Wednesday, October 24, 2012

WOYWW: Inscrutable Riches

Whoa! It's Wednesday again,
and time for our weekly smorgasbord
of desks and creative projects
(or not!)
Here's my desk and you can see some
handcarved stamps,
which I made especially 
for a commissioned painting.

You can see a blurry picture of it here.
It's almost finished.
hope to get it done soooooner than soon!

And here is the background 
I am starting with this morning.
Ephesians 3 is all about the
"inscrutable riches of Christ"
and how St. Paul was "to bring to light 
the plan of the mystery hidden
from ages past in God
who created all things,
so that the manifold wisdom of God
might be made known..."

Isn't that intriguing?
"Inscrutable"
means impossible to understand
or to interpret,
mysterious, or impenetrable! 

But here St. Paul claims he was
given the assignment to REVEAL this
inscrutable treasure! 
This mystery that has been
hidden,
this wisdom that has been 
hard to understand,
is now available to us...
through the letters St. Paul wrote!

Yesterday I read from Luke 12:37,
"Blessed are those servants
whom the master finds vigilant."

We are those servants,
and we can only be vigilant
if we know what we are watching out for!
Let us keep our light burning!
Let us read this inscrutable treasure,
this mystery at our fingertips,
this wisdom waiting to be discovered.
I think that's exciting, don't you?

Every week I choose one wonderful
visitor who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.

I know how much time and effort
it takes to leave a comment!
and I appreciate that soooo much!

This week Random Generator
chose #64, Denise of Shorty Bear's Place.
Join her in her heartful journeys.
I'm also sending Nancy of Maddalee
an ATC for being my 
500th GFC follower.
Visit her blog for colorful 
printables and projects.


Monday, October 22, 2012

Clay in God's Hands!

Yesterday I read the 4th chapter of Hebrews:
"...we have a great high priest...
one who was similarly tested in every way..."

Jesus knows what we go through in our lives.
He was rejected,
he was scorned,
he suffered...
In Ephesians 2:10
we read,
"For we are His HANDIWORK,
created in Christ Jesus
for the good works 
prepared in advance..."

Not only does Jesus know
what we go through,
but because He knows,
He is able to form us,
mold us,
prepare us for our mission.
My friend Marion
had a little pottery making session recently
this is the precious gem she learned: 

"You can't do anything with the clay 
unless it is CENTERED. 
Only then can you make pots and wares. 
Otherwise, it is rendered useless 
and the potter cannot even 
make anything out of it! 
If not centered, it gets damaged 
and it sure wouldn't 
look much of a beauty!

For some of us, 
God needs extra time to mold us 
like the clay I did today, 
with so many ups and downs
 before it is ready to be created 
for something great. 
For some, it takes only awhile. 
But nonetheless, for all of us, 
until our lives are 
CENTERED on the Lord, 
we are all but useless shards 
and we count for nothing.

All of us are God's clay. 
He has made each one of us 
for His special purposes. 
Until we center our lives on Him, 
He cannot use us for His glory."

Psalm 139:14 states it well:
"I praise you God
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!"
Thank you for being my Potter!


Every week I choose one wonderful
visitor who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.

I know how much time and effort
it takes to leave a comment!
and I appreciate that soooo much!

This week Random Generator
chose #64, Denise of Shorty Bear's Place.
Join her in her heartful journeys.
I'm also sending Nancy of Maddalee
an ATC for being my 
500th GFC follower.
Visit her blog for colorful 
printables and projects.


I love blog parties!
Won't you join us?

Friday, October 19, 2012

Tell Your Story!

When I saw this background,
I saw the funny hair,
and thought,
"Dare I?"

I did! 
She looks Thai!
Ephesians 1:12 reads:
"...so that we might exist
for the praise of His glory."

How do we manifest God's glory
in the everydayness of life?
NOT through a change of hairstyle definitely!
I think we allow God's glory 
to shine through us,
when we allow His love
to reach out to others through us,
when we are peacemakers,
when we are contagious
with our joy, faithfulness,
and enthusiasm!

Evangelization is not about 
delivering the right facts
(knowing bible verses by heart,
knowing who some 
obscure bible character is).
It's about TELLING YOUR OWN STORY
of God's mercy and presence-
a story only you can tell!
And that's another way
to reflect God's glory!

Every week I choose one wonderful
visitor who leaves a comment
to receive an ATC from me.

I know how much time and effort
it takes to leave a comment!
and I appreciate that soooo much!

This week Random Generator
chose #2, Lea of
Read her interesting letters to
 her young friend Emily.


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Blessings,
Patsy