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I participate in a weekly Scripture Challenge which can be found here:
www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408822
Each week we are given a keyword and are challenged to look up verses that contain the word, or some form of it.
This week I used one of my favorite paper lines - Basic Grey Urban Prairie...so colorful and yummy. It makes me feel happy all over!
Surely He has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:4-5
This piece is inspired from a book in the Bible that I love so much, Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Too often we love to trust our own opinions and not those of God because we prefer being in that position of power in our lives and we crave to be in control. We feel that God has no idea about our situations and therefore we fear to let Him take over our lives because we know that His ways are not our ways and we do not like that. Letting him do things His ways means that we have to step down and let Him take control. Now my question is- is that really a bad thing?
When was the last time you felt that you headed down in the right direction by simply trusting your own ideas and opinions? Our plans are absolutely uncertain and to place faith on ourselves is to be like that guy who built his house on sandy ground. God is ever constant and He doesn’t change. He is our Father and He knows what is best for us and so my prayer to you today is that you be able to step out of your comfort zone and trust in God to lead your life and to bring you to a place much better and greater than you are right now.
Loved working on this piece and I decided that it should be a two-part series so expect another one from the same theme. I hope you all are having a wonderful day. God Loves you and I do too and be kind to one another.
Many Blessings,
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This illuminated and illustrated Arabic manuscript of the Gospels by Matthew (Mattá), Mark (Marquṣ), Luke (Lūqā), and John (Yūḥannā) was copied in Egypt by Ilyās Bāsim Khūrī Bazzī Rāhib, who was most likely a Coptic monk, in Anno Mundi 7192 / 1684 CE. The text is written in naskh in black ink with rubrics in red.
To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.
I thought about this scripture from the Bible when I actually looked close at this shot. Very encouraging!
So I decided to share a little portion from Psalm 139... Go read up, if you like. Great chapter. Find your worth in it.... And boy, do you matter a whole lot! You're beautiful. Beautifilled. You're fearfully and wonderfully made, flickrfriend.
Kudos to Amy for her project:)
Goal: Weekend Message Series beginning in Jaunary.
Audience: Church Members
Direction: Overflow is often contrasted with lack. We all know what it’s like to lack … ideas, direction, purpose, joy, love … the list goes on and on. How much better would your life be if you were overflowing with love and joy? How much more impacting would your life be if you were overflowing with creativity, wisdom and resources?
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
Happy Easter dear friends!
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John 16:33 NKJV " These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."---------------- Some would like us to believe that as soon as we become Christians that all of our problems will go away. Life will be sunshine and roses from that point forward. When, In fact, Nothing could be farther from the truth. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that life will be easy; and it sure does not say the Christian life will be easy. Scripture mentions trials, tribulations, and hardships many times. \\\ ( Romans 5:3-4) ( I Peter 1:6-7) ( James 1:2-4) /// There will always be stress, illness, hate, money problems, addictions, death, depression, relationship issues and so on... Becoming a Christian will not change the circumstances, But it will change the reaction. Look at some of the issues Paul faced in his life as a Christian. 39 lashings, beaten with rods three times, stoned once, shipwrecked three times, in peril, weariness, toil, sleeplessness, hunger, thirst, cold, nakedness... These things didn't happen before he was a Christian, They happened because he was a Christian. Paul knew the suffering would only make him stronger. He wrote in his letter to the Philippians " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." ( Philippians 4:13)--------- And in his letter to the Corinthians he wrote : " Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." ( 2 Corinthians 12:10)--------- Strength that can withstand the blows of this life comes from only one source- The eternal, indwelling presence of God.. Trying to go through this life without trusting Jesus as your personal savior is like jumping out of an airplane with no parachute. It does not matter how fast you flap your arms, you will not be able to save yourself. Jesus is the parachute- trust him and let Him guide the way. It will be a scary ride at times, But know that you will have a safe place to land.. [ 2 Timothy 1:7] " For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."-------- Nothing will ever bring more strength to your heart and soul than knowing the unconditional love of God ; It is yours today- If you choose it..
A beautiful promise in scripture of God putting an end to hurt and destruction. "They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea." Isaiah 11:9
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His praise shall continue to be in my mouth ... whether I feel like a sinner or saint ... when I have abundance or when I have need ... whether it is raining or sunny, windy or calm, snowing or hot ... when I am being attacked or when I am safe ... I will sing to the LORD and dance day or night ... I will praise my Creator and Savior! Let us sing to our Father, let us sing to His Son, let us sing to His Spirit!!! Hallelujah!!!
Psalms 149 and 150 inspired today's thought ... Praise His name forever!
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Jeremiah 1:8-9