31 Days of Faith Art Journaling Day 27

31 Days of Faith Art Journaling

Day 27: Tissue Paper Collage, Glimmer Mist

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Proverbs 4:23

Day 27!!  Oh Happy Day! Oh Happy Day, when Jesus washed my sins away! This song popped in my head as soon as I started typing. So, I typed the words.  :-) Today I am truly grateful. If I could write out a script for this day, I probably would have written it differently. But the devil is a liar and I will rejoice because my God is awesome! Regardless of what it feels like or looks like , I will praise the Lord!

Won't let anything stop this journey!

 

 

Happy to begin ...again!

 

 





Materials Used

Sargent Art © Acrylic Colors

Tissue papers - assorted colors

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

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 Applied paints in a zig zag pattern

 

Directions

1. Apply paints in random zig zag. Allow to dry.
2. Rip tissue paper and randomly apply with Mod Podge.
3. Doodle with markers.
4. Spray Glimmer Mist to add a little glimmer to the page.

 



Scripture Journaling

Print out your scripture.



Today I attended church and heard my first sermon of 2014 from my pastor, Pastor Tacuma Johnson. The title of the sermon was "A New Beginning...Again." I thought it was fitting after Day 8 in which I created the page, "New Beginning." As I finished that page, I was thinking "how many beginnings can I have?"Well, my short answer is as many as it takes. I thank God for New Beginnings. That's how much He loves me.

The sermon was packed with a message from the Word of God. There is always something the Pastor says each week that sticks with me. So, today I will place those words on my page:

A Walk With God is an exercise in discomfort.

 

I will journal later on this page...excited!

 

What message from a sermon, a conversation, a study , or reading has stuck with you in the early days of 2014?



 Lord, thank you for New Beginnings...Again. Thank Your for Your mercy and Your grace. Lord, this battle I have right now, this moment, I release it to You. Thank You for the song in my heart. I will worship You always. In Jesus Name. Amen.

31 Days of Faith Art Journaling Day 26

31 Days of Faith Art Journaling 

Day 26: Magazine Collage  

 Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 4:23

 

Day 26! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome back! I pray the Lord has been speaking to you through this journey. My heart is so full right now. I have been up most of the night. I decided to get up this very cold Saturday morning to create what the Lord has placed in my heart. I didn't know what it would be. I try to remain open....I have learned that the journey is easier.

 



 

Still thanking God for prayer!

 

 

 



 

Materials Used

Sargent Art © Acrylic Colors

White Acrylic paint

White Gelly Roll pen

Magazine

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Directions

 

1. Apply paints in random order on the page. Allow to dry.

2. Cut a picture and /or found words from an old magazine.

3. Collage using Modge Podge.

4. Journal with White Gelly Roll Pen.

 

5. Embellish with butterfly stickers.

 



 

 

 

Scripture Journaling

 

Write out the scripture in your own handwriting.

 



 

I am glad I got up. I was wide awake. I wasn't restless, just wide awake. So, I came to my studio to allow the Lord to create through me. He spoke to me. And I had an honest conversation about the issues flowing from my heart. As I was flipping through the magazine, I saw the words, "How did I get here?' I flipped and flipped through the pages looking for something else, yet this question remained in my mind. And once I started to cut it out...I could hear a soft, "Yes...."  Lord , have mercy! Thank you , God for this journey!

 

The Lord has given me permission to write my story.....out of a place of wholeness! Praise the Lord!

 



 

Prayer: Most Kind and Gracious Father, thank You for your redeeming love. Thank You for healing my broken heart. Thank You for removing so much hurt and anger so that I can enjoy life and so that I could experience Your love. I searched and found You. In Jesus Name. Amen.

31 Days of Faith Art Journaing Day 25

31 Days of Faith Art Journaling 

Day 25: Journaling  

 Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.

Matthew 21:22 

 

Day 25!!  Can you believe it? Magical....Wondrous are words I am using right now. Last night as I was art journaling my back and arms were aching so badly. Earlier I place a pillow behind my back at dinner. I was hoping the aching would go away. I am grateful the Lord gave me strength to continue. So yes this moment is magical....wondrous.

 

I started working on this page while standing..Praise God!

 

I thank God for prayer. We talk daily, throughout the day. I know He's close. I know He. I feel His presence. There were times when the Lord felt far away. I know now He was always a pray away.



 

Thanking God for prayer!

 

 



 

Materials Used

Sargent Art © Acrylic Colors

White Gelly Roll pen

Bubble wrap

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Directions

 

1. Apply paints in random order on the page. Allow to dry. This paint is bright and bold.

2. Stamp with paint using bubble wrap.

3. Stamp with white paint.

4. Journal with White Gelly Roll Pen.



 

 

 

 

Scripture Journaling

 

Meditate on the verse ,Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith. Matthew 21:22.

Write a prayer to the Lord about anything that has been on my heart this week. Wrtie without stopping, pausing or thinking. Just write until you are finished. You'll know when.

 

 

This journaling moment was so powerful as the words rolled from my pen to the page. I could feel my shoulders relaxing from the day. I could feel the Lord lightening my load. I am in awe when I experience the presence of the Lord in different ways. I have realized by placing limits on God, I place limits on what He can do in my life. As I wrote my prayer I was listening to Yolanda Adams song, "Just A Prayer Away." That is one of my all time favorites. I remember years ago listening to that song and really, really, really getting that the Lord was only a prayer away.

 

When all I could do was cradle over in a ball and cry out..the Lord was there. When I was a scared little girl crying myself to sleep every single  night, the Lord heard me. When I cried in my high school classroom trying to figure out which adult I could confide in, the Lord was there. He brought back to my remembrance of His very real presence. That's a later post. Yes, God is real!

 

I tried not to cry while writing this post. I tried not to cry while writing my prayer. I have stopped and started...tears flowing. My heart is glad. There is truly a praise party in my heart and I will praise the Lord for the rest of my life!

 

 

 

 

Prayer: Heavenly Father, You alone are Holy. I give myself away to Your will and purpose for my life. I give You praise because You kept me!  You kept my mind. You made me whole. I can't thank You enough. Thank You for my pastor, Pastor Tacuma Johnson and my First Lady Dr. Michelle Johnson. Thank You for blessing them with a ministry where there is healing and truth in Your name. In Jesus Name. Amen.