art

Artistically speaking, I would not call myself challenged. Although, I find it challenging to sit down for six hours straight and crank out a masterpiece. Maybe in 3 years I'll have that down. I'm thinking about the things I want in life...and how so many times they are completely materialistic. This, should not be the case. I've grown up hearing (especially since fifth grade) that I should store up my treasures in heaven. Sometimes I wonder if we just don't have this right. What if we are wasting our time doing pointless things? I know I do. I've been super convicted over the past year about all the t.v. shows I watch. I finally got over it and cut out most of the shows I was watching. Why? They don't glorify God.

I've learned so much over the past month about God and how everything was created to glorify himself. This got me thinking. Let's say I take a picture, and this picture is just brilliant. Well. I captured/created this image. Now there are a couple of things that could happen with this picture. 1. It could be deleted completely and nobody would ever see it. 2. I post it on facebook and people see it once and forget about it. They are captivated by it for a second and then it becomes this distant memory that really has no impact. 3. I could print out this picture and hang it on my wall. People would see it when they are at my house, and maybe remember it a little each time. 4. This picture could be in a magazine or on a billboard. People would be more impacted by it but get tired of it after awhile. 5. It could become a classic piece and live forever in a museum.

So what does all that mean. For me it's an analogy of who I could be as a Christian. God created me for a specific purpose. It should be my joy to follow Him in my life and live out this purpose. Hopefully my purpose is like that of a picture in a museum. Not that my name will live on earth forever, but that Jesus used me to glorify God in ways that I could never dream up for myself. My whole life will be a cry out to God for me to serve him wholeheartedly. I'll live forever in eternity. What is better than that?

At my college youth group, well at my church, we are starting a serving campaign. Eight weeks of learning and living out serving. I'm excited. I'm also nervous. I just pray that I let God show me how He wants to use me, and not plan my life out how I think would be the biggest benefit.

I hope this makes sense.