SSIC LOC All of Your Heart

What a great week we have had at Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, thank you so much for all of you who visited us and let such lovely comments and encouragement - you certainly inspired and blessed us!!  Congratulations to the winners too - enjoy those 'goodies' and don't forget to come back and show us what you have created with them!!

This weeks scripture is brought to us by the one and only Cindy Coutts!

 'When I am afraid, I will trust in THEE.' Psalm 56:3

Cindy's Challenge is ...I would like you to make something that representing what could be your life verse, a place where God has revealed to you that you can trust in him, something representing a turning point in your life, or just focusing on Psalm 56:3. This is more of an open challenge, something that only you understand. I want you to be encouraged and remember those special "Jesus and me" moments when the Lord truly revealed Himself to you and praise Him for it ! You can read Cindy's devotional at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

This was an easy challenge for me, from the time I first became a Christian 35 years ago this week actually, I was given this scripture and have received it on the form of encouragement, prayer on cards and so many other ways - it has been a 'constant' in my life!  What a blessing to be sent this scripture in a RAK from a dear friend - it made is so easy....I think I may need to invest in this stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs!!   I added it inside a 'window' on this card, bordering it first with a negative from a Nestibilities Oval, to create a framed look.

I used a very popular set from Layers of Color - Nature Walk -it is one of my personal favourites - although I say that each time I use one of the sets - but how could I not - they are all divine!!  The Flourish is gorgeous and I stamped it directly onto the CS.  The flowers have been cut out and added to the side along with one of the gorgeous flowers I won on a Challenge.  I have added colour to the flowers with Distressing ink, just by wiping my dauber over them.  The luscious pearls in the centre are part of a RAK from my dear friend Gunn and the pearl swirls are part of some flourishes I won from McMahon Five Designs - thank you Sue - I am loving these!  I just love it when cards come together  so easily!!

Trust in the Lord with all of your heart - how easily it rolls off the tongue!  I don't know about you, but I find it so easy to trust Him with the bigger things, like...my life, but when it comes to smaller things, it seems to be so much harder.  One of the biggest battles with is trusting Him with my children!  Sure, I hand them over to Him in prayer and when 'the rubber hits the road; I do trust Him, but at times 'take them back'!  It is not that I don't trust Him - how could I not, He has proven Himself to be faithful and true time after time - I think for me  the hardest part is 'and lean not on your own understanding!'

The truth is that my own understanding is what brings things undone for me at times.  I have been brought up knowing I am capable of so many things and it is an ongoing journey to not trust in my own ability and understanding.  God has shown both my DH and I that He does things His way, which a lot of the time is definitley not our way and HE has directed our paths - inspite of me at times!  It seems that 35 years of reminders is not enough for me - I am committed to the process of learning, maturing and growing in Him - trusting Him with all of my heart!!

*Lisa *  Chris * Cindy * Grace * Peggysue * Randi * Miejse* Rebecca *

I am linking this to the following challenge:
Mark's Finest Papers  - Harvest cards - colours

Thank you to our sponsor for this week

Sassy Studio Designs

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered.  You are invited to join us on our SNR Group where there is lots of fun and chatter (No surprises there I know! LOL)  There are also discounts and previews that are exclusive for the Group Members - come and join us!!

Thank you for coming and visiting with me today and for the comments and encouragement you leave me here!  I love seeing that you have visited - it makes my day!  God bless you!

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