Back from Hawaii
I feel more rested than I have in years. It was the best trip ever. I spent the first week avoiding any thought processing, which was just what I needed. I made three decisions while I was there. One, I am going to give up an hour of sleep every morning during Lent to spend time with God. Two, I am going to listen to God more, Three, I am going to write more. So many things happened in me not really trying to make a decision, that some decisions I feel are falling naturally into place.On Thursday morning I got up at 5am and went to the beach to watch the sunrise. I listened to 3rd Day on the way there and prayed. I sat by the ocean sipping my signature soy latte, and wrote an analogy of the ocean and my spiritual life. I realized that although I may not be the most eloquent of written skills, I love to write. All of the talk about publishing and crap lead me to not want to do it anymore. I felt as if I HAD to produce something worthwhile for my writing to be of any importance and this is not the case. Now I understand it is not about the final product, but the act of creating. My descriptive language use sucks, I have a hard time communicating emotions on paper, but I love it. I love to write and I think that is why I love to blog so much. I love having a space to create, since I am not writing music very much(although I started a new song this afternoon). When I am not creating I feel all bottled up and I have not outlets. Man oh man I sound like a freaking hippy.
Ok so we are made in God's image and He is a creator. I think that means that we have a portion of God's creative spark.
Edith Schaeffer wrote:
" A Christian, above all people, should live artistically, aesthetically, and creatively. If we have been created in the image of an Artist, then we should look for expressions of artistry, and be sensitive to beauty, responsive to what has been created for our appreciation."
So I have decided that I need to listen to that still-small voice within my heart that beckons me to write, to love, to sing.
I read a ton of stuff that I will comment on later. I have homework to do. Over the next weeks during Lent I am going to focus on different spiritual topics to get your thoughts flowing in the direction toward God, our beautiful Father, Jesus our brother and Savior, and the Active Spirit within our lives.
May you be blessed beyond measure.
posted by Kat @ 1:18 PM
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