Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Anything Goes - Weeks #659-660

Welcome back for another FABULOUSLY FUN challenge here at Word Art Wednesday.  We are super excited and grateful to have you join us.  Once again, we have an awesome sponsor, a brief devotional to encourage and bless your week, and some fun inspiration from our Design Team.  Thank you for joining us.  We're always so blessed by your amazing art, and we appreciate you for sharing it with us.

The scripture of focus in our word art is Proverbs 4:18 and it reads, "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day".  I believe what this verse is trying to tell us is that every person has a path to walk in life.  Each of us will stumble on rocks along this path, go through valleys on this path, and get tired/grow weary on life's path.  The verse assures us that the path of the "just" (those who attempt to follow God and live by His teachings) are compared to a shining light that gets brighter and brighter as time passes.  It doesn't mean that our path will be completely cleared of all those rocks, valleys and troubles.  It does, however, tell us that when we live for God; He will continue to light the way for us (brighter and brighter) all our lives - even until that "perfect day" when we are with Him forever.  On the opposite hand, there is an implied warning that those who walk in the darkness (without God/refusing Him) will be lost, will stumble and fall, and most importantly; they will not ever experience that "perfect day".  Because God is the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, we need to also desire to shine for Him and point others to Him.  God wants everyone to experience that "perfect day".  Let's all try our best to let our light shine for Him so that others will see our light and be drawn to the true Light of the World.....Jesus.

As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computer; but you are never required to use it in order to play along or to win in our challenges.  We welcome you to share all of your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family friendly.  This includes any type of altered or digital art (not just limited to cards).  You may link up to five (5) projects each week for a total of ten (10) entries per two-week challenge.  The more you enter, the more you increase your odds of winning.  It is our desire that God's Word will be a blessing and an encouragement to you as we share it.  If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules found under our Page tab marked "Challenge Rules".  Because our ultimate goal is to honor God, we have no other choice but to delete any entries that do not adhere to our guidelines.   Please know that this doesn't mean we are judging anyone.  We're not.  We are simply attempting to honor God and follow His rules.  Please let us know if you have any questions about anything; and thank you for your understanding and participation.
Check out our AWESOME sponsor for this challenge:
The one and only Taylored Expressions
is our sponsor for this challenge.  We hope
you'll stop by Taylored Expressions to check
out all their awesome stamps, dies, stencils
and more.  There's loads of great inspiration
on the Taylored Expressions Blog as well as
on their social media.  One lucky participant
will win a very generous $30 gift certificate to
spend at Taylored Expressions.  Be sure to
stop by this wonderful store to check out their
products, get inspired, and leave some thanks
for their support.  Best of luck to everyone in
the random draw for this AWESOME prize.


Here's Our Next LUCKY WINNER:
Penguin Palace is a fun stamp store
located in Canada.  They carry cute
stamps, dies, stencils and more.  They
even have a fun monthly challenge.
Please be sure to stop by to check out
this awesome shop, look around, leave
some love, and maybe even play along
in their challenges or even buy yourself
some cute new stamps.  Special thanks
to our friends at Penguin Palace for this
support.  We're SO grateful for you.
The LUCKY WINNER of the $25 (CA)
prize is Entry #122 - Dawn E.

Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:
Entry #60 - Priya

Please email Karen if you'd like a
Top 3 or Winner's Badge for your blog.
All winners must also email Karen to
claim prize (per the Rules Page).  Thanks!

May God bless all our AWESOME sponsors.
We appreciate them all SO very much.  We
pray for them, and for God's hand of blessing
upon their businesses.  We're SO grateful.
Here's Some Inspiration to get You Started:


Our July Guest Designer, Helen Nile

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