Dear friend,
I used to think that God only provides miraculously for people when they are in desperate situations. I thought that you had to be in that “no one will hire me I have no food and my family can’t help” kind of situation.
Because those are the situations you hear about. The “God provided groceries on Christmas morning when we didn’t have a lick of food in the cupboard” kind of situation.
The “George Muller” kind of situations (the most famous story about how God provided for him and his 300 orphan children is pretty cool, so you should go read it.)
But God doesn’t do that kind of thing for everyone, right? Right?
Luke 12 is a pretty well-known chapter in the Bible. It’s the one where Jesus is telling his followers not to worry. (Go read the whole chapter on your own. It’ll take less than fifteen minutes. Do yourself a favor, though, and read it as all one conversation.)
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on… Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!… Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”
You may be thinking, “But RJ, what does this have anything to do with creativity and inspiration?”
Patience, dear Padawan. I’m getting there.
If God feeds ravens through the winter and clothes flowers better than a king, then he can provide you with the inspiration and creativity you need for a project. Especially if it’s a project that God has called you to. He doesn’t let his workers go uncared for.
God is infinitely creative. He created the birds, the flowers, the stars, and my brain.
If he created my brain, God knows exactly what inspiration will help me when I’m working on a project. He knows what article I need to write each week. God knows what picture I need to draw or paint, and he knows what story I need to tell.
He knows how something that I’m inspired to create could inspire someone else.
Ask him for inspiration. He loves to provide abundantly.
Sincerely,
R. J. Catlin
Wow perfect timing! Levi and I were just praying and asking God for inspiration this morning. I said, “Lord, You are the ultimate creative, and You know how to give us wisdom for the project we have in front of us…”
That’s awesome!
Great article, RJ! Such a good point and cool way to bring it back around to creativity. Great reminder!
Thanks Noah!