of them ever came to be.

What are you believing for? A mate? For your job or career? For your house or home? In whatever phase of life you may find yourself, find the scriptures that will help lay the road for where you want to go next. Don’t just think about where you are — think about where you want to be! Let scriptures from the Word guide you to the dreams you dream in your spirit.

I’ll have to do a post another day sharing all the awesome scriptures I’ve found so far. I’ve found so many that have blessed me — what are some scriptures that have blessed you? For all the Mom’s out there, got any good scriptures for me to start highlighting in my newest addition?

Happy highlighting!! 🙂