God has blessed me so richly! I am amazed to see his hand throughout my entire chalk art experience. I was blessed to receive some basic training last summer. I was blessed by the providential acquisition of a wonderful easel and extra supplies. I have been blessed to have this opportunity to further my artistic skills, which were also a blessing from the Lord. I have been blessed by God's financial provision. I have been blessed with an amazing, incredible teacher and a great class. I have been blessed with godly, encouraging new friends. I am blown away, seeing God's hand orchestrating my life! The Lord truly will provide everything you need to fulfill His will for your life. He is so good to teach me that once again!
Training started Friday night, when we learned how to use the chalk correctly. On Saturday, we drew mostly rocks and trees...over and over and over. That was exhausting. Today, we put the pieces together and drew entire pictures. Tomorrow we'll be learning to draw invisible pictures.
I have been encouraged, empowered, inspired, and equipped to draw for God's glory--and the week's not over yet! I am so excited to see how the Lord will use this ministry. I am awed and humbled that God would choose to use me, even though I'm not the best at anything, even though I'm sinful and messed up, even though I don't have it all together. His strength is made perfect in my weakness. Oh, that I would come to a full understanding of that concept and always trust the Lord unquestioningly, unhesitatingly, and unreservedly!
Oh, you're probably wondering about the coal mine part. To get an idea of the situation, you have to realize these things: 1) The lecturer's chalk used to draw these pictures is very soft and very dusty, and 2) I am a little too short for the easel I am using this week. Therefore, all the chalk dust falls down, down, down all over my face! I have been so dirty! Tonight I was using a lot of black chalk, and it was all smudged on my face. I looked like I just came out of a coal mine, or maybe Little Orphan Annie, or maybe a marble statue, or maybe a destitute historical Native American who couldn't find purple berries and was therefore limited to grey warpaint! But the training is very valuable to me, and well worth the dustiness.
I might write more later in the week if I have time, but I probably won't get to it. This weekend I'm going to a missions conference which I'm really excited about, but I am going to be majorly exhausted next week! So I really need to get to sleep. First, here are some verses I've been pondering as I draw. These verses remind me of the whole reason I draw--to spread the fame of God's name, to know Him and to make Him known:
Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man...
Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
Psalm 66:5, 16 ESV
I have told the glad news of deliverance
in the great congregation;
behold, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.
I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.
Psalm 40:9-10 ESV
1 comment:
I can relate to being taken care and blessed by the Lord. I had read this scripture months ago when I was pleading with the Lord to hear my prayers. I started reading this scripture and was so blessed because I felt like the Lord was personally speaking to me. Psalm 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the Lord, yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.
v.19 - He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
I read these today not knowing what I was going to read. I have felt God's provision lately with people coming to help with the house and the Lord opening my schedule. He is so good to us.
I'm so glad you are blessed!
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