Submission Opens Doors (Tiffany Stone Pendant)

"Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established." - Proverbs 16:3 This pendant is the Proverb in real life.  When I first set out to work on this piece of jewelry nothing went correctly; the bezel wire (that piece of silver around the outside of the gemstone) wouldn't solder (think melt) to the silver backing, I burned myself a few times, I melted some bezel wire and had to start over - finally, I acknowledged that my super artistic design for this gemstone was not His will.  See, I had not submitted my original design to Him and God had closed the door on my design.  (Looks a bit like a jellyfish, doesn't it.) That door that God had closed was not going budge no matter what tools and tricks I used. (ref. Rev. 3:7) After taking a break from this gemstone for a few days while I worked on other pieces of jewelry and prayed for His divine inspiration, this minimalistic setting came to mind.  The best part, it all came together on the first go - He had opened a door and e