Scripture Series: The Way of the Spirit Card---Join our Last Challenge for 2021 with Blog Hop Prizes at Word Art Wednesday! Don't Miss It!

 Hi there, Crafty peeps!  First of all,  A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a BLESSED NEW YEAR to everyone.   It's time for another Inspirational/Anything Goes Challenge at Word Art Wednesday (WAW) which will go on for two weeks.  Today's Scripture Word Art comes from Ecclesiastes 11:5 which says, "As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."  I highlighted this verse in my card below to inspire you. Download this free Scripture Word Art at WAW, use it for your projects (not mandatory) and don't forget to link  them to our Challenge.  Then follow the Blog hop order for a chance to win the awesome prizes our DT's are giving away in their post. You can find the complete details below.

I am very grateful to God that this year had been full of blessings for me and my family.  I am not saying this because the world has gotten better, not at all!  If anything, it became worst as Satan and his demonic minions wreak havoc in trying to divide people not only by race but have caused war between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated by using the Rona scare tactics disguising as health/safety concern.   It is sad and concerning to see what's happening predominantly in Europe nowadays and how the rights of the people to decide what's right for their own bodies are being trampled on.  They are imprisoned inside their homes and are prevented from earning a living or to go shop and dine elsewhere.  Not only that, they are charged with hefty fines each month for non-conformity to their government's draconian mandates as if they are living under Communist rule.  This is done so that each one would be forced to take an experimental/emergency drug with deadly side effects that are kept from public questioning/scrutiny.  You either conform to the government mandate as lab rats or lose your freedom! But wait, where is the iron clad study that the "unjabbed" are without a doubt responsible for the Rona spread? How about the Cruise Ship (Royal Caribbean) that sailed more than a week ago with every passenger and crew vaccinated yet ended up with an outbreak  of 48 positive cases.  A couple of weeks before that, it happened with Norwegian Cruise Line as well as several other ships.  This news are kept in low profile by the fake media daily while intentionally failing  to report the truth on the deaths due to the deadly side effects and blood clots; defending every false claim of safety promised by their jab.  My point is, "If their Rona cure is really proven effective, many would essentially and happily subject to it.  There's no need for coercion because people (by nature) don't prefer to die prematurely.  But to threaten people's  livelihood for something they couldn't trust nor prove to keep people healthy and protected is despicable. I respect those who made their free choice to get the jab but many of these pro-jabbers have chosen to condemn those that didn't make the same choice.  There's no government and healthcare transparency when every opposing argument is silenced and banned.  So people of God, this calls for wisdom!  How much are you willing to give to live freely?  How much is your freedom worth?  The world puppeteers can come up with variants upon variants, believe me!  They will not stop till you have no freedom left.

I guess the bottom line is who do you trust with your life---God or government?  God's Word or what they call science (of safety)?  I am definitely for government and science if they align with God and His Word.  This may raise some eyebrows but I'm going to say it anyway. Any influential person can create chaos and use fear to bring people to submission and only the deceived would label everything as conspiracy.  The Bible tells us in Revelation 12:9, "And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him."  A man who hasn't fully given himself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Born-again, John 3:3) is driven by the Sin Nature that he/she inherited from Satan himself.  As a result, he/she follows after the heart of his prideful master--- highly selfish, corrupt, rebellious, deceptive!  Jeremiah 17:9 clearly states, “The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?" Nothing is sacred to the enemy of our souls.  Until we allow Jesus Christ, who is the Word of God to come and change our hearts, we are nothing but blind and foolish beings.  And so, why do I consider myself blessed in the midst of this chaotic world?  Because in these days of deception, God allowed me to see right from wrong and to boldly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ without fear.  He made me realize the value of eternity with Him and not so much on this temporary existence.  And He taught me to be grateful for the freedom He provided me so I could live freely (without apologies)---totally relying on His promises.  Live or die, I'm with my Savior and Lord Jesus Christ! 

Truthfully, none of us know every detail of what's going to happen today and tomorrow.  God is so gracious to let us in on the victory that awaits everyone who placed their trust in Christ through His Word.  Everyone who trusted in the Gospel (death, burial and resurrection) of Jesus Christ knows that no matter what happens in this world, we are on the winning side! As we see the "Period of Grace (Church Age)" coming to a close, the believer's destiny is written---to meet up with our Lord and Savior with other believers in His appointed time so we can  rule and reign with Him forevermore. TELL ME WHY THEN SHOULD I FEAR? 

 

Lastly, I would like to impart what My Life Application Bible shared on the first five verses of Ecclesiastes 11 where our Scripture Word Art is taken from.  It says, "In these verses Solomon summarizes that life involves both risk and opportunity.  Because life has no guarantees, we must be prepared.  Solomon does not support a despairing attitude.  Just because life is uncertain does not mean we should do nothing.  We need a spirit of trust and adventure, facing life's risks and opportunities with God directed enthusiasm and faith.  Waiting for perfect conditions will mean inactivity.  This practical insight is especially  applicable to our spiritual lives.  If we wait for the perfect time and place for personal Bible reading, we will never begin.  If we wait for a perfect Church, we will never join.  If we wait for the perfect ministry, we will never serve.  Take steps now to grow spiritually.  Don't wait for conditions that may never exist."

 

For this Card, I used an image from Stamping Bella called "Mochi Fall Girl" that I colored using my ProMarker and Prismacolor markers.  The base is an A7 card from Paper Studio and the DP's are also from Paper Studio.  I added some glitters from Stickles (Crystal) to the paper-pieced portion of the clothing as well as white nail head gems from Imaginisce.  Lastly, I did some fancy and regular stitching on this project.  I am pretty happy with it.

 

THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT CARD 

THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT CARD LAYERS

 

THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT CARD INSIDE

THE WAY OF THE SPIRIT CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX

Okay everyone, here's the ORDER OF THE BLOG HOP:

 

Word Art Wednesday

Jo Ann Atterbury (this is ME)

Natalie Houston

Gail Scott

Christine Miller 

Alissa Steinlicht

Karen Letchworth

Welcome to my Blog, your second stop in the WAW Blog Hop! You can win lots of prizes by visiting the Blog Hop in its order to avoid missing a stop.  Each of the DT's will pick a winner of a beautiful prize package (picture shown below) they offer in their personal Blogs. And all you need to do is to leave each DT a comment. Now for my Blog, I would love for you to be a follower and to let me know how Word Art Wednesday or this Blog help you grow in your relationship with God  (just honest, straight forward answers). At the end of the Challenge I will ask the help of my 16 year old son in picking my winner.  Sadly, we can only accept and ship to United States participants at this time.  Be sure to finish the Blog Hop for more chances to win.   This is the prize I'm giving away:

 

 

This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

Crafty Creations---ATG

Creative Moments---ATG

Little Red Wagon---Stripes or Dots

Ellibelle's Corner---Baby It's Cold Outside

Paper Shelter---ATG

Paper Funday---ATG/Holidays

A Bit More Time---ATG

Classic Design---ATG

Craftyhazelnut's---Patterned Paper

Creatalicious---ATG/Non-traditional Christmas Colors

DL. Art---ATG

LeAnns World---ATG

Let's Craft and Create---ATG/Vintage Feel

Love to Craft---ATG

MIUCB---ATG/Black and White + One

QKR---ATG

Rabisco---ATG

Sognando---ATG

Sweet Stampers---ATG

Creative Crafters---ATG

Worldwide Open DT---ATG

Your Scrapbook Place---ATG

Time to go, everyone!  Please make sure to visit us at WAW and link up the projects you make out of our free Word Art although not mandatory.  You can link up any inspiring, uplifting, family-friendly projects, up to 5 each week.  Our wonderful sponsors this week is Sunny Studio Stamps ($20 GC).  So, head over to WAW and show us your wonderful projects.  Enjoy the holidays with your family.  Always remember that God is in control and we can trust in His protection always. Our part is to pray without ceasing and act upon His Word.

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