Coloring Through the Book of Psalms, Part II

In last Tuesday's craft post, I introduced you to a new devotional coloring book I was working on called "Bless the Lord, O My Soul".  I have a few more pages to show you, and then I think I will take a break from this book.  I've spent the summer in the book of Psalms, and I feel the need to move into something else.  I will also have more time now that gardening season is over, so I can spend it on a more meatier book.  I will probably return to this devotional in spring, when gardening season starts again.

Each coloring page also has a corresponding reading page on the opposite side.  If you missed last week's post and would like to see that page and learn more in-depth information of this book, just click the link above.  For this post, I'm just showing you the coloring pages.

Some pages I enjoy coloring more than others and this was one of them.  I have always loved this verse and this is a beautiful illustration of that verse.

This next page is the type of coloring I generally don't like to do.  It's not that interesting to color and it really isn't a pleasant scene.  But the repetition of the coloring really helps me to focus on the verse.  

Here's another one I really enjoyed coloring.  The sheep is so cute and of course I love the verse.  This verse is always a popular one.

This is such a beautiful verse and page.  We need to constantly seek the Lord to guide us and to lead us to His truth.  There is so much deception in the world today, only God can help us discern what is true.

What a beautiful illustration and verse!  It is so inspiring and comforting.  No matter what our circumstance, believers can always take comfort that if they keep their focus on God, He will once again bring us to joy.

I definitely did not enjoy coloring this page 😆.  The design is really not my style. But once again, I just focused and mediated on the verse while coloring.  I will say the illustrations I least enjoy coloring are usually the easiest to mediate on.  Yes, we who put our faith in Jesus are BLESSED indeed!

This one I really enjoyed coloring.  What a gorgeous and creative illustration.  Oh, and the verse! So good! But I think I could say that about just any verse in the book of Psalms.  It is one of my favorite books in the Bible!

Another gorgeous verse and illustration that was a joy to color.  I love this verse set as a song too.  Do you sing this song in your church? 

When troubles strike believers, it drives us to God who is our strong helper.

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED coloring this page.  Isn't this a beautiful illustration of probably the most famous psalm ever?  This is another old song that I used to love singing in church.  They don't sing it anymore, but I always remember this song giving me comfort.  I still sing it to myself at home sometimes.

What about you?  Do you remember this song? 

This next illustration and verse is so beautiful and meaningful.  "Be Still". When worry starts to fill my heart, I hear these soft words "Be Still, and know that I am God".  He has it all under control, just surrender it all to Him.

Now normally I would not enjoy coloring an abstract design such as this one, but I think because it is formed in a sun's rays, I kinda liked this one.  I think it's a great illustration for this verse too.

I hope my colorful Bible verse pages brought a smile to your face today.  

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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Coloring Through the Book of Psalms

Many of my regular readers know I Bible Journal and use to regularly post my Bible Journaling pages.  I had to stop Bible Journaling because it is very time consuming.  My garden just really ate up a lot of time in the growing season and during the winter I was recovering from hip surgery.  I did find another creative outlet to Bible Journaling that wasn't quite as complex and less time consuming, and that is a coloring book of Psalms.  Here I read a psalm, write some reflections about the psalm, and then color a page while I meditate on that psalm.  I purchased my book at a local Christian boutique, but you can also buy it on AMAZON.

The first pages of the book has a lovely floral design you can color or leave blank if you wish.  I chose to color mine.  On all the pages, my coloring medium of choice was colored pencils so they wouldn't bleed through to the other side.

There is a page where you can write in to whom you are gifting the book and leave a message.  I left mine blank since it was to myself.

The beginning pages of the book.

There is an "introduction" page where you can read how to get the most of your book.

Each page has a date, which I ignored, as I couldn't keep up with reading on those exact dates.  A verse is highlighted at the top, and then there is a psalm to read (or just a portion of a psalm) and a space to write some reflections about the psalm.  

You might be thinking, I couldn't possibly color an entire page a day.  You are correct.  Neither could I.  There are approximately five or six non-coloring pages in-between the coloring pages. I would usually read one page a day, then color for a short while.  By the time I was done reading five or six pages, I had the entire page colored.

I used a Bible Commentary to get ideas of what to write about in the reflections section.  I would read the psalm, then google the Enduring Word Bible Commentary to see what they had to say about the psalm.  I would write down the highlights of the commentary.  You can do whatever works for you.  You can just jot down your own personal reflections.  I did this to help me dig into God's Word more.

I know we shouldn't put God on the back burner, or neglect our daily devotions, but we do have seasons of life that are just crazier than others and this was a way to keep me in God's word in a more simple, less time consuming way.

I think this is also a great book for people that don't like to Bible Journal because it requires too much creativity.  Coloring is simple and relaxing, and everyone can enjoy it no matter their skill level. 

I love to color and I found coloring these pages, meditating on the verses as I colored so therapeutic.

Some pages are easier and more enjoyable to color than others.  I always love coloring pretty flowers like in the page above.  I dislike coloring busy pages like the one below, but I did it anyway, working a little bit on it everyday trying to memorize the scripture at the same time.

 I will be back next week with more pages from this book, plus I'll show you a new coloring devotional book I just got in the mail.  It is perfect for winter.

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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