Illuminate: Brightened With Light

 

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God

was hovering over the waters.

(Genesis 1:2 NIV)

 

 

And God said, “Let there be light,”

and there was light.

 

 

 

 

 

 God saw that the light was good,

and he separated the light from the darkness.

(Genesis 1:3-4 NIV)

 

 

As this month comes to an end, desire calls me closer to the flame of God's light. I want to explore and express His light in fresh ways. As I follow God into the unknown of the future, I see a blank canvas. God hovering over me.

 

The old landscapes and portraits of my life stacked in a dark corner will still speak of who I am, but I want more than the past to define me. A clean, fresh start draws me.

 

I realized recently that as I child, I did not trust my own expression. I let my art teachers "help" me. I may have started a painting, but when I was dissatisfied with my efforts, I would call the teacher over. Inviting him to paint in where I felt deficient to create an image as realistic as possible.

 

As I grown woman, I want to trust myself, as one created in the image of God, capable of expressing my own unique voice and style. I may have to copy others for awhile, and ask them to teach me. But in the end, I hope what others see on the canvas will be a purer expression of me.

 

I desire illumination. God decorating my life. Broad strokes of the Holy Spirit brightening my perspective. I want to engage my spirit and my intellect in God honoring ways. His light shining through all my being.

 

 

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