Hurray! We're SO blessed to have you join us here for another FUN and FABULOUS challenge. WOW! Do we ever have something AWESOME waiting for you again this time. The prize being offered for this challenge is AMAZING! We are so appreciative of the art you share with us, and we're always amazed at the wonderful creativity you share with us. Thank you so much for playing along with us. Please know that if we don't make it by to comment on your card(s), we are SO grateful for you all. We wouldn't be a challenge blog without each of YOU. You're important to us, and you're SO important to God.
Our devotional today centers around the Bible verse Romans 5:1-2 which says, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God". So, what does it mean to be justified by faith? Well, I believe that it means we are surely blessed. The Bible tells us that we are blessed when we are able to believe in what we cannot see. That's faith. It takes a lot of trust. As humans, we are inclined to not trust. That's because people will almost always disappoint us in some way. But God will never disappoint us. Through our faith, belief and trust in Him, we are forgiven of our sins (when we confess with a right attitude of remorse), and we can KNOW FOR SURE that we are "saved" and will spend eternity with Him. The verse goes on to say that we will have PEACE and HOPE. These are things the world (or people) can't offer us. The world will always have its troubles, and we will go through difficult times. However, our hope is not of this world. By placing our hope, our faith, and our eternity in the hands of God Almighty, we are assured that this HOPE will get us through every trial, and finally, will lead us to His immediate presence when we leave this world. PRAISE GOD for giving us FAITH, HOPE and access to His grace. If you've never experienced this, today is the perfect time to call on His name and to begin to experience how wonderful it is to KNOW that we are never again alone.
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:
Seth Apter Designs is our sponsor for
this new challenge. How COOL is that?
Seth Apter Designs carries the most
AMAZING products including EVERYTHING
Mixed Media in the way of stamps, stencils,
paints, inks and SO much more. If you are an
artist who enjoys the "edgy" grungy mixed media
style art, you will quickly fall in LOVE with
Seth Apter Designs. Because this prize was not
claimed by the winner back in February, the winner
of this challenge will win a VERY GENEROUS
$50 credit to spend at Seth Apter Designs. WOW!
Please take a minute to stop by this AWESOME
store to see all the fabulous products they carry and
to thank Seth for his support of our challenges.
AND HERE'S OUR NEXT LUCKY WINNER:
We're SO grateful for the support we receive
from Stamp Simply. This AWESOME store
carries amazing stamps, dies, and other FAB
products to help you create SIMPLY awesome
cards. One lucky person chosen by random draw
has WON a generous $25 gift certificate to spend
at the one and only Stamp Simply. Be sure to
stop by the Stamp Simply Blog for some really
awesome inspiration, and by the Stamp Simply
store to do some shopping. We're SO grateful
for their support. Our lucky winner this time is
Entry #141 - Denise Bryant
Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:
Entry #27 - Treva
Entry #78 - Helen
Entry #125 - Karen
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 August Guest Designer, Liv Frische
Thank you so much lovely ladies, you have made my day Karen x
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners. Thank you for your challenges and for your DT inspiration. Have a fabulous day! Hugs, Gloria
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Beautiful design team samples and verse this week. Thanks for the challenge!
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