Steam drifts lazily from the brim of my tea cup, filling the air with the sweet smell of sugar and Lipton tea. Paint brushes and tiny bottles of paint lay to the side of my cup, along with a bowl of muddy colored water, and a rag striped with paint. Tiny, frothy bubbles dance and float across the surface of my tea cup. My ears are filled with the sound of rain as it patters against the tin roof above. The scent of the warm, wet earth mingles with the tea, and I smile at the simple joy in this moment.
Life is made for these moments.
And it's moments such as this that make me dream. Not just day dream, but dream kingdom dreams. My heart breaks free of it's cage and soars. No bars hold me in, my wings are unfurled and I soar with Elohim, my Creator, and dream with Him.
I ask Him the plans that He has for me. What I can do with my life to please Him and use the gifts and passions that He has given me.
This year on the World Race, God has been filling my heart with His Kingdom dreams. He has spurred my heart to dream big. To actually dare to dream. To take a step. To not be afraid of failure, because failure always comes in a flawed world. But with Christ, all things are possible, and He is there is the success and failure, working His will and plan.
Ever since my third month on the World Race, Rwanda, God has been continuing to pursue my heart in and through art. He has been re-awakening a passion that I had brushed to the side before, something I had put on the back-burner. Art. Drawing. Painting. Making things. Being creative.
He has filled me with a desire to claim the arts for His Kingdom. To use art as a tool to speak His truth, to proclaim His word to the nations. So long have we neglected and usually forgotten about the arts, and how truly valuable they are, and what a tool they can be.
Art has no language barrier. God can speak and move freely. He is Elohim, the Creator.
It is my passion and desire to use the gifts of art that He has given me for His glory. To paint of His truth. To draw His love. To create with Him. To put a visual on the things He has revealed to my heart about His heart.
I'm not sure what all that looks like right now, honestly. But every day is a step in the direction of His plans, each day IS a part of His plan for the Kingdom. Some crazy ideas God has put in my head…
To paint murals in different place, different churches, or really wherever I can.
To get involved in the art community and encourage other artists to use their gifts for God. To be bold in the gifts He has blessed us with.
To host art galleries and exhibits that bring glory to God and speak of His love.
To teach art classes to others, and encourage them to use the creativity God has given them.
To promote the use of the arts in worship, and as ministry.
So this is me…dreaming. Just dreaming with my Father, letting Him fill me, and flying with Him. It is my desire to try and use my gifts every day, and be His hands and feet in whatever way I can.
My challenge to you…dream. Dream big. Fly with your Maker, and dream.
It's never too late.
