The Drawer
Imagine creating something with God that is beyond your wildest dreams. You can’t wait to show others. To launch it. To watch it accelerate as the world discovers it.
And then God whispers to you, “That was just for the two of us. It’s not something to share. Go ahead and put it in the drawer rather than post it online.”
Not that he would, but what if he did? If his intention for making the work of art was simply to spend time together, would that be enough?
After all, it’s something you created with the Creator of the universe. He stirred the idea and the two of you actively and intimately pursued it together. Through a hundred thousand words or brushstrokes or hours in the garage, you spent time breathing something new into existence with God.
That’s huge. But is it enough?
Does creating something with God that no one else will see feel like wasted time? If so, perhaps you’re basing your worth on how others will respond to your work. Maybe you’re focused more on productivity or efficiency than what God is up to. Or sincerely believe others need what you are creating. But your art was never meant to be the source of your validation or the sole means of another’s rescue.
Free your creations from these expectations. God invites you to experience “relational creation.” Not between you and a canvas or even between you and the end user. Relational creation starts between you and the Creator. As you spend time in God’s presence, first you are changed. Then your art changes. The life you have with God while creating determines the life your art will have once it is born. The finished work may or may not be for others. It may or may not pay the bills or bring applause. When it does, that’s a bonus. But it’s never a promise.
Which brings me back to my original question. If you and God made something magnificent together and he then said this particular creation was just for the two of you, would that be enough? It’s a good question that goes beyond what or how we create…to why we create. (For more on this topic, read Your Creative Motive)
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