Creative Worship: Work Boots | Bible Journaling with Julie

"Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord." (Colossians 3:23-34).

Growing up, my daddy worked on construction sites. He always wore his work books (and his helmet) on these sites. Those work boots sat waiting for him behind the door every morning. They reminded me of firefighter boots sitting next to the fire truck, at the ready for the next emergency call.

We put on work boots when we are ready to go all in: to the dirtiest, or most hazardous of construction sites, to the muckiest of barns, to the deadliest of fire emergencies--or to the largest of laundry piles.

Ok, not many of us don work boots to do our laundry (although with my three boys, I've had some pretty toxic laundry piles!). However, according to Colossians 3:23-24, we should put on a positive, can-do attitude. Work heartily at WHATEVER you do, as for the Lord. If we're doing laundry, do it with all your heart. If it's the dishes, work heartily. If it's the weeding the garden, work heartily. If it's completing paperwork, work heartily. If it's writing that report, work heartily. No matter how mundane a task may seem, when we work heartily, we are working for the Lord, and His character of love, joy, and excellence shines through.

I created the background of this page in my Interleaved Bible with Distress Oxides in various shades of brown and beige. I stamped the pair of boots using The Lord's Battle stamp set, and colored the boots with some watercolor pencils. I used several alphabet sets for the title (although the words "for Jesus" also were from The Lord's Battle): School Days, Typewriter Block, and Lollipop Alphabet sets. I added some washi from my stash, the verse that I had typed on my typewriter and blocked, and some grunge elements with Texture Tiles 3. I added a border around the page with my precision journaling pen, and wrote my journaling on the opposite page next to the verse. I finished with a date stamp, a tab, and a fabric bow.

I've linked the various sets below. Right now, through the end of the March, Sweet'n Sassy Stamps is holding a Moving Sale with 15% off. It's a great time to stock up on those sets or products that have been sitting on your wishlist for a while!

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God bless--Julie

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