I have been thinking about having a space to keep my friends and family posted about what I do and produce, about what is on my heart and on my mind and in my life.
I have been reading quite an inspirational book that God has been using to awaken my dreams and my desires - to be creative again. It is great to see that God can use anything to remind us of what He has planted in us. Dealing with the everyday struggles of my own life and everyone else's (since I work with vulnerable young people and adults) makes me sometimes exhausted and clouds my own heart's desires to create as I only focus on labouring. I then need to be reminded either by meeting inspirational people or reading wise words urging us to follow our hearts or see someone else's creation. This then makes me jealous of others who are brave not to waste the gifts they have been given, who are brave to step out of everyday conformity and take risks. It often turns into a small urge in the corner of my heart where I make a resolution to return to my table and get my paints out.
I have been dreaming about standing on the beach on a sunny day in a white light dress, wind blowing my hair gently. It feels great - vast ocean beside me, waves crushing, the sounds of the seas, smell of seawater, sun touching my skin gently and I am FREE finally flooded with peace. One of my friends has recently prayed for me without knowing about this picture and it was the very picture of me standing on the beach in a white dress that God gave her for me. It is amazing to be reminded that God cares about our deepest desires of the heart irrespective of how deep we bury them and cover them with other stuff. Well, funnily enough - another great friend of mine has encouraged me to go and get that white dress, which I did today. It is funny to see how God awakens our hearts and encourages us to follow our dreams. I hope that there will be more of that in my life.
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