I'm so happy to be rejoining Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps as part of the Creative Worship design team. I took some time off to move and get settled into our new home, and unfortunately my craft room was the last to be organized. It's wonderful to be creating again with the SNSS stamps designed specifically with Bible journaling in mind. There were so many options in the November releases, but I'd been drawn to the focal passage below anyway, and I love to design according to my worship first and find stamps that fit the bill.
We are living in tumultuous times from several vantage points. But God's people have experienced unrest and troublesome circumstances, even devastating circumstances throughout the centuries. God's Word points us directly to Him when we are in trouble. Again and again, God tells us to lay our worries and fears at His feet and take refuge in Him, because He is sovereign. God shows us what fear and faith look like in His Word. Regardless of our circumstances, God is good and the one who takes refuge in Him, His character, His promises will be blessed.
For my DT submission, I used the fabulous new set, Faith Quote Blocks, the delicious Chunky Alphabet and a couple of stamps from the new Furry Friends set. They all pulled together to accurately express my heart's response to the passage of scripture in Psalm 34 and 35. I'd been looking at these chapters anyway, and when I saw the stamp for Ps. 34:8 and C. H. Spurgeon's quote...well, they were perfect. I love the way the passage describes "trying out" God as "taste and see." If we only come to Him, give Him a place in our minds and hearts to work, He will take all our fear and replace it with assurance, comfort and a place of refuge. We really do not have to worry.
Laying down worry doesn't mean we will not experience hardships or times when ungodly people come against us. As a matter of fact, if we are following Christ, we are certain to make enemies. It's normal to have times of fear, but we can't hang onto them. We have to trade our fear for faith and let God work through our circumstances. He can ALWAYS do a better job anyway. He does a PERFECT job! (You can see more photos and detail on my backgrounds on my blog.)
Check out more stamps that are perfect for your Bible journaling artwork in the Creative Worship section of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Thanks for stopping in!
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