Who's My Favorite Artist?

Everysince I could remember I have always loved art. I have pretty much been surrounded by art my entire life. I have friends that are great at art, like my best buddies Mintra. She is amazing at music and especially photography.

I love everything from drawing, painting, to designing shirts. I love it all.

Now, there must be a reason, a muse, a inspirtation, or even favorite artist that has inspired me. And your right. There is.

Let's just say every where I look I see His art. I see his details. His penmenship. His brush strokes. Even in every person He sculpts, there seems to be alittle piece of Him in them. I have even noticed that He's has some works of me all over His walls.

Is it creepy? Some may say yes. But to me, I feel honored. I know that He even loves me so much that He paints, and sculpts for me. It's all special.

So who is this artist?

If you haven't guessed already. He is my God. Yahweh. Jesus Christ. Everything on this Earth is His creation. No matter how hard I try, my perspective and how I perceive His works in my work, will never be as great and beautiful it is in real life.

We, too, are apart of gallery. His gallery of His people. Each of us unique in every way. None the same. He has given us talents, different talents. Which is like His signature. The signature that He has given us to help spread His kingdom. Each of us different. Each of us reaching different people with different talents.

What is His signature in your life? How and when will you use His signature for His Kingdom?

Who Are You Helping?

Yesterday was Sunday. Yesterday was church. Yesterday was the second part of Pastor Rob Prince of Central Church of the Nazarene's sermon series "Solomon Says: Who are you helping?"

It is a series based from Solomon's writings, AKA the Proverbs. This week's sermon was based from the scripture Proverbs 14:31:

"If you mistreat the poor, you insult your creator; If you are kind to them, you show Him respect."

So as I sat there listening, I heard a common theme for that day. Something that Pastor Rob said constantly,
- break my heart for what breaks Yours
- Seeing is important because it leads to compassion
- God blessed not so we can do few, but that we can do much

Then that night, we started a new book about the Beatitudes and how we can live them out.

The first one we went over was: Blessed are those who are poor in spirit.

We discussed what this meant and how we could do it. After we discuss we were to pick out something then live it out then report back to the group about it.

This whole day I had been thinking about different things I have been wanting to do for a long time. Like buying for someone else's drink at starbucks or another coffee shop. I was also reminded of getting people together to feed the homeless in KC.

So I am really going to work hard and really get people together to do this!

So ask your self the question... When you look around, what do you see?

Do you see a bunch of people and their stuff, or do you see what they need... a savior.