WOYWW 130: Delighting in God's Word

It's Wednesday again and here we are showing off our desks

for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Here is a closer look at the canvas I am working on.

This is entitled "Delight Yourself in the Lord".

The little boy is reading the bible on top of the tree.

I am going to put a little girl on a swing 

on the right and the words on the left.

 

A close-up of my journal page from yesterday:

"Blessed are the EYES that see what you see."

Indeed so many prophets, kings and ordinary people

like you and me longed to know and see the Savior.

When we read the gospels, Jesus comes alive for us.

If you want to know what those numbers are,

I count my thanksgiving prayers to God!

A nice way to keep track of 

how many blessings I have!

One thousand one hundred six, 

since I started counting! 

Roman 10: 17 reads 

"Faith comes from what is heard, 

and what is heard comes through the word of Christ."

I drew myself listening to podcasts on my new Ipod.

My husband surprised me 

with an Ipod for my birthday,

and I started downloading inspirational podcasts,

because the bible says we can grow our faith

by hearing the Word! 

Joining the lovely Julia for a 

peek at desks and projects!

Linking up with

Joan at Reflections of His Grace

Women in the Word Wednesdays

Be blessed!

Patsy

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Delight yourself in the Lord!

 

I am starting another canvas after I finished my

Gandhi canvas. 

This is another commissioned work

and the words for it is

"Delight yourself in the Lord

and He will give you the desires of your heart."

I am experimenting with how to make the tree

using wall putty, and Grumbacher modeling paste

to add some dimension.

I really find joy in creating and experimenting,

especially if I am illustrating a bible verse! 

Here is my journal for today.

It's not a bible verse but I thought it's good 

to look back at the year, now that it is almost ending,

and see how we have grown,

and how we can grow some more.

How we can become better,

kinder, more generous,

less selfish.

How we can truly delight in the Lord

and delight Him by our actions!

Linking with

Spiritual Sundays,
Brag on God Friday,
and
Sunday Sketches.

Blessings,

Patsy

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WOYWW 129: A Bigger Table!

I finally bought a bigger table! Yipee!

I got tired of working on a pile of boxes!

However, I still haven't had time to fix up my mess,

just spread it around a bigger area!

I am starting on my 2nd commission,

having finished the first one, see below:

I am soooo ecstatic that the lady 

who ordered it, loved it! 

It was quite a challenge drawing Gandhi

(does it look like him?)

On my journal today:

Matthew 28:20 "I am with you always,

until the end of the age."

What a  comfort this is to all of us!

With all the challenges we face,

we can depend on God to be with us,

journeying with us,

giving us strength,

enabling us.

He will never disappoint! 

Joining the lovely Julia for a 

peek at desks and projects!

Linking up with
Joan at Reflections of His Grace
Women in the Word Wednesdays

Be blessed!

Patsy

On Poverty and the Word of God

I love collage!

You can actually make several versions

and choose which one you like!

I thought the eyes on this one was too big!

And she did not look filipina!

So in this version, I made the nose broader.

I still did not like how she turned out.

Tried a profile.

I think I like this one! 

This is a commissioned artwork

with a theme,

Gandiji's Talisman.

She represents the multitude of

poor people in my country.

The houses on the side are a colorful

depiction of the many squatter colonies 

we have in our overcrowded cities.

In my journal, a verse from Luke 19:48:

"All the people were hanging on to His words."

God's word is living and active and powerful,

sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword,

piercing as far as the division between soul and spirit,

of joints and marrow.

It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

That's what it says in Hebrews 4:12.

I believe if more people took the time to

hang on to Jesus' words and follow Him,

there would be less poverty and despair in the world!

Linking with

Artists in Blogland,
Spiritual Sundays,
In Search of Beauty,
Brag on God Friday,

and 

Blessings,

Patsy

WOYWW 128: Many Gifts and Talents

Here is part of my craft room this morning.

On a pile of boxes,

I am working on a canvas 

commissioned by a very nice lady.

She gave me the words below

which she wanted put on a canvas.

My problem is I don't draw men

very well (unless it's somebody with

a beard like Jesus and the disciples!)

So this is a girl again!!

    Gandhiji’s Talisman

    I will give you a talisman.  Whenever

you are in doubt, or when the self

becomes too much with you, apply

the following test.

    Recall the face of the poorest and

the weakest man whom you may have

 seen,  and ask yourself,  if the step you

contemplate is going to be of any use

to him.  Will he gain anything by it?

Will it restore him to a control over

his own life and destiny?  In other

words,  will it lead to swaraj for the

hungry and spiritually starving millions?

    Then you will find your doubt and

your self melting away.

  

 On my journal:
The story of the 

Parable of the Talents

in Luke 19

got me to thinking about

my gifts and talents,

if there were any gifts

I was not aware of,

that I was not using.

God gave us many gifts,

talents, capabilities, 

and He gave them for us to use,

to prosper us,

to fulfill us

and give meaning to our lives.

He meant for us to share 

what we have with others,

and for us to build 

His Kingdom here on earth.

It is good to take an inventory 
of our gifts and talents,
the resources we have at our disposal,
give thanks for all of it,
and see if there is something more
we can do with it, so that

when we see Him face to face,

He will say to us,

"Well done, good and faithful servant!"

Joining the lovely Julia for a 

peek at desks and projects!

Linking up with
Encouraging Words Wednesday

Be blessed!

Patsy

Knowing the Artisan from His Work

My journal page for Friday

is about how we know the artisan

from his works.

Like you know something about me

by looking at what I create.

We should know from the beauty

and order of creation, 

that our Creator is a God of love,

that he wants to bless us,

and that He wants to provide for us.

And here is my canvas,

"Hold on to Hope".

I decided to put a real necklace

hanging from her neck.

I'm still thinking of where to put the words,

and whether it's going to be straight

or curving....

Linking with

Artists in Blogland,
Spiritual Sundays,
In Search of Beauty,

and 

Blessings,

Patsy

We are God's Garden!

 

Today is Wednesday and it's time to show off 

our work desk again!

 Here's a shot of my messy work area.

Can you believe that this is already a

cleaned up version?

I spent some time culling my magazines 

and newspapers strewn on the floor

during the weekend because

I was fed up with having to either 

step on them or over them!

 This is my journal page for today.

1 Corinthians 3:9 is one of my

favorite bible verses.

I like to think of myself as one of

God's flowers in His beautiful garden!

Of course if we are to bloom,

the gardener prunes us.

Removing dead leaves, 

brown spots and the like,

things that suck away life,

will enable new life to sprout.

It's like cleaning up and organizing!

You see new things,

(oh, so this is where it got to!),

you get a new perspective,

you feel freer, livelier,

more inspired,

ready to do more!

Joining the lovely Julia for a 

peek at desks and projects!

Linking up with
Encouraging Words Wednesday

Be blessed!

Patsy