Is Your Burden Heavy?

May 27, 2018May 23, 2018 ~ brenniekay ~ Leave a comment

This week’s Envelope Art…

This song is a bit of an oldie. I ran across it while flipping through a hymn book looking for one to illustrate. I chose it because I know so many people who are going through rough situations right now.

It makes me think of the 1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) — Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

My personal paraphrase for this verse is, “Give all your burdens to Jesus, because He is taking care of you.”

Here are all the words of the song by Ralph Carmichael:

Verse 1

Is your burden heavy

As you bear it all alone

Does the road you travel

Harbor danger yet unknown

Are you growing weary

In the struggle of it all

Jesus will help you

When on His name you call

Verse 2

Is the life you’re living

Filled with sorrow and despair

Does the future press you

With its worry and its care

Are you tired and friendless

Have you almost lost your way

Jesus will help you

Just come to Him today

Chorus

He is always there

Hearing ev’ry prayer

Faithful and true

Walking by our side

In His love we hide

All the day through

When you get discouraged

Just remember what to do

Reach out to Jesus

He’s reaching out to you

Happy All the Time?

May 20, 2018May 14, 2018 ~ brenniekay ~ 1 Comment

This week’s Envelope Art…

There’s that cute kid song–you probably remember it. Happy All the Time, *clap, clap.

But who’s happy ALL the time? I mean, life definitely has its ups and downs. I call it riding the rollercoaster of the vicissitudes of life! Only it isn’t a fun ride ALL THE TIME!

But here is sweet truth from Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) —

You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you.

Look for Beauty

January 28, 2018January 18, 2018 ~ brenniekay ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes we need to go looking for beauty. If we don’t choose to look for it, we may forget that it exists. If you cannot find it in your immediate surroundings, look to the sky– sunsets and sunrises, stars, or clouds. Look to the blossoming weeds. Look at someone’s eyes. But there is beautify to be found.

God is the source of true beauty. He can make beauty out of ashes.

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Isaiah 61:1-3