Bible Art Journaling Challenge Lesson 12 – Inktense Pencil Tutorial

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*Updated Jan 22, 2021

Hello Everyone! Welcome to lesson 12 of my Bible Art Journaling Challenge! This week I wanted to follow on from what I talked about last week. I don’t normally have my themes rely on each other too much so they can be enjoyed on their own. This time, it would at least be helpful if you were aware of what I talked about last week, so you can get more out of this week’s challenge. The creative techniques, however, are different.

In my video today, I am giving a tutorial on a few different art techniques which I seem to get a lot of questions about more recently. People ask me a lot about how to apply Art Basics clear gesso. About how to effectively trace, draw, shade in painting and more. I’ve also included a free download for you! I hope this week will help in beginning to make some sense of questions you may have. If you have further questions, please leave a comment below and I’ll respond. The goal is to be equipped enough in whatever creative skills you hope for, that when you go to Bible art journal, you can focus on being with God and His Word, rather than getting caught up in trying to figure out creative skills. Hopefully I can help this creative journey be smoother for you so your time with God can be sweeter and sweeter. Enjoy my video below and then be sure to read the rest of my post below to get the most out of this week!

Here is this week’s scripture. Luke 6:17-19 says,

“17 Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. 19 And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.”

I explained in my video about how, three years ago, I shared about this very verse we’re talking about this week. My iphone Time Hop app, reminded me and I had no idea until after I’d filmed! Very neat. Here is a screen grab of the reminder I got.

Three years ago I took time to focus on how Jesus healed them ALL. A year later, which is two years ago today, (March 24th)… I woke up dramatically healed! As I mentioned last week, I wrote about my healing testimony a while back in more detail, if you’d like to read about it. And now, here we are, focusing on this scripture in our Bible art journaling challenge this week. I really feel this is a timely word for some of you.

I could write a book on all the Bible has to say about healing. The topic is vast. It boils down to something very simple. God is a giver of good gifts. He is the author of life and more abundantly. He is good all the time. If we have difficult circumstances in our life, that makes Him sad. He is not the author if sickness. You may have grown up believing that our suffering is part of God’s plan or something similar. God cannot get glory out of us suffering and He died on the cross a painful death so we wouldn’t have to.

I am not preaching a gospel where life is perfect for God’s kids. My friends could tell you, I’ve suffered some big things in my young life. But, I know that God intends a good life for us so we can be at our best in service to Him. So we can be an example to the world of His great love. How can we do that with a broken body? Or no finances to bless those in need? We are to be the lender and not the borrower. Because God gave us free will, our world has mystery in it with questions we don’t always have answers for. You might be in a situation that feels hopeless right now. I have been there. I have three simple words for you. Don’t. Give. Up.

When I was healed, I had been increasingly ill for 18 years, with off and on seasons of being bed-ridden and the last two entirely so. Sometimes, God can feel a million miles away from our needs. Let’s be honest. But He is not. Sometimes, all He needs is a little assistance from us, to bring us in to our breakthrough. Such as repenting for sin or for unforgiveness which can block God’s help. We must position ourselves for breakthrough. And then, remain in that place. We have to steward our hope levels and not give up in well doing. God is faithful to support us in our efforts. Having done all, stand.

Everything I just told you, I’ve told myself sometimes hourly in difficult seasons. My dad always told me that it is darkest at midnight. That means if it feels the darkest it has ever been, that is great news! Morning is coming! A huge key for breakthrough is to focus on what God IS doing and not focus on what He is NOT doing. Make a lifestyle of remembering His goodness. And if you can’t seem to think of anything wonderful He has done for you, thank Him for the breakthrough in the lives of others. His testimonies never expire and always breathe hope into our lives. The Bible is filled with wonderful testimonies of His goodness! Be the one who reaches through the crowd to grab hold of God’s garment. Pursue the breakthrough He longs to give you.

I have one last thing to say about all this. When I lost my mom from cancer back in 2005, I was 23 years old. I’d spent nearly 2 years care-taking as I watched my very best friend die. She was a living example of all that is right in the Kingdom of God. Her funeral services were filled with proof of all she had accomplished in her 48 short years of life. Several weeks before she passed away, I had been long scheduled to go to Uganda, on a 2 week missions trip to be part of some amazing healing crusades.

The day before I was to fly out, the doctors informed me that they would bury my mom while I was gone. She had little life left in her earthly body. I spoke with her about the situation. She grabbed my arm from her hospital bed and said, “Rebekah, go. And then come back and pray for me. I will simply just not die while you are gone. Maybe God will do something in your life while out there, that will mean you have the breakthrough I need. Forget what everyone else thinks and do what you know God wants.” So, I got on the plane.

While in Uganda, I experienced some incredible things. I was able to pray for people who were healed of incurable diseases. There were doctors verifying miracles on site and God did some incredible things. I watched two particular women be healed of the exact cancer that was sucking the life out of my mom. They had abdominal areas that looked 8 months pregnant and after prayer, I watched as the cancer literally disappeared in front of us. This all may be hard for you to grasp. I think the reason we don’t often see miracles, is because we don’t position ourselves in a lifestyle of stepping out and and boldly asking for them. It’s time we got Jesus what He paid for on the cross!

I went home and buried my mom 3 weeks after my return. The mystery was not lost on me. I had just watched women healed by the power of God, with the same thing that had taken my mom. People began to ask if I was bitter. NO!! I had the great privilege of witnessing God’s healing power. I was assured in my midnight hour, that God DOES heal what took my mom. I can keep praying for others to get their miracle and I have living testimonies to back up my pursuit. In that midnight hour, God reminded me that I have permission to not understand mystery. Let’s not kid ourselves here. We are not God. We don’t have all the answers. Sometimes life has pain in it! We must always pursue full breakthrough regardless of pain around us. Sometimes we will gain the victory this side of heaven. And what if we had not even tried?!?

As you Bible art journal this week, may you find yourself reaching closer to the throne of heaven. May you reach out and grab Him through the crowd and find the breakthroughs you may need.

Now, to get started with this lesson, you’ll want to get your free download below. I’ve explained how to use it in the video portion of the lesson – it’s super simple!

Free download for Bible Art Journaling

If you’d like to use the free traceable download which I created for your Bible art journaling session, then you can click below to request yours now. What to know:

• If you sign up here, I’ll get you set up as a Rebekah R Jones subscriber, (if you’re not already). Yay!
• Check out these help articles for getting a download, if you want help.

Click here to get your free traceable download!

You can find answers to most any question you may have about the challenge over on my Challenge page.

Be sure to head over to our Facebook group, to chat about this weeks Bible Art Journaling Challenge and get started on your own page!

Inktense Pencil Tutorial Supplies

As promised, here are the supplies I featured in this weeks video which you can click on to view or purchase. I hope it helps you find anything you may want to try out. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking an affiliate link, this ministry gets a small commission, with no extra cost to you. You may read my full disclosure, for details. Thank you, I appreciate you partnering to help impact lives!

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You are loved. x

P.S. After this blog post and tutorial was published, it was brought to my attention that the art piece I created for this challenge, has an uncanny resemblance in some ways, to a painting titled “Hem of His Garment” by the very sweet, Diana Downing of Overcomers Art. You all know I work hard to help protect the artwork of those I lead and would never intentionally copy someone else’s work, nor encourage it. This is one of those situations that can happen from time to time in the world of Christian art, as we seek to ask God for what images are on His heart to portray. I encourage you to enjoy Diana’s artwork which she lovingly worked on and has prints available for.

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.