Happy Holidays!

Dec 25

Merry, Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you will be ringing in the New Year with great hope, aspirations, and the fullness of all that God has for you. I am thrilled to announce that I achieved setting up the store I wrote about in October’s blog, established with 5 items (a t-shirt, hat, tote, candle, and cup) using one design (file name: 123456 7rest), which refers to Sabbath Day or Shabbat (Exodus 20:8-11). The design incorporates the Hebrew word, “Menucha” (Meh-nu-ka) which means “rest, peace, and/or quiet” and the Hebrew script, מנוחה, which means “rest or calm.” I love designing this website and I am very happy with my progress, albeit I am not so pleased with how unresponsive the design is for mobile viewing. So, I am met with technical troubleshooting; and, then there’s the marketing of the things I don’t want to contend with but will keep it simple and manageable until God sends me my people.

How about you? What are you pursuing? What are your achievements and/or challenges in the process of building your heart’s passion? Whatever the case is, the Good News states that if we put God first, He promises to guide us and show us the best path to take. How reassuring and comforting to know this and to receive such a wonderful gift of peace. When we have right-standing with God we can pray to Him for our needs and the needs of others.

Trust the Lord with all your heart. Don’t depend on your own understanding. Remember the Lord in everything you do. And he will give you success. (Prv 3:5-6 ICB)

Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed). Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our [a]hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power]. (Rom 5:1-2 AMP)

As I prepare to dive deeper into this ministry, I elicit your prayers and support. Although I am not being led to hold events just yet, I do believe puppetry and instructional videos are in the mix for the future of Envoy Art Ministry and that excites me! Let’s get motivated to pray, pursue our dreams, and achieve more in 2024! Nice rhyme, right?

To learn more about Menucha check out this article: On Shabbat, mind and soul attain menuchah.