As a child you had such dreams of the wonderful things you were going to be when you grew up, an actress, a singer, a doctor, lawyer, an airplane pilot, an artist, or a police officer. yes, so many things intrigued our young mind. Wasn't it fantastic?
There were also so many other gifts that God had to offer us, that are so awesome and they are our gifts, if we accept them. The gifts that would open the door for us to discover or rediscover your creativity and talents.
But where do you begin, how do we know what our gifts are? By offering an open heart and a willingness to serve you have begun the journey to discovering your talents and creativity.
We are offered by the Spirit to bring life to a work of art. Whether it be a painting, writing a novel, quilting, photography, or baking a batch of cookies from an old family recipe. It is a gift from the Spirit, yelling out, hey I am here, bring me to life, make me come alive. Almighty God offers the gift and it is up to us to become the bearer of the Works or to refuse.
Of course we can refuse. The first and greatest gift that God gave us is free will. Not even the angels in Heaven have free will. They saw the Glory and chose the passion of serving over free will. And this make us even higher than the angels. We had both free will and the passion to serve. Now our biggest problem is being left to our own deciets and devices.
Oh yes, we can say no. When the Spirit offers, we can say no, not right now, life it just to caotic right now, I just cannot take on anymore at this time, I cannot get it together enough right now, find someone else. The Spirit will. So the Great Creator moves on until a willing artist with the needed open heart and passion to serve accepts the precious offer to become the creator that will give birth to the gift that has been given them.
Remember, to begin our paths to the creativity of our lives offered by The Great Creator is an open heart and the willingness to accept the gift offered to us.
So .... when we say "no" the way it goes is your heartbroken, bewildered and furious that when you see that old high shcool friend that went on to college and became the nurse that you always wanted to be, but just couldn't get it together at the time to go to school, or that new fashion design that is exclusive in all the fashion magazines that you have still on the drawing board unfinished because you just couldn't get it just right. And when you see that best selling novel that is practically the same story that you and your muse have been writing in your head and mapping our for two years, but never pulled out that laptop to begin writing. Maybe your flipping through the pages of the latest Rachael Ray magazine and you see an award winning recipe that has been in your family for years, but you have been trying for years to perfect it so it would be just right.
So...when you used your free will and said "no" I am not ready find someone else, Spirit moved on and found the one that had the open heart and the willingness to serve and accept the gift given them, that they were to create and share their with the rest of the world.
But you are crushed that someone else brought to life the creative idea that is so similar to yours that your are truly freaked. Each of use came into being to carry on the re-creation of the world through our gifts offered to us by The Great Creator.
It isn't your mind, it is the Divine Mind. before anything else exist on earth, it exist fully formed in Spirit.
The bottom line is that the Work must be brought forth. The Great Creator does not play favorites. The Spirit only comes once for each Work seeking creative expressions through you, then moves on. If you don't do it someone else will. So, when a bolt of lightning or a subtle nudge hits you, pay attention. It only exist in your mind, realize that the Spirit will guide you one your way so you will be able to connect with the creative energy you need to create the gift that the Great Creator just gave to you to create.
But only for an infinitesimal proprietary moment, just long enough for you to have the willingness to open your heart, have the passion to serve, and accept the assignment and give thanks.
Isn't it absolutely wonderful? You can see the creation completely finished. It takes your breathe away.
For God...for yourself, say YES. You do have many, many, gifts from God, just take to time to open them.
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