THE BLESSINGS OF CREATIVITY...

I thank the LORD JESUS for each day that is given me to create wonderful projects...As always, I give Him all the glory.


Thursday, July 25, 2013

Scripture Series: Thy God is a Faithful God Center Step Card---Time for Another Challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Hello, Crafting friends! So much on my plate yesterday so, this is coming earlier today instead.  Well, what do I want to share with you in this post?  Hmmm...I always allow the Lord to reveal to me (as I type the words in the keyboard) what He wants me to say.  So, how about a testimony?  You see a few days ago, I was creating a post for another card and I was almost at the end when all of a sudden, my computer was typing small "letter b's" on it's own when I clearly type one b.  It was doing it all by itself and I tried to erase this hundred's of b's and it typed it back again.  At that point, my mind was going many directions but mostly fearing that I would lose the post I have spent hours working on. Amidst my panic, suddenly, the Word of God came upon me in these couple of verses:

"I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you."(Luke 10:19)

"Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

Many times we use these verses in our prayers as we ask God for protection from physical harm, diseases etc. but I was reminded that the Lord has given us authority to come against the works of the enemy even to as simple as posting a Blog.  Clearly, this and similar things happened to me, more often, when I was imparting God's Word and declaring His works for people to see the hope we (believers) have in Christ. How by a simple decision to act in faith, people of the world may also come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. Though  we may not see things that are physically attacking/harming us, yet, the Lord has given us spiritual eyes and discernment to see spiritual wickedness in high places.  I know that the devil hates it when we proclaim about God and he can devise many plans just to keep us from being able to convey the message of the Gospel.  So, what did I do?  As the Spirit of God led me, I laid my hands in front of my computer  and rebuked the demonic spirit that seeks to hinder me from being able to share the Word of God.  I cannot do it with my own ability but I know the One who lives inside of me is greater than he whose in the world (1 John 4:4). He has my back and the power to destroy any works of the enemy (from simple, complicated and impossible situations).  In the name of Jesus (I said!), devil, take your hands of my work!  Immediately after, the error stopped and I was able to delete the unnecessary "b's" and finished every single thing I had to do that night without any problems.  My God is awesome!  Some of you may think that it could be virus or any other technical stuff but I know one thing, whatever it was, it had to flee in the name of Jesus!   I am not foreign to seeing things in the spirit realm for since I became a believer of Jesus Christ, God has given me insights, in many occasions, on what's going behind the physical realm.  This, He does so that I can specifically pray for a need.  The reason why some people who profess they believe yet could not discern the evil that is hiding in many issues we face is because they just simply don't spend time reading God's word, to pray and listen to God in prayer and to ask God for a discerning spirit.  When you ask the Holy Spirit for a gift, will he give you rocks?  The Word of God clearly says in Matthew 7:7-9, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?"  Truly, those who entrusted their lives to Jesus Christ may be living in this world but we are citizens of God's Kingdom.  Through the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross and His resurrection, we are partakers of His victory over sin and death.  What was taken by the devil from man (including dominion,  and the righteousness God has clothed man before the Fall) are now ours again through Jesus, our Lord!  Our victorious King lives inside every believer and is in my heart---the very reason I can command the devil to flee---and with trembling, he fled.  I encourage every child of God to know the promises of God through His written Word (The Bible) for you can lay claim on every promise written there.  2 Corinthians 1:20 tells us,  "For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God."  It's a wonderful day to be saved.  If you have not received Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, all it takes is "faith"  (trust).  Come to Him, as you are!  Allow Him to do the work in your life. You may have been trying to get rid of the poison in your life and have no success because truly, we are powerless to change ourselves.  We need to be changed at our core and be "Born-Again" (John 3:3) from the nature of sin to a new creature in Jesus Christ.  Stop carrying your own burdens, instead, give it all to Christ who love you so much, He died so you can be set free.  If you are tired of running your own life, turn to Jesus by saying this prayer...Lord Jesus, I come to you today because I am lost and needs the light of your salvation.  I acknowledge I am a sinner, in need of a Savior.  I am tired of living my life my own terms and would like for you to come into my life and become my personal Lord and Savior.  Teach me your ways and lead me to a safe path.  From now on, I will live only for you.  Thank you that you heard my prayer and accepted me in your Kingdom, in Jesus' Name, Amen!

If you have prayed that prayer, "Welcome to the Body of Christ."  Get a hold of a Bible and look for a Church that teaches the Gospel in it's entirety (in your area) that will help you discover who you really are in Christ.  I would like to help you in your journey as well so, if you have any questions, you can send me a message through this Blog or email, and will help you find the answers through God's Word.  I serve an amazing, wonderful and holy God so, the more I learn about Him as I spend time in His Word, the more I love Him.  I am a product of His transformation and have experienced His unconditional love and no one can take that experience away from me.

So, here's a card I want to share with you all today for the Word Art Wednesday's (WAW) Anything Goes/Inspirational Challenge.  The Word Art is free to download at WAW Blog and highlights the scripture in Deuteronomy 7:9 which says, "Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations."  When we make a decision to follow God, we are not only shining His light to us as an individual but we are allowing the light of salvation to our families, from generation to generation.  We may have lost hope on a wayward son/daughter but as we continue to pray and trust in Him, He is more than faithful to fulfill what He said.  Numbers 23:19a states, "God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind."  I used a very cute image from Sassy Cheryl's Digi called "Polly's Pink Flower"(retired)---colored it with my ProMarker/Prismacolor/Spectrum Noir markers and added some glitters (Stickles-Diamond).  The base card started with a white CS measuring 5.5 x 11 inches and folded into a Center Step Card.  The DP's are all from DCWV and was matted by similar colors of CS.  I die-cut and embossed a Lacey Oval and an oval from Nestabilities to lay the Word Art, punched a fence border from MS Border Punch and added some gems from Imaginisce,  regular button from Paper Studio, yellow ribbon from my stash and a fancy brad top from Heidi Grace.  Lastly, I stitched all over this card.  Came out amazing!  Let me know what you think.


 THY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD CENTER STEP CARD:


 THY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD CENTER STEP CARD SIDE VIEW:


 THY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD CENTER STEP CARD LAYERS:


 THY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD CENTER STEP CARD INSIDE:


THY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD CENTER STEP CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:


This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

Crafts and Me---ATG
Crafty Creations---Summer
Divas by Design---ATG
Fab 'n' Funky---Make a Set
Paper Shelter---ATG
Penny's Paper Crafty---Bling
Rhedd and Rosie---ATG
Ruby's Rainbow---Layer It Up
Whimsical Designs---Pile It On
Bearly-Mine---ATG
Crafty Sentiments---Bling it On
Cuttlebug Mania---Shaped Card (I used Cuttlebug in die-cutting the Spellbinders Ovals)
Inky Chicks---Summer Colours
LEJ Designs---Cute Cute Cute
Papertake Weekly---Die-ing for a Punch
TTCRD---ATG
Top Tip Tuesday---Spooled Items
Twist of Faith---Borders and Fancy Edges
Paula Holifield Crafts---Die-ing for It!
Card and Scrap---Use Lace or Ribbon
Country View Crafts---Summer Sizzler
Creative Inspirations Paint---Ribbon and Bling
Ladybug Crafts---Favorite Embellishment (Love those white gems)
Crafter's Cafe---ATG
Crafting Cafe---Summer's Here
Make It Monday---ATG
Dutch Dare Cards---In Stitches


Thanks for visiting my Blog today.  Hope you will pop-by WAW and join our Inspirational Challenge.  You can use the free Word Art in your projects to link although it's not mandatory.  You are allowed to up to 5 projects as long as they are family friendly, uplifting and/or inspirational.  We have 2 sponsors this week (Your Next Stamp and Shabby Cottage) which means double the chance to win.  I can't wait to see the projects you'll come up with this week.  Praying for a wonderful rest of the week and for a greater understanding of the love and faithfulness of God, through Jesus Christ, in our daily lives.

38 comments:

  1. This is the cutest , sweetest card I have seen today Jo Ann well done .
    Thank you for joining us at our anything goes
    Through The Craftroom Door Challenge this week and GOOD LUCK !
    Hugs Elaine

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  2. Beautiful card! Great project! I noticed your entry on Make it Monday and wanted to come over to take a closer look. If you’re interested in checking out my entry, I’m entries #93 and #124. Hope to see you stop by and leave me a comment!

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  3. very pretty card inside and out! Many thanks for entering the Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge and good luck! Melissa (DT) xxxx

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  4. a cute masterpiece! awesome!

    thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  5. my goodness! this is soooo cute!

    thanks so much for playing along with us at Ruby’s Rainbow Challenges!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  6. Wow…this is gorgeous!! what a fab design! the girl is so sweet… you've coloured her beautifully! I love the Summery colours! :-))
    Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design this week!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  7. Gorgeous message (your post today), even more gorgeous card and sentiment on the card. I love how you "complete" a card, finishing the inside and even providing a beautiful matching envelope. I've been spiritually inspired by you today. Thanks for sharing it with us at Crafty Creations.
    --Heather, DT member

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  8. Jo Ann this is stunning - so bright and colourful. Thanks for joining us over at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog.

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  9. Love this! As always your cards are gorgeous! Love the colors you used and your image! Thanks for joining us at Twist of Faith!

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  10. This is so cute & cheerful, I love all the bright colours, a great card Sweetie.
    Thank you for joining in the LEJ Designs challenge, good luck x

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  11. fab card, love the design and bright colors
    thanks for playing with us at crafty sentiments
    hugs
    céline

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  12. Very cute, thanks for playing at ALBC. I have a little candy if you would like to hop over

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  13. Gorgeous card! Thanks for playing at The Crafting Cafe this time!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  14. Such a sweet card!

    Thank you for joining us at Card and Scrap :)

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  15. A really cute card, love all the detail. Thank you for joining us over at LEJ Designs, good luck

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  16. What a great and cute card!!

    Thank you for joining us at Cuttlebug Mania!

    Cuttlebugs&Hugs
    Jannie

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  17. Thanks for joining in Rhedd and Rosie's challenge, good luck Zoe DT xx

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  18. Jo Ann, as always you inspire me! Not just by your artwork - your card is amazing!!! - but also by faith. I love how you live your faith out loud!! I need to be more like that. And you're so right - our God is AWESOME! Thanks for joining us at Twist of Faith this week.

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  19. This is so cute and you have created a fantastic little scene. I spotted you over on MIM and came for a closer look and I am so glad that I did.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  20. Jo Ann, this is a stunning centre step design with such an inspirational sentiment. Just adore the happy go lucky little girl.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  21. Beautiful Card. The image is so cute and your colouring is wonderful. The scene is fabulous and the colour combinations are pretty.
    Zoe
    xxxx

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  22. What a beautiful creation...and a beautiful post! I have been blessed and encouraged by both your card and your blog today! You have reminded me that my God is powerful and in charge of absoluetly every situation. Thanks for sharing with us at Twist of Faith.
    Tracey F., DT Twist of Faith

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  23. Love all the colors and design! Very pretty and inviting card. Thank you for joining us at Divas By Design.
    Hugs Kelly

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  24. Yeah that you rid yourself of the nuisance excessive b's and are now free to post such marvelous posts like this one. I'm always overjoyed to read your posts and words of praise and encouragement. Your card is just icing on the cake! Beautiful use of colors, textures and design. Love the spooled items too. :)

    Thank you so much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday and sharing your talents with us!
    Hugs,
    Lisa xx

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  25. A lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafting Cafe and good luck.
    Mags
    x

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  26. Hi beautiful card :) thanks for joining penny s challenge this week:)

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  27. Åhhh hvor er den smuk♥
    1000 tak for at du deltager på card and scraps udfordring,

    knuzzz DT Anne Bente
    God sommer♥

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  28. Wonderful card , and I love your colours! Thank you for joining us at Card and Scrap.

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  29. Beautiful design. I love all the details, colours and the fun image. Thank you for joining in at Cuttlebug Mania this week.

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  30. Beautiful card!
    Thanks for joninig us at Card and Scrap:)

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  31. Lovely card...your stitching is amazing! Thanks for joining in the fun at Rhedd & Rosies.
    Hugs
    Fiona xx

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  32. fabulous card - thanks for joining us at crafty sentiments and good luck x

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  33. This is so sweet! Love that girl and the design of this card. Thanks for joining us at Whimsical Designs "pile it on" challenge. Julie, DT member.

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  34. Fabulous layout and lovely coloring. Really like the sentiment as well. Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments this week:)

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  35. Jo Ann, I'm always so glad to see your creations on Twist of Faith (and other sites I visit). Your color combinations are so vibrant and your card designs are a delight. Thanks for sharing your use of dies/pnches at Twist of Faith. May God continue to bless you and your creativity!

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  36. Bright and fun, very summery. Thanks for joining in with our challenge this month at Country View Challenges. Chris xxx

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  37. Lovely set such pretty colours Thanks for joining in at Fab N Funky
    Alli x

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  38. Gorgeous colouring and your patterned papers really pop. Love the dimensional design too.

    Thanks for playing along at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week. We have a great new challenge launching tomorrow - be sure to stop by.

    Rachel x

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