We've had this uplifting graphic hanging in our studio for a couple weeks and we wanted to share it with you today.
The idea of laughing without fear of the future is absolutely liberating. A really-good-laugh, that spontaneous sound that rises from the heart, spills out through a smile and fills up your whole being with a carefree, uplifting, lightheartedness, is so, so good for your soul.
When was the last time you had a really good belly laugh?
You know, those kind that little children always seem to have just under the surface of their cute, flushed cheeks.
The kind that are barely contained and about to spill-out into endless episodes of non-stop, hearty gales of laughter.
Oh, a deep, heart-felt laugh is so good for your soul.
And so good for your future.
What a refreshing way to look at things in the future.
To laugh, rather than fear.
To smile, rather than worry.
To rejoice, rather than dread.
When you're clothed with the strength and dignity that God offers...you can do this. You can laugh without fear of the future.
With love & laughter,
The Velvet Lime Girls
We had a tiny thunderstorm sweep through our area of Georgia last night. Those majestic slices of lightening and the reverberating thunder-bells in the distance were a beautiful sight.
We can enjoy this display now as adults, sitting in the safety of a home, because experience has taught us that as ominous-sounding as those thunder-bells may be...we're going to be okay.
For little ones though, it still takes some reassurance that a big, loud sound is not going to hurt them. One of the little grandchildren who often pitter-patter around our studio recently blurted out, with a fresh-faced honesty, "I'm afraid when I hear thunder."
After some tender, heartfelt discussion and reassurance, this little one was given an ANCHOR to hold onto and to SAY OUT LOUD over circumstances that try to make her be afraid. It was this powerful passage from the Bible.
"When I am afraid, I will TRUST in you."
We thought we'd pass this little anchor on to you all today. We dressed it up in a cantaloupe-colored, patterned background. You may be all over the fear of thunder, but still find yourself facing a lightening storm of sorts in your life. God's Word is just as powerful for you, just as reassuring for you, as it is for a little granddaughter. It's because these words are living and active. These words change things. But you're going to have to SAY them to activate them in your life.
So, print out this little art expression and hang it up somewhere today, so you can use it to speak to your storms, or your challenges. You're going to love the way TRUST drowns out fear.
Trusting,
The Velvet Lime Girls
