Are You Tired of Chasing Pretty Rainbows?

      Years ago a beautiful song came out that really spoke to my heart because I tend to worry and get anxious over things.  Can you relate?  Well, the words have remained in my memory and came back to me the other day when I was stewing over something I cannot change.  Here are the words to this song:

       "Are you tired of chasing pretty rainbows?  Are you tired of spinning round and round?  Wrap up     all  the shattered dreams of your life and at the feet of Jesus ay them down.  Give them all, Give them all, give them all to Jesus shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys...Give them all, give them all, give them all to Jesus, and He will turn your sorrow into joy.  He never said you would only see  sunshine. He never said there would be no rain.  He only promised us a heart full of singing...that's the very thing that once brought pain.  Give them all, give them all, give them all to Jesus shattered dreams, wounded hearts, broken toys.  Give them all, give them all, give them all to Jesus and He will turn your sorrow into joy.  Give them all to Jesus and at the feet of Jesus lay them down."   

     In the lyrics, the message is so clear just like the Lord's words to us in Scripture.  We are to bring all our concerns to Him for He cares for us.  The Amplified Version explains I Peter 5:7 in this manner:  "...casting all your cares {all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all } on Him, for He cares about you {with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully}."  Likewise, Philippians 4:6-7 reminds us to turn to prayer and petition with a thankful heart to God.  He will give us peace in whatever situation is causing us heartache.  Yet we so often neglect to do this very simply thing.

       

     Very often, we turn to a friend, a family member or the nearest ear to complain about how hurt we feel over something someone did or said.  They may have some ideas or suggestions, but we are still left with the question of how to handle things as well as that heavy feeling in our heart.  One thing they  cannot offer us the peace which God alone can give to us.   So why don't we run to Him first?  Let me suggest a couple of reasons why we don't lay our burden down.

     

     First, we could have an issue with pride.  We think we can handle the hurt or burden all by ourselves, so we go on "chasing that rainbow" even though we can never reach it on our own.  Or it could be that we give the burden to the Lord and then, snatch it back if He doesn't answer us fast enough.  Then there is the possibility that we are expecting God to radically change the other person or situation to suit us instead of thinking that God might want to change us.  In fact, God might even want us to go and ask forgiveness of someone and that is always hard to do.  There are many reasons we often delay taking our burdens to the Lord, but we do so to our own detriment.  He not only offers us peace but the strength to go on. And the best part is that He goes with us.

     

     Jesus never told us that life would be perfect or that all our dreams would come true.  He told us the truth that tribulation would come into our lives in many forms.  Yet, He promised to never leave or forsake us. Rather than fretting and worrying over everything, we need to lay our burdens at His feet. As the song says:  "give them all to Jesus and He will turn your sorrow into joy."  Selah!

                        

If you would like to see the original song done by Evie Tournquist, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoZsl1NNEC4