What Moses Most Wants

When Moses was tasked with leading the people out of the desert, he made this bold statement to God: 

Moses said, “If your presence doesn’t take the lead here, call this trip off right now. How else will it be known that you’re with me in this, with me and your people? Are you traveling with us or not?” (Exodus 33:15–16 MSG).

More than reaching a destination, Moses sought God’s presence. In fact, he was willing to call the entire trip off if God’s presence wasn’t part of it.

When was the last time you said those words to God about a project you were working on?
 

As hard as it may be to believe, God’s desire is to spend time co-creating with you rather than nodding in approval at a finished work that you did alone.
 

If you want your art to have an eternal spark, God has to breathe life into your creativity, not just you. That is creative fellowship.
 

What are some basic ways to begin co-creating with God? 

• Begin with expectancy. Ask God what he has planned for your time together. 

• Invite God to infuse your creativity beyond your imagination (Jeremiah 33:3). 

• Follow God’s lead. If he takes you on what seems like a detour, go there. 

• Like Moses, be willing to call off the endeavor if you don’t sense God’s presence. Ask God what he thinks of your creativity. Rest in his validation. 

• When done each day, give what was accomplished back to God as an offering. 

The goal isn’t to create something for God. It is to create something with God.
 

That’s why we must begin here. If we approach our training circle from the inverse order, we pursue life in our own strength and then hope God is somehow in it. But that approach never works. When we finally get to the center of that circle, we find it hollow.
 

That’s because God will not be last. He must be first. He is the center. 

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