Written Promises

When I was getting ready to start back to college this past fall I was praying for what God have me to do next. I was wanting help with my business with Premier Designs Jewelry, help while I was in college again, and looking for a part time job to help me out when I didn't have any shows booked. Everywhere I turned I was hearing all of God's promises.... everywhere. At church in the message, on the radio, in songs that I listened too. I got this HUGE urge to do a painting specifically painting God's promises to his children, most of all to me. I needed to read these over and over and over again throughout the past months. I'm not done writing them down for this next illustration that I want to start in late spring/early summer. I got a $125 gift certificate from my dad for Christmas that bought my 38x48" canvas, as well as took an $86 chunk out of my easel (there was also a 40% discount on it) leaving me to only paying about $29's for it!!! My dad is going to help me put it together over the weekend, and when it's finished he is going to engrave on the back of it, "With love Daddy, '10." I'm super excited about it too!!!

I need to get more oil paints, turpintine, gesso, acrylic gray paint, drying linseed oil, and some paint brushes for it. I can only imagine how long this will take me to paint?! Because listed below are only a few of the scriptures that I'm going to be painting in this illustration.

When I actually start to put paint to canvas I am planning on going to Plesant Vineyard Ministeries for about a week (or so I hope and pray) to stay in one of their luxery cabins they have out there and start working on the painting. This is a HUGE piece that I have never ever taken on. I pray that God will be with me every step!!!

If you have a favorite scripture that reminds you of God's promises that I haven't listed. Please tell me because I need more.

I will keep you all posted on how the illustration is coming as I work on it.


"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command- be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:7-9

"You were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:11

"Those who wish to boast should boast in this alone; that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!" Jeremiah 9:24

"For I k now the plan I have for you, says the Lord, they are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11

"The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life." John 6:63

"Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world you will share in all his glory." Colossians 3:2-4

"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." 1 Peter 5:7

"This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: 'Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" - and I am the worst of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life. All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal king, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen." 1Timothy 1:15-17

"Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again-REJOICE!" Philippians 4:4

"Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness."
Ephesians 6:14

"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never looses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance." 1Corinthians 13:4-7

"Christ will make his home in your heart as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong." Ephesians 3:17

"Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you belong to Christ Jesus." 1Thessalonians 5:16-18

"God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." 1Corinthians 10:13

"Be still and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world." Psalms 46:10

"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. THank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous- how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they out number the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are sill with me!" Psalm 139:13-18

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life." Psalm 139:23-24

"Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!" Psalm 34:8

"Be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Ephesians 5:18-20

"The Lord your God will bless you as he has promised." Deuteronomy 15:6

"If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this temple and set it apart to be holy - a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch it, for it is clear to my heart." Daniel 7:14-16