Picture by Caprice
Miller
“But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” – Ephesians 5:13-14
What a happy face this guy has! Someone really got their creativity on the
day this piece was created. It’s amazing
what people can find to do with stuff anyone else would have thrown away. But there are some that just look around at
random pieces and parts and see…..well…..a colorful “Muffler Man” with a
smiling face. Their creative senses are
awakened at that point and instead of just thinking about it, they actually
make it happen. That seems to be the
most amazing part – putting a random idea into action. That’s how inventions are born. Someone sees something, their mind starts
clicking with an idea and they can’t stop until they attempt the idea. It’s as if their minds are always awake and
working. This is a person that could
make the rest of us tired just watching them.
Many of us would probably admit to being part of the group
that may have an idea, but instead of going with it and doing something to make
it happen, we stay put and just keep thinking about it…..dreaming about
it….sleeping on it. We are probably just
tired of watching that other person working on their own idea. But the reality is that life doesn’t always
make it easy for us to put those dreams and ideas into action. It’s easier to just not tax ourselves with
anything additional on our “to-do” list.
So, we go about our day with our heads down and tail up just checking
off the tasks at hand and eventually letting that idea or dream drift
away. It was just a random, passing
thought anyway.
There are times when those ideas and dreams may not be as
random and far-fetched as they seem though.
Because we were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), it makes
sense that we would be creative ourselves.
Not all in the same manner, but in different ways from artistically to organizationally,
musically to “culinary-ly”. That is the
beauty of God’s design and it makes life so exciting. However, most of us miss this really exciting
aspect of life because we don’t always see our creativity as such. Instead, we
become complacent with our unique creativity and get stuck in the rut of tasks
and sleep through the life that God has for us.
It’s time we take the verse above to heart and “Wake Up!” God has put so many extraordinary things
around us, but we take them for granted and have become increasingly “underwhelmed”. It’s a shame that in order for us to be
amazed at His wonders we have to be hit over the head with them at times. It doesn’t have to be that way.
As you “Wake Up!” today, know that God would like to shed
some light on you and your surroundings.
Stand and lift your head up so you can take in what He has placed around
you. Recently I had the opportunity to
help, along with MANY others, with the world’s biggest chalk drawing of Jesus
(17,000 sq. ft.) in the parking lot of Fellowship Church. Jesus Chalk Drawing I had been on my
hands and knees diligently coloring in the square I was assigned to for some
time. It was a big square! I finally took a moment and stood up to give
my knees a rest. As I did I looked
around and realized how enormous this drawing really was and how small I seemed
in that moment comparatively. I
literally stood in awe! Sometimes we
have to stand up and take notice of our surroundings in the midst of our
tasks. When we do, God will wake us up
and open our eyes to what He is doing around us. It may seem enormous and overwhelming in the
moment. But when we allow Him to take
the lead, He makes it come together. And
when we allow Him to do that, it is always so much better and shines so much brighter. Whatever that idea or dream is, step out to make
it a reality and let God lead. Let Him
be glorified through it all and know He wants to shine on you. And then be ready to stand in awe of Him and
life He has orchestrated.
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