Challenge #121 - Anything Goes

Welcome back, friends of Word Art Wednesday!  Each and every week, we are so incredibly blessed by each of you and the beautiful art you share with us.  Please know that we appreciate you, the kind comments you leave for us, and the beautiful projects you create and share with us.  God continues to show his mighty hand of provision and blessing, and we thank you for being part of the journey.

This week's scripture is found in Micah 7:7 and tells us, quite simply, "Therefore I will look unto the Lord: I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me."  I think we can ALL connect with this piece of scripture.  We're all aware of how God works, and it's pretty clear that when we completely FIX our eyes on God, and are willing to put the images of this world OUT of our minds, and quit trying to make things happen "our way", He is far more likely to hear our cries and bless our lives.  It takes so much faith to just keep looking at HIM, even when the circumstances of our lives are drawing our eyes away from Him; trying to get us to focus on life's struggles.  God wants us to TRUST HIM, and to keep our eyes on Him; despite ANY of life's distractions.  Sometimes He puts those stumbling blocks in the way just to make sure that we will keep our eyes where they belong, which is steadily fixed upon HIM ALONE.  We also hear the world telling us a million different things, but again, this is so that we will not waver.  Our eyes must be focused where they belong, which is on Him.  When we find ourselves wanting answers to our prayers RIGHT THIS SECOND, it's another reminder that we need to be patient and wait on Him.  We must never lose sight of the fact that His timing is PERFECT, and we need to completely trust that He has our futures under control.  We need to let go of our worries, increase our trust, and just know that HE IS GOD, and that waiting on Him in every area of our lives will bring us an amazing peace that passes understanding.  God hears our concerns even when we are unable to adequately express them.  What a beautiful truth from His precious Word.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:  We had a recent situation with one of our sponsors where the emails being sent were somehow not being received by them.  For clarification, The Scrappy Gourmet DID take care of our winner, and we apologize for reporting that they had not.  It was a simple glitch where email communications did not go through.  We are incredibly grateful for all our generous sponsors, and we give God the praise for working things out for His glory.  Psalm 139:23 says "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."  God knows our hearts, our mistakes, our shortcomings, and our true intentions.  We pray that this will be a valuable lesson for everyone.  Let's all remember Ephesians 4:32 "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."

As always, you are welcome to save this week's free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are not required to use it in order to play along in our challenges.   We welcome you share your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. This includes any type of art (not just limited to cards).  You may link up to 5 projects each week. 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 encouragement to you each week. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "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 these guidelines.  Let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for your understanding and participation!

Here's this week's beautiful scripture/word art file.

We hope that it will be a blessing to you!

Here are this week's AMAZING sponsors:

The incredibly wonderful Classy Cards 'N Such is
offering a LUCKY winner a $15 Gift Certificate
to their DELIGHTFUL shop!  They carry stamps,
die-cuts, and everything you can dream of!
They also offer weekly challenges on their sweet blog.
Click here to shop Classy Cards 'N Such!
AND
Our very own Diane Noble of Daydream Designs
is offering another lucky winner their choice of
three SETS of their choosing.  How exciting!

TOP-NOTCH SHOP PRIZES THIS WEEK!
GOD IS SO GOOD and we pray that God will
bless each of these AWESOME stores!

And Now.....Here are Our Winners!

The lucky winner of the $15 Gift Certificate
from the AWESOME
Prairie Point Junction/Wool Felt Central
is Lucky Entry #100 - Giovana
 Enjoy shopping at Prairie Point Junction
AND

The lucky winner of three (3)
darling digital images from Digi Darla Designs 
is Entry #10 - Renate
Enjoy your sweet new Digi Darla's images

May God bless all our amazing sponsors.
We appreciate them all SO very much!

Here's some inspiration from our Design Team
Our February Guest Designer, Gail Scott

Using A Sponsor Image from Daydream Designs

Called Enjoying Nature With Tea

Diane Noble

Using Sponsor Image from Daydream Designs

Called My Heart Still Dances

Laura Lunsford

Lori Ulrich

Carole Robb Bisson

Stephanie Wright

Using Sponsor Image from Daydream Designs

Called Love Lifts Me

Jo Ann Atterbury

Karen Letchworth

Using Sponsor Image from Daydream Designs

Called Tea and Roses Color Set

AND Sponsor Product from Classy Cards 'N Such

Called Seam Binding in Eggshell White

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