You are not defined by your
bookmark. You know, the place that changed you. A pivot point in your life. The
mark that took a piece of your innocence and part of your heart and
misconstrued memories. Or captivated you with so much beauty that you were never the same. That made you a better
person and showed you truth and drew you closer to God than you had been
before.
Bookmarks. We all have them in
our story but we are not to be defined by them. Over and over scripture tells
us who we are, whose we are and gives us promises of it. In
Christ alone is our hope and identity found.
This month for Pocket Blessings we are designing fabric bookmarks. They are simply two pieces of fabric
sewn together, about 2" by 7" (you could use paper or other medium), punched a hole
with a crop-o-dile and added a tassel for some fun. There is a great tutorial
here for how to make cute little tassels to attach, should you choose. There
are lots of options for decor but I kept these pretty simple.
On each bookmark we are writing
one word that symbolizes what our marks should cause us to do. Letter stencils
come in really handy here if you prefer something other than your own hand.
Rejoice.You need not hide it or be
ashamed of what you have been
through.
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say,
rejoice. Philippians 4:4
Shine. God has carefully crafted a path
for you via Jesus, now you need only shine and be an example to others.
Arise, shine, for your light has
come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1
Love. Because Jesus has shown you
how, you can.
This is how we know what love is: Jesus
Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for
our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16
And of course, some tags to
attach with the verses. Click to print. I cut mine in to flag shapes but the
options are limitless.
Praying that whatever bookmarks
you have in your life would be seen as beauty. That they would show others the
glory God has revealed to you through them. Praying that you would truly
believe who God says you are and that you would lead the way for others to seem
themselves in the same light. That you would rejoice and shine and love in what
God has done in spite of the bad and the good.
Here's to transforming bookmarks
to beauty.
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