“Dear God, please, please, PLEEEASE bring my stuffed animals to life!” My hands are clasped together as I sit on my bed, hugging my stuffy and desperately begging, “I know you can do it! Pleeeeeasee!”.
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We lost power in the middle of the night once when there was no moonlight. Since we live away from the center of town, there isn’t much light coming from outside. I have never experienced such deep darkness before. I could see absolutely nothing.
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God is constantly working in us and for us. Sometimes it’s like God takes out his extra-fluorescent highlighter and colors the event for us to make sure we see it. You know if God is highlighting something for us, we need to pay attention and remember it. We need to capture it somehow so it doesn’t escape our fragile memories.
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It was in this process where I began to notice whispers from the Holy Spirit saying “Try this.” or “What will happen if you do that?”. As I followed this guidance I learned a lot of things about art, and how different materials work together.
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Even though we may be dreading the beginning step on the path we have to take, God is there with us, taking us out of the cold intimidation to the warm fire of His presence. He re-assures us with His Word and comforts us with His Spirit
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When we look into the waters of Scripture, when we immerse ourselves into them, they reflect back onto us, just like other bodies of water. It’s a beautiful picture of being cleansed and transformed to be more Christ-like. To be purified, ready to be the Bride of Christ.
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To be outside in the darkness and yet be surrounded by the most glorious display of God’s handiwork and His creativity—it reminded me of a baptism of sorts. Instead of being immersed in water, I was immersed in the colors and light and love that God pours out on us.
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I will never forget my first watercolor class, learning and watching how the watercolor paint will stay on the wet parts of the paper. You can paint a shape with just water on your brush, and then put the paint on the brush and touch a section of paper that is wet, and watch the water just travel where you paved the way for it. You can add a different color to the same wet area and watch the colors collide, swirl and fade into each other. It’s beautiful!
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And that is what this Bride of Christ painting is all about. The culmination of all He made us to be, so we will be ready as His bride.
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