With Obedience comes Blessings!

 I am going to a party tonight

(after I join Paint Party Friday, that is!)

and we are honoring a friend

named Andy.

So I painted this for the scrapbook

we are presenting to him tonight

to honor him for a life well lived.

The verse from Proverbs 27 reads,

"As iron sharpens iron,

so one man sharpens another."

Andy has been instrumental in

helping to form my husband today.

Andy was his leader when my husband was younger.

Luigi said in his honoring:
"I can narrate a lot of other stories about Andy 
but all will amount to one thing – 
he is a man who has met the Lord 
and strives to love him and to make him loved!"

 I can't take full credit for this portrait.

I usually draw women

or men with beards (like Jesus and my husband).

Andy doesn't have a beard.

So after I did my part, my son said,

"Mommmmm, looks like a woman!"

So I had my brother Robert fix it up

and now it looks like Andy!

Thank you Robert, you are GRRRREAT!

 I am using a new journal today, yehey!

This one is from Alunsina books.

I love handbound books, especially

with Coptic Binding.

This kind of binding dates back to the 2nd C AD

and was developed by the Copts,

a group of early Christians in Egypt.

I like to think I'm writing on a journal with

some kind of connection to the early Christians!

 Here is the background I started with this morning.

 And here it is illustrating a verse from 1 Cor. 4:5:

"He will manifest the motives of our hearts,

and then everyone will receive

praise from God."

"Do you believe that your Father is searching out 

every trace of goodness within you

so that He can lavish praise on you?"

(Word Among Us)

This is my first time to come across this verse 

and I appreciate it so much.

Instead of the stern image of God that a lot of us have,

here is God who is smiling upon us every time

we try to encourage others, help others,

do good deeds, etc.

"At Your command, I will lower the nets."

Luke 5:1-11

After Peter obeyed Jesus and lowered the nets,

he caught so much fish, the nets almost broke apart.

This is what obedience to the Lord can do! 

Overflowing blessings!

Each week I choose one from those who comment

to pick an ATC for me to send them

as a thank you!

I so appreciate your taking the time

to comment!

I know how time consuming it can be!!!

This week, # 26 is Joe Dee Luna

from Refrain from the Identical.

She can choose from the ATCs below

(if I can find her!)

 1, 2, 3, 4

 5 Creativity takes courage, 

6 Enthusiasm moves the world, 7 Prov. 31:30

 8, 9 Luke 12:34, 10 Bloom

11 Dream, 12, 13 Surrender

Linking with

Spiritual Sundays, Faith Filled Friday, 

Artists in Blogland, In Search of Beauty, 

Fingerprint Friday, Heartprint Hallelujahs, 

True Vine Challenge

Random Journal Day Weekend Linkup,
State Of the Heart,
Art Journal Everyday, Just Journals
Hearts4Home Thursdays
Thought Provoking Thursday
Inspiration Friday

Best Posts of the Week
Fresh Brewed Sundays

 

Blessings,

Patsy

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