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For many years I had not answered these questions for my life. I was just living. Were the bills paid? Are my kids healthy? Am I fighting with my husband? I did not have any real sense of purpose. Definitely I did not think it mattered to GOD what I was doing with my time other than making sure I lived a moral life. I would have been content to live this way but…GOD in His mercy for me (AND FOR YOU) allowed the events in my life to shift in such a way that I had to TAKE NOTICE.
One of the things I found in my life is that I seemed to not be able to connect with God anymore. I felt like life had beaten me to a pulp. I was discouraged, disillusioned, distracted… feeling hopeless. My prayers felt empty. The words on the pages of my Bible waxed cold in my ears and on my heart. The disappointments and discouragements felt too great to overcome. I found that I was living in a shadow relationship with GOD. He was there but I had no desire to connect, no entry to connect, no vehicle to connect. What I did not know was that God was making a change in my life and I would start to find a language to express fulfillment on a deeper level.
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GOD AS CREATOR
Week 1 Creative Prompt: Declare Freedom
Verse for the week: “You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body. You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.” Psalm 139:15
Day 1:
Recently, I read through the best selling book “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren. He touched upon something that I find sits in a very deep place for me: being successful and fulfilling your life’s purpose are not the same thing. Have you noticed that in your own life? Do success and fulfillment go hand in hand? I think it depends on how you define success and whether or not you have figured out what areas in your life leave you feeling fulfilled.
For many years I had not answered these questions for my life. I was just living. Were the bills paid? Are my kids healthy? Am I fighting with my husband? I did not have any real sense of purpose. Definitely I did not think it mattered to GOD what I was doing with my time other than making sure I lived a moral life. I would have been content to live this way but…GOD in His mercy for me (AND FOR YOU) allowed the events in my life to shift in such a way that I had to TAKE NOTICE.
One of the things I found in my life is that I seemed to not be able to connect with God anymore. I felt like life had beaten me to a pulp. I was discouraged, disillusioned, distracted… feeling hopeless. My prayers felt empty. The words on the pages of my Bible waxed cold in my ears and on my heart. The disappointments and discouragements felt too great to overcome. I found that I was living in a shadow relationship with GOD. He was there but I had no desire to connect, no entry to connect, no vehicle to connect. What I did not know was that God was making a change in my life and I would start to find a language to express fulfillment on a deeper level.
TIME TO PONDER...
Spiritual:
1. How do you define success? Has it changed over the years? How so? What changes would you like to make in your life in order to redefine success?
2. Are success and fulfillment two sides of the same coin or are they one and the same? Explain.
3. Do you feel like you are fulfilling your life’s purpose? What one step do you need to take in order to get on track? How do you see creativity playing a role in those changes?
Creative:
The theme for this week is Declare Freedom as in letting go of how others would have you define your success, your fulfillment. Begin to think of how you would represent this declaration in a creative way. To Purchase this book "Your Creative Peace" or to find my other Faith and Creativity Resources
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