You are a blank canvas that God wants to paint a beautiful story on.
Are you an artist? Do you paint? God is telling me you need to paint.
You know what I love about our Father is that he is personal. We are each made so vastly unique, and He speaks to each one of us in just the right way. He knows our love languages. He knows our passions. Take a moment to just let your uniqueness soak in…..
My world revolves around creativity. My heart sings at any opportunity to create or capture something beautiful. This is my passion. And you know what Jesus knows that!
In high school I discovered painting. It allowed me to communicate things I never knew how to speak. It gave me so much freedom and even more joy.
Three years ago I stopped painting.
For three years ago I was overwhelmed with darkness, pain, and so much change. This season shaped what my life is today. I continued to create, but my brushes and paint were shoved further and further into the corner. It was something from my past. Something that I didn’t allow myself to use to communicate those difficult feelings.
Then there I am standing in training camp worshiping with the Holy Spirit and one of our team leaders (Justin) speaks the words “you are a blank canvas that God wants to paint a beautiful story on” over me.
Wonderful right? Words I can relate to and that I hope with all my heart are true.
Well God wasn’t finished. He wanted more.
The next morning the girl sitting next to me (Bridget) whom I absolutely adored from the second we began to talk prayed over me. She then turns to me and asks “Katie are you an artist? Do you paint? I think God is telling me YOU need to paint”.
WOW!
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for understanding me like no one else could ever come close to. You speak my language. You know my pain and you give me the tools to heal those past burdens. Thank you for opening my ears. Thank you for using these dear people to speak your words through. Your love I cannot fathom. And now as I pull my brushes back out and my paints I ask that you show me complete healing. My heart is in this to serve YOU! I am ready to start with a clean canvas so that you can use me in the most beautiful of ways. Write my story. I hand you my pen and my brush. They are yours.
With all my love,
Katie
