If you like it, then you should put some fabric on it

Know what this is?

Happy fabric, Wonky ruffle, Ribbon

Some hints-It is something I have been trying to really 'use' a lot more, get to know it, understand it, teach it, live it, believe it, scribble in it, memorize it, trust it.
I thought if I put some fabric on it, it would make me want to bring it out more and I was right. Just looking at it makes me happy, but then when I really start using it, WOW!

You've probably guessed it by now, but just in case...

** Open to one of my favorite passages-Proverbs 31. I think of my Mamaw every time I read it. She was THE Proverbs 31 woman-something I am aspiring to be.

I don't think I have told you, but my Bible Study group is doing Beth Moore's Believing God study. It's really amazing the number of OOHHH! moments I have had and we are only on session 2 of 10.
The premise is that there is a difference in believing IN God and BELIEVING God. Believing IN God is believing he exists basically. But, BELIEVING Him is actually presently believing He IS who He says He is and can do what He says He can do.
One of the things Beth said today that really stuck out to me was that we don't have to know the why of everything. {How hard is that for a woman-to not know why?} But, believing the loving, kind, good God that we know, we have faith that He is taking care of it all, and has a plan for us. And, the amount of faith we have will be the amount of power God has in us. According to 1 Peter 1:7, 'faith has a greater worth than gold...may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.'
Isn't that powerful-that FAITH is worth more than gold? Y'all know what gold is going for these days. What you sell it for at the gold parties is only a fraction of what it is actually worth. But, that our faith can be worth more than that?  And if we increase our faith-just imagine what God can do with us and for us!
God is so awesome!

So, I am loving my new Bible Cover! Not just because of what it looks like on the outside (although it really does make me smile). But, also for what it says on the inside, which is the real reason I am happy.