Welcome back to Word Art Wednesday, everyone. Sorry for the late start today. We're so glad you're here to play along with us, and more than anything else; we hope and pray that our challenges will bless and encourage you. This is a place to share your art and creativity, and it's also a place for you to gain knowledge and to draw close to God. The great God of this world (and yes, there is ONLY ONE) has so many great things waiting for those who seek Him. It's our most sincere desire that you will be blessed and encouraged in your walk with God by visiting here. And of course, it's a place for having fun and sharing the artistic talents that God has given you. We always enjoy seeing your art; and we appreciate you for sharing it here.
We have another beautiful piece of scriptural word art for this challenge. This time, the verse is taken from 2 Chronicles 15:7 and it says, "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak; for your work shall be rewarded". These words are part of a speech that was given by Azariah to the people of Judah. It was spoken as an encouragement; and although it was intended for a specific situation at a very specific time, it's most certainly an important verse that we can apply to our lives today. Just like the people of this time were experiencing, we have enemies all around us. We see attacks in our every-day lives. People are attacking others who look and think differently than they do, people are attacking a United States Presidential candidate, people are attacking anyone and anything that they oppose. This is SO WRONG, and it needs to STOP. It's NOT our place to attack, or even to criticize, any person. This verse, and all of God's beautiful Word, tells us that we aren't to let our hands be weak; and that our work will be rewarded. So, how do we "make our hands strong"? First, we (you, me and every human being) need to CONFESS our sin. Next, we need to TURN from our ugly sinful ways. And we need to LOOK TO GOD for wisdom and understanding so that we will become wise and grow spiritually. This is what makes us strong - as individuals, as the body of Christ, as a nation, and just in general. In and of ourselves, we are weak. ONLY through submission to God do we become truly strong by surrendering to His perfect teaching. God promises to make us strong and to reward us. Regardless of where you stand politically or spiritually, let me simply encourage you with this......SUBMIT TO GOD. Turn to God and ask Him to teach you, to make you truly wise, to forgive your sins, and to help you live a life that is pleasing to Him. God promises to make us wise and to bless us. Most of us want to be wise and blessed, right? Once we are in submission to God, He will make things clear for us. PLEASE don't get your information and decision-making criteria from the media. I urge you to get it straight from God. This is the ONLY way that you (we) will ever become wise, strong and blessed. God has great things waiting for those who do seek Him. For the rest, well.....read the end of The Book.
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:
Gina K. Designs is our sponsor for this
new challenge. If you're not yet familiar
with Gina K. Designs, you will definitely
want to check out all their amazing products.
They carry wonderful stamps, dies, stencils,
foiling tools, and much more. The amazing
Owner, Gina, provides lots of fabulous
inspiration each week on social media, and
her talented Design Team has creative ideas
to share for inspiration as well. We hope you'll
stop by Gina K. Designs to say hello and look
around at all their wonderful crafting products.
One lucky participant, by random draw, will
WIN a generous $25 gift card to spend at
Gina K. Designs. HOW FUN!
Here's Our Next LUCKY WINNER:
Awesome Lawn Fawn was our previous
challenge sponsor. We all know and love
Lawn Fawn products. They carry such
sweet stamps, dies, papers, stencils and SO
much more. Lawn Fawn also has a FUN
Challenge Blog, and Inspiration Blog and
lots of great ideas on the Lawn Fawn social
media accounts. You'll absolutely love
everything you find at Lawn Fawn. One
lucky participant has WON a $25 store credit
to this awesome shop. Be sure to visit all the
awesome Lawn Fawn goodness. The winner
of this amazing prize is lucky
Entry #57 - Pamela Duncan
Our Top 3 Honors Go to Our Friends:
Entry #54 - Elisa
Entry #72 - Priya
Entry #106 - Yvonne
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:
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