It’s interesting to me that Jesus never said in the Beatitudes, blessed are the beautiful, blessed are the popular, blessed are the smartest, or blessed are those who are the best—whether it be as a teacher, artist, carpenter, or writer. But He did say (Matthew 6:33), “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”
I have sensed in my spirit that when I am creating I am most like God than at any other moment. There is a subconscious link between the creative aspect of who we are and God. When we choose to glorify Him in that endeavor, the beauty is far greater than we could have created (or written) on our own. When our motives are tainted, we lose part of that beauty. By tainted, I mean by fame, money, popularity, or acceptance.
One thing that has struck
me is I have scuba-dived all over the world, and there is a good possibility I
have seen things that no one else on earth has seen—beauty that surpasses
anything that I could describe here. I wonder why God would create beauty that
would only be seen by me, or create beauty that would never be seen by even one
person. New species are being discovered every day in science, and if I were a
betting woman, I would say there are hundreds if not thousands of things out
there that are still not seen or known. If we ask ourselves that same question,
it can lead to some profound answers. Why create beauty if no one else will see
it, believe in it, appreciate it, pay us for it, or give us accolades?
It’s because that is the way God is. We will always have the Audience of One,
and if that Audience of One chooses to bring us recognition here, then we can
be grateful for that. But I believe our rewards will be far greater in heaven
if the beauty we create here is for Him, and maybe even more so if never
appreciated by anyone, because the rewards we receive in heaven from our
heavenly Father will dwarf anything that we could receive from man.
I'm finding it hard to resist saying that this is beautiful, Lorilyn. :-) The whole creative process can be God creating through us if we give ourselves completely to him. As a singer, there are times when I can almost step outside myself and witness God using me... almost like an out of body experience. If I create anything beautiful it is God expressing his love through me.
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