Loving our Life or Losing it?

I'm excited about the weekend.

On Saturday I am planning to visit an art fair

and see lots of art!

Perhaps I can post pictures of that next week!

On my desk, 

I've started to make a new journal.

I decided to buy several kid's drawing books

and I will bind them together and cover them

with leather I cut from an old dress.

I'm tired of drawing on brown kraft paper!!!

I finished my canvas,

Friendship is a Sheltering Tree.

My sister Peggy says the girl

on the left looks like me!

On my journal this morning is a quote from

Mark 8:35:

"Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it."

I have to confess that I was inspired by

Stephanie Ackerman's doodles

when I did this.

I think she is terrific!

And here is one of my very favorite quotes

from Jim Elliot, who was martyred 

while trying to evangelize the Auca Indians

(I hope I remember that detail right!)

"He is no fool who gives what

he cannot keep

to gain what he can never lose!!!"

God's economy is so different from 

the world's economy,

so different from the way the world does things.

That which we give away is that which we

are able to keep!

When I was younger, I did not like this verse.

I stopped reading the bible because

of a similar verse in Matthew!

I "loved" my life then, and 

I could not figure out why 

God would begrudge me that!

Now I understand that if we are selfish, 

if we hoard, if we keep what 

we think is ours to ourselves,

then it all goes to waste.

When we are generous with our money, 

our talents, our resources, etc.

they are like seeds planted,

they grow and prosper!

Linking with 

Spiritual Sundays,
Brag on God Friday,

Artists in Blogland,
In Search of Beauty,
Fingerprint Friday,
Scripture Thursday,

and
Sunday Sketches.

Blessings,

Patsy

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