Free iPhone Backgrounds!

Yay for free iPhone backgrounds with Bible verses! I designed these for you to download for a sweet, summery touch and great reminder from God's Word for your iPhone. Choose from the two below:

I'm Back!

Long time, no post!

I want to be so good about blogging and I get excited every time I think about it, but finding the TIME to do it every week was hard. The first half of this year has been a whirlwind, with my husband graduating from seminary, getting a job full time (working with me!), and moving to a different part of Texas...amongst graduations, Bible studies, road trips, training new employees–life can be exhausting! Whew!

Thankfully, though, it has slowed down a little, and I'll be able to write and design some more in my free time this summer. :)

Over these past few months, I have been inspired by many things around me, and can't wait to channel that inspiration into some of my Etsy designs and posts.

Lately, I've been looking for art that will spice up our new apartment. I want to put up nicely designed Scripture art, but everything that seems to be available in that category is either (in my opinion ;D) antiquated color palettes and fonts, too busy or not the size canvas I want.

Then the obvious occurred to me: I'm a designer – I can make my own!

So I did a few pieces and thought I would offer them to you in case you were running into the same problems I was. :)

Above are the two canvas art pieces that I have available in three different sizes and six different colors. I wrote the words by hand so they're completely unique from anything you'd find out there on the internet or in stores. If you have some good verses you want to see on canvas, leave me a comment!

Have a happy day!

10 Promises to Overcomers

Happy Freebie Friday!

I was reading through Revelation in my ESV Study Bible, and stumbled upon a quick reference chart that depicts 10 Promises to Overcomers. I decided to put it to a quick, fun design for you to print out and have as a helpful reference!

Click here to download.

If you are looking for a good Bible to study with, I definitely recommend the ESV Study Bible. It's so helpful and breaks down all the verses you might have trouble with, and includes John Piper's sermons and countless resources and charts for you to better understand God's Word. What I love about the ESV Study Bible is that it has an online version, that allows you to record all your notes, digital highlighting and you can open it up from any device, whether on the ESV app or on any computer when you log in to your account!

Wishing you a wonderful day!

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Your Words Can Have Eternal Consequences

Have you ever gotten stuck behind a driver who had a bumper sticker on their car that was bashing a political figure? Or maybe you've seen someone negatively rant or post degrading pictures of/about a celebrity, political figure, or someone you know personally on Facebook, Twitter, a blog, etc.? I've noticed that a lot of people get generally annoyed by these comments on a day-to-day basis. 

But let's get a little more personal. Maybe there is someone in your class, neighborhood, church, school that you particularly do not like, and choose to complain and talk negatively about them with your closest friends, family...or just everyone?

I know that girls, especially, have a tendency to talk about others. We're interested in people's lives, relationships, and we just seem to talk to and about people all the time. We don't always talk about others badly, maybe most of the time it's good. But I've noticed throughout life that this is just something ladies seem to gravitate toward in conversation.

If you are or someone else is a Christian, and you/they are talking negatively about others (regardless of whether or not the people you are talking about are Christians) I must tell you that it is not okay. Even if you're talking about others with those you are close to, or with those in your family, it is not okay.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29

Paul, the author of Ephesians, advises us to only speak that of which is good for building others up so that those who hear it will be encouraged by what you're saying and your integrity. Because Christians represent Christ, on a broader scale we should embody the the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so that we may win more people to Christ just by our conduct.

Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:12

This can be a struggle for all of us at times, especially if we have been wronged or hurt by someone or if they hurt someone we love. Pray to Jesus about this if you're struggling with this. Ask Him that He would help you to have this kind of mindset and heart-attitude:

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Colossians 3:12-13