Art Revelation

WOW!  Man, God, you are really showing me a ton, thank you so much!   In one of the past chapters Tommy Barnett was talking about the miracles within my house.  The abilities within me.  I just have to find them, recognize them and the use them.  At the end of the Chapter I continued on to the next chapter, but shortly had to stop and come back.  I wrote in the space below the last paragraph, “For me/My hidden abilities:”   And below that I wrote “Art?” I have loved art – it was a High school favorite, and I was really sad when High school ended because I wanted to continue it.  I, as a senior, got out 3 weeks before everyone else, yet I came back those 3 weeks just for art class.  (I had forgotten all of this until now).   I then was sad that it was all over and I didn’t pursue this love.  In fact I haven’t really at all done anything with the creativity that You’ve given me that I love so much for the past year.  I now see that I want to find the talent that you’ve has placed within my house; within me, that I may purse it.  I keep getting this feeling that I should take up art again.  So I decided that after I read a few more chapters I would go to the store and get some art supplies.

As I started to drive, I was thinking, the hardest part of this will be getting my creativity flowing full steam again, I have a hard time coming up with ideas sometimes.  But then as I drove I past a cemetery.  You took me back to memories, good ones, of my dad taking us to walk around cemeteries looking at all the old tombstones.  You told me that is where I can get ideas, just take my pad and pencil there and see what you show me to draw.  As I continued to drive you revealed even more to me, more that I had completely forgotten about.

In Art in High school I had an art teacher who was actually a real artist.  And over and over again there were projects I was working on (mostly with clay) that she said will not work.  Things that she said won’t be supported and won’t survive; things that don’t make sense to work, and things that won’t turn out – so don’t do that.  Well I did these anyways.  It was worth the risk, some will fail and some will work amazing.  I didn’t want to make a boring old box, I wanted to make in different, unique and creative.  I wanted to use the creativity that you’ve given me Lord, to do something with it.  And the things that she said wouldn’t work worked, and the things that won’t stand because they aren’t supported stood.   All to the point where she told me that she wasn’t going to tell me anything like that anymore because somehow (I now see it was by God’s grace) they work and turn out. She told me that she was just going to stand back and let me do things my way.   She just pushed my creativity to a new level and really encouraged me.  

I see that You are telling me, this is me.   You’ve given me great creativity and I need to work it.  Some things will fail and some will work amazing.   I am to work my creativity in life and You are there and will help me through and guide me & bless me.   I am to take what I’ve learned  through this and apply it to my life.  Take my abilities and use them.   Don’t let other people’s disapproval or negativity stop me.  Lord, you’ve given me a creative mind and you want me to us it.   Your going to give me success and your name will be lifted up!   Praise you Lord!