Generic Balloon puzzle and Faithful to Christ

Balloon puzzles have been around since the invention of jigsaw puzzles or the invention of hot air balloons, whichever came first. I remember them as a kid and I have seen countless pictures of them.

They are not my favorite puzzles, yet here I sit voluntarily working on one. Every time I work on a puzzle, I believe it's the hardest one, and yet is there a puzzle out there that can claim the title of hardest puzzle in the Universe and beyond? Maybe!

At first, the colors appeared simple and painless, yet now each piece shows it's true self as a mixed together jumble of fun. After all this slight groaning I still like it and like the colors involved and hopefully the happiness of solving it in the end will be well worth it.

I'm listening to Faithful to Christ by my hero Charles Spurgeon. Thank goodness many of his sermons and writings were saved and are still very relevant today. Of course, the most amazing person is our Lord Jesus Christ who is more than a hero, He is our everything.

Here are a few quotes from the book:

“Pride is something that should be unnatural to us, for we have nothing to be proud of.”

“There is nothing the human heart falls into as easily as pride, and yet there is no sin that is more frequently, more emphatically, and more eloquently condemned in Scripture.”

“The soul is wider than creation and broader than space. Even if these people were given everything, they would still be unsatisfied and would not find rest.”

Florida Disney Travel Poster

This is an extremely hard puzzle to work on, and I am very slow, so it has taken quite some time to achieve the small amount that I've accomplished.

One of the books I've listened to while working on this puzzle is Romans 1-7 For You by Timothy Keller. Here are a few of his quotes from this really well-written book. 

“At the root of each and every sin, and each and every problem, is unbelief and a rejection of the gospel.”

“We only grasp the gospel when we understand, as Paul did, that we are the worst sinner we know (1 Timothy 1:15)—and that if Jesus came to die for us, there is no one that he would not die for.”

“Anything you worship besides God promises much, but delivers worse than nothing.”

I've never listened to the words of Timothy Keller before and so I was pleasantly surprised to find his words are greatly inspiring.

This puzzle is part of multi pack box of Disney Travel Posters from the 1960's. The The price on Amazon was around ten dollars, so I wasn't expecting the very best quality. 

The biggest problem is the use of the same few colors that appear in the picture, though I still find the poster very attractive.