Posted by: DJ on
Apr 23, 2012
Meditate…
I have already touched on this subject, but it bears repeating because it is one of the greatest tools in the palate of creativity God has given us. Practice by taking just one word (like love or grace or peace) from Scripture and meditating on it all day. As you go about your work, take little mental trips of exploration as to how that word applies to your work, your relationships, your view of the world, or your understanding of your own identity. As the Lord what this one word means to your life…and allow Him to carry it to the lowest common denominator (See, math is good for something!). Go to bed asking the Holy Spirit to take you on a journey, delving into the meaning of that word. Ask Him to show you how it applies to your life or to the lives of those around you. As you go to sleep, ask the Spirit to meet you there in your dreams and to take you deeper into the meaning or concepts God wants you to derive from this word. Where the rubber meets the road is when you then take what you hear and apply it to your life and to the creative process…
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2 NASB
Posted by: DJ on
Apr 16, 2012
Imagine...
Imagination is a gift from God. To use this gift, we must place ourselves in the midst of our dreams and goals. We must see ourselves at the end of our dreams even though we are not there yet! Do you desire victory in a certain area? Have you ever stopped to imagine what that would look like? Set goals according to these moments of imaginative creativity. One of the most powerful uses of imagination we have is to imagine what it would be like to be in God’s very presence in heaven...to imagine what it would be like to stand and share my testimony before millions...to imagine or see myself as God sees me! Much creativity comes from using the gift of imagination...
"THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."
1 Corinthians 2:9 NASB
Posted by: DJ on
Apr 9, 2012
Be Open to Adventure…
Adventure can be simpler than an African safari. For most of us, adventure can mean getting to and from the grocery store without our brains being frazzled from the chaos and/or road rage that sometimes goes with it! Adventure can mean getting alone with your wife and dreaming together about the future. Adventure might mean flying a kite with your kids (or by yourself!). Adventure may mean ministering to someone else when you feel you need ministry yourself. Adventure is anything that takes our mind to a new place of joy and fulfillment that is out of the ordinary. What I have found through the years is that adventure, when seen from this perspective, actually becomes the norm. As with risk taking and dreaming, adventure puts us in the place where we need to hear from God. In adventure, we also often realize the effect of having our minds cleared as we focus on something which may be very out of the ordinary. Creativity flows in those moments where we need God or where we simply enjoy life with Him. Live an adventure today!...
'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS…’ Acts 2:17 NASB
Posted by: DJ on
Apr 1, 2012
