Jann Gray is the author of the book Illuminate Journaling which is about giving creative expression to your faith. Illuminated Journaling is written to challenge Christ Followers to stretch the boundaries of how they have typically studied God’s Word so they might experience a deeper, richer and more personal relationship with God. Illuminated Journaling provides a tangible way for us to communicate back to Him that we want to give a gift back that is filled with genuine praise and appreciation for Who He is and what He has done for us. On her YouTube tutorials and workshops she shows you how to Art Journal in you bible.
Psalms 147:1-20 I love verses that have a very clear illustrating direction. Not that you always have to follow it, but it just lends itself well to that! In this verse it talks about “counting the stars and knowing them by name” which just screams BIG, dreamy STARS to me! Make them SHINE!
Ecclesiastes 3:9-14 I love this book and the visual impact it has when I read over it. After you read it, just close your eyes and soak it in. You may come to a very different spot than I did, but I took away from it this beautiful blooming image.
Matthew 5:16 In my Bible (ESV), this chapter is titled “salt and light” which to be just brings up so many ideas about what we are reading here. I just jumped all over the “light” portion of this title and have a BRIGHT and beautiful illustration reflecting on what God is laying on my heart in this chapter of my life.
John 8:31-38 “The truth shall set you free.” Anything with the word “free” in it when it relates to the Bible just brings to mind birds soaring freely! If you know me at all, you know I LOVE to use birds in my Bible, something about that freedom just takes me right to that peace that God provides us.
Romans 5:3-4 “God’s love poured into our hearts.” Oh, how I love this and the idea of LOVE being poured into our hearts. Whitney English really brought this verse to life for me in her talk on “finding foundation in our faults.” Whenever you are in your walk, God has a special message for you in this verse, it’s important to listen to that.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 One of the foundations of my testimony and discovering my path with Illustrated Faith is using the GIFTS that GOD has given you to glorify HIM! This verse will bring that home all day long!
Galatians 6:1-10 I work a lot in the book of Galatians; something about it just speaks to my soul. I love this verse and to me it speaks to planting the seed. When I think of the word seed, so many illustrating/journaling ideas come to mind. You can simply stick with the baby seed or take your illustrations all the way to full bloom!