The selected art verse idea comes from @violetmed.

In a recent post, she asked me if I’d ever made something for these verses. I was excited that someone actually took me up on my offer to design a verse for them (see Feedback section below). And what a great verse to meditate on!

The full verse says:

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
-Matthew 6:19-20

Physically speaking, money makes the world go round and our day to day life can be consumed by the pursuit of it. It seems we need earthly treasures for everything…travel, food, shelter, energy, recreation, clothing and so on. Yet we are encouraged to trust God. He knows our needs.

We can read more on trusting in Matthew 6:

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

Therefore, do not worry…

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

That is why we can be confident putting our focus instead on heavenly treasures. They are secure and everlasting. God will make sure we don’t miss out. He knows our needs and can see the desires of our heart.

How I Came Up With the Design

@violetmed didn’t give me any specific directions other than she liked yellow and light blue. I chose a color palette leaning towards that and tried out a bunch of design options. Sometimes too much freedom overwhelms me with possibilities!

In this case, I settled on a berry and leaf theme. In my mind, I was associating earthly treasures with the example Jesus gave about birds gathering in food (berries) and God taking care of their needs. I worked that theme as a pattern in the background and then larger by the verse to tie it together. The last piece is choosing fonts that call out the key words, so that at a glance you can bring to remembrance the encouragement of the whole verse.

FREE Wallpaper!

A special thanks to @negativer for the idea to include free desktop wallpaper in my posts. My laptop screen is something I face every day and is a great place to include some timely encouragement. Hope you enjoy. Click here for the high-res version.

Recent Inspirational Art in my Series

God is our Refuge and Strength – Inspirational ORIGINAL ART #19
Be Kind to One Another – Inspirational ORIGINAL ART #20
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made – Inspirational ORIGINAL ART #21
Great is Thy Faithfulness – Inspirational ORIGINAL ART #22

Feedback

Do you like posting encouraging quotes and verses in your home? If you have a favorite quote or verse, I’d be happy to design it for you. Just post it in the replies below. To see more of my inspirational art, click here.

I hope this art provides some encouragement for you today. @allforthegood