Anne Centeno

The new me

Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Stinginess

Luke 8:16 (MSG)
"No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way. We're not keeping secrets; we're telling them. We're not hiding things; we're bringing everything out into the open. So be careful that you don't become misers of what you hear. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes."

He cares for you

1 Peter 5:6 (MSG)
So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

Shame

Psalm 25:20 (MSG)
Keep watch over me and keep me out of trouble; Don't let me down when I run to you.

Your own family mock you because of God.

Isaiah 66:5 (MSG)
But listen to what God has to say to you who reverently respond to his Word: "Your own families hate you and turn you out because of me. They taunt you, 'Let us see God's glory! If God's so great, why aren't you happy?' But they're the ones who are going to end up shamed."

Waiting.

Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
Yet the lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

Psalm 25:9

Psalm 25:9 (NIV)
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Over and over again.

Luke 8:13-15 (NIV)
Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.

What you do will prosper.

Psalm 1:1 (TNIV)
Blessed are those who do not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

Read God's word daily.

Luke 8:11 (TNIV)
“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

Wait for Him.

Isaiah 30:18 (TNIV)
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

Don't get tired.

Galatians 6:9 (TNIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Let Him be your guide.

Psalm 25:9 (TNIV)
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Do Not Leave Jerusalem. Wait for the gift.

Acts 1:7 (TNIV)
He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.

Sneak peek

2 Corinthians 5:1 (MSG)
For instance, we know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven—God-made, not handmade—and we'll never have to relocate our "tents" again. Sometimes we can hardly wait to move—and so we cry out in frustration. Compared to what's coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we're tired of it! We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.

love

Deuteronomy 30:20 (NIV)
and that you may love the lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

missions

Romans 15:21 (NIV)
Rather, as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."

drinking

Romans 14:21 (NIV)
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.

Fear

1 John 4:18 (NIV)
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Fear

1 John 4:18 (NIV)
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Esther 2:17

Esther 2:17 (NIV)
Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 2:3

Genesis 2:3 (NIV)
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Psalm 28:7

Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
The lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Psalm 28:7

Psalm 28:7 (NIV)
The lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.