Jo and I did some ministry this week during our weekly skype chat...woah! God is so good.God has been showing me how much he is really teaching me/us in this.
When this dream to pursue creativity (outside of university) was planted, Jo and I talked about having a 'Holy Spirit led' type of university time. God spoke to me about leading me and teaching me in art. It was a faith thing to believe him!! AND HE REALLY IS!
This week has been about seeing the beginnings of how he wants us to do it his way. It's amazing.
So Jo set me a project (as I have blogged about!!) and actually what ended up happening was a lot of ungodly beliefs (belief systems and values that are not in line with the heart of God) came out.
So when it came time to reflect and talk about the weeks work (as would normally happen in a college/uni setting, only it would be called a 'crit' - time to critique each other's work) Jo quickly saw that God was doing things in me that needed to be moved before I/we could go any further.
A lot of the issues were to do with jealousy (which the Kylstras have just taught on in the PIH conference! Thank you Father!!!) and out of that a lack of validation and worth in the work that I do (as you can probably see in my last blog..hehehe) So we prayed through them and talked. it was amazing! Thank you Daddy for this incredible opportunity to know your heart for creativity, thank you for knowing more than we do about the struggles and battles of being an artist. This is just such a blessing to see soooooo much of His heart for me in this area of my life...I guess up until now, I've always felt I've had to prove my creativity or squeeze it in somewhere...and even tell God what it's like and how I feel as if he doesn't understand that part of my heart...when (hehe) he knows it better than I do!!!
In the many conversations I've had with other artists - young and old - a common theme in the area where they were squashed was in school by an art teacher.
As I was thinking about writing this blog, I was thinking about you (my reader) and if there is any part of your creative heart that you felt had been shut down by another person; maybe it was an artist, a teacher, a friend, a parent.
Well this week's project is about spending time with God and working through some more of this jealousy stuff. Identifying the hurt, Forgiving, repenting for believing the lie and getting back into God's truth. Why don't you join me for a little bit...if God shows you anything, any area of your heart that he desires to be creative, a beauty that he placed in you that has been shut down...maybe try forgiving and allowing God to fill you with truth in that place again...and then let him challenge you to step out a bit more in it.
Let me know how you get on! I'm for sure gonna be sharing some more of my heart this week as these things come up!!!!
After our time together on skype, I looked again at the little things I had done this week...and I saw so much beauty. The lies had gone and the truth was staring me in the face!! I was filled with excitement for the work that I had created. God showed me a pattern too...in my work. things that I had done as separate pieces/ideas...but that actually came together and revealed a part of my heart and what he is saying to me at the moment....HE REALLY IS LEADING ME IN THIS!!
What an adventure!!!
More to come.... :)
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