Sailing into a storm on the horizon, wind billowing, ship battered but holding steady, African American woman at helm

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. (Psalm 3:1-5)

Whether because of poor choices or because the enemy is relentless, life can get really dark sometimes. We serve a God who loves to shine His light in our darkness. When we lift our eyes from what we want and what we've lost, and fix our gaze upon Him, His light leads us to eternal blessings. Congrats to our winner and thank you all for sharing your blessings here.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied (Matthew 5:6). Be blessed this week 😇😊🙏

Beautiful image for the ‘Count Your Blessings’ challenge. Happy All Saints' Day. I wish you to become a saint of the Lord too.

Thanks to everyone (all 1420 of you) for your participation in this “legendary” Feminine Portraits & Artwork challenge in The Femmenomenal Chat. The wide variety of subjects and artistic styles and themes were truly delightful, and I applaud all of your wonderful displays of individual talent and eye for feminine character. Hope you enjoyed browsing the gallery and voting too! We greatly appreciate you joining and helping to grow this community of ours. We’d love to invite you all back with us when we start an all new challenge, beginning soon.

Results, in case anyone is interested:

awesome!

Really impressive portrait. Very nicely done 👍😊