This summer I've been blessed to read these wonderful books!
The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron
A Million Little Ways, Emily P. Freeman
Book Girl, Sarah Clarkson
Walking on Water, Madeleine L'Engle
Adorning the Dark, Andrew Peterson
This Beautiful Truth, Sarah Clarkson
They all express how God our creator, wants to create through us. We are His art and He wants to create art in us and through us. There are many ways for us to enter in to God's creativity and we each have our own path to take.
We create in small increments of time by thought, writing, painting, building, praying, planning. . .
Everything worth doing is accomplished one step at a time. We can't paint the sistine chapel in one day, or write a book, or raise a child. . . it all takes time made up of small moments, one after the other.
I was reminded of that when I made my daily walk out to check on my new crape myrtle that was planted a few weeks ago. There were no blooms on it when I bought it, but I was assured it would bloom soon. So I've been watching. . . and waiting. . .
I looked at the photo I took of it the day I brought it home with no new growth. Then today I took a photo and realized how many new leaves have grown without me seeing their actual growth, but there they are! So change is happening, growth is happening, art is happening. Nature is God's masterpiece! My part is being faithful to water every day. God's part is the creating.
Just a reminder to me that important things take time, whether we're investing our hearts, our time, our talents or our money. If we invest one small moment, take one small step at a time, it will happen! Water your gifts God has given you, then watch and wait to see what God creates~
