Illustrated Faith | Set A Fire

Hi everyone!  I’m so happy to be here and share this new song journal entry in my new praise book for Illustrated Faith.  This song (Set A Fire Down In My Soul) by Jesus Culture has really been resonating with me lately. I decided to use it as an inspiration for my page. I have been asking God to make me stronger and to gain a closer relationship with Him through trials and tribulations that I have been going though.

The journaling is from the song and it reads ” Set a fire down in my soul that I can’t contain, that I can’t control.  I want more of you God”.  I could have gone on and on, if only I had more room.  To start off my page I  used a mix of paints, stamps and stickers across my page.  The flowers and chipboard art are from the She Blooms collection.

This message is so deep in my soul right now and I hope that you gain some inspiration from it too.

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Illustrated Faith | Take Me Deeper

Hi everyone!  I hope you’re all having a great day, and I hope that you can get inspired by this worship song to take your relationship deeper with God.  I want to share a recent page from my Song Journal where I decided to let it go and fully enjoy the lyrics from the song: Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) by Hillsong United  “Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior.”  It’s an incredible song with great lyrical depth.  It’s meaning to me is about stepping out in faith and trusting and depending on God more than ever.  I documented these lyrics in my song journal as a way to remember and depend and trust in him.

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Illustrated Faith | Lead Me To The Cross

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I would like to share a new bible journaling page with you today that was shared on the Illustrated Faith blog, inspired by one of my favorite songs "Lead Me To The Cross" by Hillsong.

This song is so inspirational, and it brings tears to my eyes every time that I hear it, for I am reminded of God's love.  If you are familiar or unfamiliar with the song the lyrics go "Lead me to the cross where your love poured out, bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down..."  I could actually go on and on about this song, but the words "Lead me to the cross where your love poured out" always stops me in my tracks, no matter what I am doing at the time, or how busy that I am.  Those lyrics bring a certain humility back to me as I am reminded of God's love and his love for us.  

There are many times in the bible where the words lead me come up.  I decided to do my bible journaling on Psalm 139:10 "Even there your hand shall lead me, and our right hand shall hold me."  We cannot see God, but he can see us.  If we stop and take a moment in our busy lives and ask for guidance we will see that God is giving us subtle hints along the way, and leading us in the way that we should go.  In times of comfort he is holding us, another symbol of God's true love for us.

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Illustrated Faith | Believe

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Hiya friends!  I had a post on the Illustrated Faith blog this week sharing how to create a pocket page within your devotional.

 "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"  Luke 1:45 NIV.  In this verse Mary believed what the angel had spoke to her.  She was blessed not only in the act of believing, but because her promise would certainly be fulfilled.  In your personal walk with the Lord are you listening to his voice and believing in his promises?

Creating a pocket within your advent journal

If you're like me, you have a love for pockets and extra spaces to keep tags, notes and special reminders.  I decided to create my own handmade pocket within my advent journal.  First, start by measuring the dimensions of your pages.  Next, take your desired patterned paper and fold it in half (making sure that both sides will fit into the measurement of your book).  Use your paper trimmer or scissors to cut off excess paper.

Trim a second piece of patterned paper into a small strip and adhere to the top of your folded pocket page.

Use a sewing machine and white thread to stitch all three sides of the pocket page, left, bottom and right (being sure to keep the top portion open).  Stitch page directly into book.

Place tags, paper clips and other notes and memorabilia into your stitched pocket page and enjoy!

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Illustrated Faith | Luke 2:7

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As Christmas approaches I am so in awe of God's love for us and how he sent his son to us. "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."  I am reminded by his love through mercies I see everyday.

I have been following along with the Naptime Diaries devotional all throughout advent season and I was so struck with pages 17 and 18 about the birth of baby Jesus.

Joseph and Mary did not have a convenient Holiday Inn or Motel to pull into, so they had to go wherever they could find a place to stay.  What I am struck by the most in this scripture is that the inn-keeper told them that there was no room "And she gave birth to her firstborn,

a son.  She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them".  Luke 2:7 How can we use this example in everyday life?  Do you want to be that inn-keeper that denies them a room?  Or, do you want to be Christ-like and

open your heart?  I hope that it is the latter, I know that I need to keep practicing it myself in my daily life and showing kindness to people.

I love how Shanna Noel has shared her approach to advent this year with us on her Periscope channel, and her genius idea of doodling over words in the Naptime Diaries devotional book.  I started out my journal using the same approach. The pages in the Illustrated Faith journals are just thin enough that you can trace over the creative titles in the Naptime Diaries devotional with a pencil, and then fill in the rest using a

fine tipped black marker.

I added paint to my pages next, and when they dried I added journaling, stamping, and embellishments.  On my second page I spelled out the title "There was no room for them at the inn" using stickers, and stamped the verse Luke 2:7

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Illustrated Faith | Gratitude & Grace

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Hey friends, I have another post to share with you today for Illustrated Faith.  Today I’m hoping to encourage some of you to break out the paints and just have fun with it while worshiping the Lord!  I have always loved painting and find that there is something real and raw about diving into your art while worshiping the Lord.  In the morning I have quiet time after I have taken the kids to school, and I like to dive into my devotionals and break out the paints.

You might be hesitant to get started at first.  Let go of any fear that you might have getting started.  There is no right way when it comes to art.  Just pick up your paint brush and let your heart flow!

To start my pages I started painting paint marks on a scratch piece of paper, that I already pre-measured to fit within my Gratitude Documented journal. I chose green and aqua paints to start and just made small brush marks across both pages.

Next I added in magenta pink and gold oxide colors across my pages.

After I had painted in each color, I went back to my pages and made more swipes to try to fill up most of the empty space.

Next, I adhered my scratch piece of paper into my gratitude journal and added a few more swipes of paint around the “gratitude” and “grace” prompts.

After my background was complete, I started building my page.  I stamped the “Wow God” stamp onto a scratch piece of cardstock and then adhered it to my “grace” page using washi tape.  I chose the “Wow God” stamp because when I think of God’s love and for me, it is amazing.  When I think of grace I think of the song by Chris Tomlin “Your Grace Is Enough”, I journaled some versus from the song on the backside of my “Wow God” card.

Before adhering it into my journal.

On my Gratitude page I added some big stickers and hand painted flowers and wordfetti stickers to finish off the page.  I love that Natalie encouraged you all to “just be yourself” in her recent process video, and I would like to do the same.  I hope you join me in finding your own unique way to praise the Lord through your art

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Illustrated Faith | Gratitude Documented: Love

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Hi everyone!  I'm here today to share a post for Illustrated Faith using my Gratitude Documented Journal entry on love.  I have really enjoyed using my gratitude journal to focus on different ways that God is speaking to me in my daily life.  When I saw these two journal prompts my mind instantly went to one of my favorite verses on love.

 “Love is patient; love is kind; it does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud; it does not dishonor; it is not self-seeking; it is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs; love does not delight in evil; love rejoices with the truth; love protects; love always trusts; love always hopes; love always perseveres; love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” 1 Corinthians 13 4:8

In these versus Paul gives a clear explanation of love that describes many of it’s attributes.  We see what love is and isn’t, or what love does and doesn’t do.  I am so grateful for my home and the love that I have in my life.  They go simultaneously.  These scriptures are a good reminder of how to love others.  I’m placing these scriptures up in my home to serve as a reminder to my family that love should be present in every relationship that we have.

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Illustrated Faith Design Team!

I am so excited to be part of the Bella Blvd/Illustrated Faith Design and Education team!  Illustrating my faith has brought me closer to God.  I love that this hobby allows me to be creative while also learning more about him. I am looking forward to encouraging others through the word!

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You are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died to know you. Romans 5:8