Scripture Series: Strength and Honour Card---It's Anything Goes at our Family Friendly Challenge at Word Art Wednesday!

Hello Crafty friends!  Here I am today to feature another Scripture Word Art for our Challenge at Word Art Wednesday (WAW).  It comes from Proverbs 31:25 which says, "Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."  In order to grasp the full meaning of this verse, it is wise for us to read the entire Proverbs 31.  These verses were the sayings of King Lemuel who happened to have an extraordinary mother.  Little is known about Lemuel except that he was a king who received wise teaching from his mother.  His name means "devoted to God" and some believe that he came from the kingdom of Massa in northern Arabia.  I want to share with you the exhortation on Proverbs 31 as stated by my Life Application Bible and it says:

"Proverbs has a lot to say about women.  How fitting that the Book of Proverbs ended with a picture of a woman with strong character, great wisdom, many skills, and a great compassion.  Some people have mistaken idea that the ideal woman in the Bible is retiring, servile and entirely domestic.  Not so!  This woman is an excellent wife and mother.  She is also a manufacturer, importer, manager, realtor, farmer, seamstress, upholsterer, and merchant.  Her strength and dignity do not come from her amazing achievements, however.   They are a result of her reverence for God.  In our society where physical appearance counts for so much, it may surprise us to realize that her appearance was never mentioned.  Her attractiveness comes entirely from her character.  The woman described in this chapter has outstanding abilities.  Her family's social position is high.  In fact, she may not be one woman at all---she may be a composite portrait of ideal womanhood.  Do not see her as a model to imitate in every detail; your days are not long enough  to do everything she does!.  See her instead as an inspiration to be all you can be.  We can't be just be like her but we can learn from her industry, integrity and resourcefulness. "

Anyway, here's what God has laid in my heart regarding this chapter.  None of us women and mothers on earth can claim of any perfection.  The truth is, none of us had any training on being a wife and a mother prior to assuming these titles.  We might be blessed to grow up in a family with wonderful parents with a mother that showed us a Godly example of a virtuous and honorable woman of God.  Thus, we try to live by their examples in raising our own family.  More often than not, we end up being frustrated because our beloved husband may not be as supportive as the father we have/had.  Our children may not be as respectful or obedient as we were to our parents. In other words, we can't get all the things we need to line up properly and make things a success.  I truly believe that an honorable and virtuous woman rises up to the challenge of whatever  situation gets thrown her way.  She is resilient and the reason being is because she is planted with a very strong foundation---her unwavering love for God!  She does not look at circumstances but finds her joy in what the Lord has promised.  She lives by the Word of God and faithfully applies the wisdom and Truth of God's Word in all her dealings.  She loves Jesus and is grateful everyday for all that He has done for her.  She completely entrust her family to His Lordship and works together with God's Word to instill wisdom and knowledge in the lives of her husband and children.  She prays---unceasingly, speaks boldly and fearlessly as she acts on every endeavor that God places upon her life.  One day, God will call us to be forever in His presence and though being a wife and motherhood will not be anymore in our future as Matthew 22:30 states, "At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven,"  we sure are glad that we were given the opportunity to experience what a privilege total womanhood has been.   

For this Card, I used an image from Saturated Canary called "May" and colored it with my ProMarker/Prismacolor markers.  The base is a white CS, cut and scored to make a 5.5 inches square card.  All the DP's are from Paper Studio "Newsworthy Stack" and a tiny scrap from Recollections.  The wonderful die-cuts are from Nestabilities which I ran through my Cuttlebug.  I layered some neutral Prima Flowers after I inked the petals with Pumice Stone Distress Ink.  The brad that held the flowers is from Recollections and the tiny dots of pearls are from Liquid Pearls (White Opal).  Last but not the least, I stitched all over this project. 

STRENGTH AND HONOUR CARD:

STRENGTH AND HONOUR CARD LAYERS:

STRENGTH AND HONOUR CARD SIDE VIEW:

STRENGTH AND HONOUR CARD INSIDE:

STRENGTH AND HONOUR CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More---Make Your Mark
Crafting by Designs---ATG
Crafting for all Seasons---Sketch
Creative Moments---ATG
Double Click---Mom or Girl
Inspiration Destination---ATG
Little Red Wagon---"B"elieve It! (Beauty, Brad, Butterfly)
Moo-Mania---Butterflies
Ruby's Rainbow---ATG
Simon Says---ATG
Stampin' Royalty---Mothers
Whimsy Stamps---Color an Image
Wonderful Wednesday---ATG
Cuttlebug Mania---We Love to Stamp
Scrap-Creations---Mother's Day
Loves Rubberstamps--Use at least 2 Dies
ODBD---Scripture
Party Time Tuesday---ATG
TTCRD---ATG

There you have it friends!  Hope you enjoyed browsing at the pics and reading this post.  Please don't forget to join us at this week's WAW Challenge by linking your "Anything Goes" projects.  You can use the free Word Art in your entry but it's not mandatory.  As long as your creation is family-friendly, inspirational and uplifting, you can enter up to 5 projects to have more chances of winning.  Our sponsors for this week are Fresh Brewed Designs (digital images) and Winnie and Walter  (stamp set).  You don't want to miss out on these wonderful prizes so, make sure to join our Challenge.   Have a blessed day, everyone!