Faith Moves Mountains

Matthew 17:20
With faith in God we can do anything. We can move Mountains.
We each have our own mountains, some may be harder than others. Maybe it's a mountain of laundry,  a stack of papers at work or, a new journey in life.
As Christians, thankfully we know of 2 very important things that can get us through tough times. God and our Faith in God!
Not much may happen if you don't have that second part.
Luke 1:37 says with God nothing is impossible!

Bow of an Enemy

God loves us so much, he sent his son to die for our sins! But what about before Jesus walked the earth before he was even born? God handled sin a little differently back then. In Lamentations, chapter one Jerusalem is suffering from their sin, they have had a huge downfall, started worshiping false gods and idols and committing adultery, at the end of the chapter is a cry for sympathy, from Jeremiah, he feels Sorrowful for his people who have fallen to a dark lost place. In chapter 2 we read about Gods anger, " The Lord was an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel " 

God was so angry it was as if he were now Jerusalems enemy

He hath bent his bow as an enemy! 

Next was the cry for mercy, and God did have mercy on them as we last read in Lamentations chapter 3 ( my previous blog post ) 

Gods faithfulness is so great there are new mercies every morning! 

Because Jesus died for our sins, we are covered in his blood, have you ever heard/sang the hymn "washed in the blood by Jesus" we'll it's the truth! When we are saved and we still sin God sees we are washed in the blood and has mercy on us, he forgives us, but as we read in 3:19-21 we still remember the things we did to help not bring us back,and to have hope in The Lord! 

Just remember there are NEW MERCY EVERY MORNING. 

If you have trouble studying the bible and taking time to read it, you should definitely try out bible journaling, even if you can't paint or draw, you can use scrapbook stuff and clip art instead. From my experience, I used to have trouble really focusing on what I was reading until I started water coloring illustrations about what I was learning, it has completely changed my study method, and I have really learned so much! JUST TRY IT! 

Refuge Under His Wings

>> Read Psalm 91

The more I read this chapter the more it became one of my favorites, I read it 3 times before I started this blog  entry, it wasn't till that third time that I truly realized the amazing-ness ( real word??) of Psalm 91! 

This entire chapter is all about GODS REFUGE. If you trust in God, he will be there with you protecting you. " He will cover you with his feathers, under his wings shalt thou trust " 

You have no reason to be afraid or anxious, God is always watching over. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee In all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in there hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

How incredible are those last to verses ( 11,12) God sets angels over us, even for something as silly as stubbing  your toe!! How precious we must be in God's eyes to have such protection. 

Don't however, misunderstand this chapter, yes God is always watching over you but that does not mean harm will never come to you. Sometimes, a lot of times, it's in Gods will for you to Go through trials and tribulations. Hard times. But what this chapter assures you is that even in those times God is with you to help you through it.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder, the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 

If you are ever afraid of stepping into something new God has for you, this is the perfect chapter to remember. 

Submissive to Gods Will

 I've been reading Beth Moore's, Jesus the One and Only, I am only just finishing chapter 2. (Im a slow reader, as in I don't always take the time to read instead of watching TV!) Anyway, so far I am enjoying her book, I love ALL of her stuff.

I just finished reading about the angel, Gabriel, approaching Mary and telling her all that was about to happen to her. Only at first Mary is surprised by how highly he spoke of her but then she seems to understand; she only asks one question and that is how is this possible? Once the angel tells her how its possible with God, she is FULLY submissive!

 First off, if an Angel approached me, Id be a bit freaked out, and then to tell me I would do something SO  INCREDIBLE, I would be SCARED.  So this lesson reminded me how God asks me to do stuff all the time, Im sure there are times I don't listen and sometimes I say to God " I don't think I'm ready for that yet".

Do you think that God would tell you to do something if He didn't think you were ready for it?!

NO

We should be submissive to Gods will, its okay to ask a question now and then, but its not okay to question Gods judgment!

Isaiah 55:8-9

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

So the next time God tells you to do something and your afraid or just think your not ready, remember:

How I did My Journaling

The black handwriting is with prisma color pencils. 

The silver handwriting is a paint sharpie. 

Stickers for the G and W, I think came from wal-mart. 

The angel wings is a stamp from Hobby Lobby. 

The night sky and the river are with different types of paint ( just whatever I have on hand ) 

And glitter on the angel wings!! 

TIP: I majorly messed up on the bottom, I drew something that ended up just looking terrible and it took me a while to decide how to Fix it! I was so upset! 

Luckily I found a tip from www.sweetpapertreats.wordpress.com

I painted over my mess up with white paint and once that dried did the blue and green, I painted that part with my finger because I didn't have a paint brush big enough. 

The Flower Fades

This is BY FAR one of my favorite verses! Isaiah 40:7-8 it's also some what repeated in 1 Peter 1:23-25
The world, the people, and the things in it are frail and fading away over time, but the word of our God will last forever!
Without God we are lost, withering and fading with the earth! But with God we will have eternal life!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16