Taking Care of Worry

Look Up & Shine by Kirsten Borror

2011 Acrylic 5x5

Today was pay-attention-to-and-purposely-relax-your-body day. I noticed that although my appetite is back there is tension in my stomach. What is in the core of my gut that has me under constant apprehension? I spent time observing, working hard to see and understand the feeling, "what is it like?" Finally I put my finger on it; it's the feeling of having been punched in the stomach without any warning, so you keep tensing your abdomen against the next punch. It was diligent effort to release that apprehension to God. I asked Him for just a bit of faith to believe that I'm in His care, and to stop worrying.  Worry does nothing to change my situation except rob me of joy.  After that I felt light and happy today! By extension, I chatted with people out Christmas shopping like me, gave a nice tip to my hair dresser, and danced to music.

Hope for the Hopeless

Light Bearing by Kirsten Borror

2011 Acrylic 5x5

Spiritual darkness covers the earth, but I don't need to be full of woe because there is more to the story.  Have you experienced a set-back recently, or do you recall a time in the past when you suffered under such circumstances?  You can choose to discover what God provides to you in the middle of your painful time. His intention for us is to bring us into His goodness and He does this through Jesus Christ.

 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.  See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and His glory appears over you.  Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn." 

Isaiah 60: 1-3