BAG(gage)S Decorated With LOVE

Baggage -- the emotional garbage we collect and lug around everywhere in our life journey. This video by the Skit Guys shows us how to be freed from such burdensome, hurtful baggage.

But the following are gift-bags -- not baggage -- decorated with love from my heart, given with prayerful blessings.

Para mi amiga buena -- Lolita...gracia y paz para ti y todo en tu familia.

Te de` conforme al deseo de tu corazon, y cumpla todos tus planes. (Salmo 20:4)
May He grant you according to your heart's desire, and fulfill all your purpose.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)

Fiate de JEHOVAH con todo tu corazon, y no te apoyes en tu propia prudencia. Reconocele en todos tus caminos, y EL enderezara tus veredas.

Lolita's LOVE Bag, front flap.

Lolita's LOVE Bag, inside front.

Lolita's LOVE Bag, back.

Este bolsa es para mi amiga buena, Ariadna -- una mama buena! Gracia y paz a vosotros, de parte de DIOS nuestro Padre y del Senor JESUCRISTO. (Efesos 1:2)

Jazmine...SO loved by Almighty GOD. (John 3:16)

Vianney...SO loved by Almighty CHRIST. (Juan 3:16)

Adriana's DIOS ES AMOR Bag, front.

Adriana's DIOS ES AMOR Bag, back.

DIOS es amor; y el que permanece en el amor, permanece en DIOS, y DIOS en el. (1 Juan 4:16)

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His SPIRIT. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that JESUS is the Son of GOD, GOD abides in him, and he in GOD. And we have known and believed the love that GOD has for us. GOD is love, and he who abides in love abides in GOD, and GOD in him. (1 John 4:13-16)

rLn's IN CHRIST/PROVERBS 3:5-6

An "old" rLn original (back of tshirt): In CHRIST...redemption, forgiveness, justification, access (to GOD's throne), propitiation, reconciliation, sanctification.

Those who know me well know that i'm not a wasteful person (i've even been monikered a "Filipino Jew"). Even when i'm writing letters, i don't waste any available writing space. From edge to edge, i write...even to the corners! In my devotional journal (Oswald Chambers' My Utmost For His Highest, given to me in 2003 by Kathy G), almost every available inch of white space has writing, for i've written in it from 2003-2010!

So when i saw all the white space still available on this "old" tshirt, i knew it could use some extra paint! And GOD has been convicting me about my thought processess -- Proverbs 3:5-6 was His method of telling me so!

Trust in the LORD with all your (my) heart, lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)

JESUS CHRIST is my love, joy, peace, Truth, grace and faith.

The LORD GOD is the Father, Son and Spirit.

The Almighty GOD Whom i serve is Creator and a holy GOD.

i am a fully devoted follower, bondservant...slave of JESUS CHRIST and all that He is.

This

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And this is the other sleeve with an equal amount of white...which i filled with Proverbs 3:5-6... Trust in the LORD with all your heart, (and) lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (BTW, that flower covers up a mistake that i made when my attention wandered.)

rLn's completed and refurbished In CHRIST/PROVERBS 3:5-6 tshirt "tract," front.

In CHRIST/PROVERBS 3:5-6, back.

Let GOD -- Proverbs 3:5-6

PROVERBS 3:5-6 -- another rLn personal Bible life-verse -- an acknowledgment that my own very finite mind is so very faulty... at times to the point of ridiculous idiocy! Many, many times, my two plus two does not equal four!

i used to balk at these words associated with genuine followers of CHRIST -- surrender, submit, obey... let go (all my rights), let GOD (rule all of me).

But when i realized Who GOD is -- holy, all powerful, all knowing, ALLways present, all wise, Self-existent, Self-sufficient, eternal, infinite, immutable, sovereign, free, personal, incomprehensible, inscrutable, good, loving, merciful, faithful, true, kind, compassionate, joyful, just, gracious, righteous, pure light... indescribable Intelligent Designer, amazing Creator of the Universe.

Knowing Who GOD is, the words surrender, submit and obey become positive words. To me, these words mean the same as trust. So trust in Him is the perfect (wholesome) action of the child of GOD. As a child trusts (surrenders, submits, obeys) her earthly father, i, as a child of GOD, also trust my heavenly Father, the Great I AM THAT I AM, to provide for all my needs, now and forever.

This rLn tshirt is a few years old -- an "oldie but goodie." Stained here and there, now refurbished with Proverbs 3:5-6 and 12 hearts to cover some stains.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;

Fear the LORD and depart from evil.

It will be health to your flesh,

And strength to your bones.

(Proverbs 3:7-8)