The Thriving Christian Artist
The Thriving Christian Artist
282 - 5-Minute Mentoring: How God Releases Vision
We artists talk a lot about the vision we have for our art. But what does it actually look like when God releases His vision into our lives? Is it a lightning bolt from the sky? Does He appear in a dream? I think it’s less about the vehicle and much more about us. I believe the Lord releases His vision to us in two ways - and I’m sharing more about those two ways on today’s episode of 5-Minute Mentoring!
If you’re looking for that design, for that vision that God has for your life, then I hope you’ll join us for one of our most anticipated events of the year, the Artist Rise Up Masterclass! During the month of September, we’ll have live teachings, an art challenge, lots of prizes, and just a great time for fellowship, connection, and learning with artists of different media from all over the world!
When you start to align with His purpose for your life, you are able to step clearly and quickly into the things that God has designed especially for you. I hope you’ll join us for Artist Rise Up!
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Have you ever wondered how God releases vision into your life? Well, we're going to talk about that today here on 5-Minute Mentoring. Have you ever wanted to have someone in your life who you could ask real questions about your art, your business, and even your walk with the Lord? Well, that's exactly what we do every Friday here on 5-Minute Mentoring, where I answer one question from one of my awesome podcast listeners in order to help you start really thriving as the artist you know God created you to be. Well, hey, my friends, so glad that you are with me here today on 5-Minute Mentoring. You know, one of the things I've discovered over the years is that God releases vision, His vision for our life in a couple of really cool ways. Now, a lot of times people think, well, His vision is going to float down on some tablets or it's going to be, thus said the Lord, this is what it's going to be. But usually what I've found in my own life and through walking with just tons of artists over the years is I've realized that God releases vision in our life through two main ways. Number one is desire, and the second is design. You know, the desires that you have in your heart when you get saved and when you put your life under the Lordship of Jesus, as you begin to renew your mind and you begin to invite the Holy Spirit into your life and into your daily activities, guess what? Desire begins to be birthed. Now, a lot of times because we're kind of used to thinking about desire as a bad thing or as a selfish thing or as a result of the sin nature, we've not really been taught how to pay attention to the desires that are there in our heart. But listen, friend, if you're in love with Jesus, if you're walking with him, if you're inviting the Holy Spirit to be a part of your life every day, then listen, you can trust that the things that you're feeling inside of you more than likely are being brought and developed inside of you by the power of the Holy Spirit. Now, the beautiful thing is, as you begin to pay attention to the desires, the things that you're naturally drawn to, the things that you're naturally interested in, the problems that you seem to be drawn to to try to find a solution, the things that you feel are beautiful or enjoyable, guaranteed, that's a sign that God's wanting to bring that into the forefront for you. of your life. And secondly, then we start turning to the issue of design. What does that mean? Well, I love it in Psalm 103. It says that God knows our frame and he's mindful of us that we're formed from dust. In other words, he realizes who we are and the capacity that we have. But that word frame is a beautiful word because it not only means how you're made, this framework of how you're made not only physically but also internally it also means a couple of different words actually it comes from the word yatsar it means it has a connotation of your imagination so your mindset god knows what's going on in your mind and all the doubts and fears and struggles that you may have number two that word also has a connotation of your purpose In other words, God has a purpose. He's got a design for you. Remember the first way that God revealed himself to humanity in the Bible is what? As an artist. And we all know that artists create with design in mind. And God created you with a design in mind. And as you begin to align with his word, align with the Holy Spirit in your life through prayer and worship, through listening to his voice, through doing the thing that God's called you to do, you will begin to the vision that God has for your life come into focus. Now, one of the things that I've found over the years that is one of the biggest inhibitors of people actually being able to step into the things that God calls them to is doubt. and fear. And doubt and fear really, really flourish in one place. What do you think that might be? I'll tell you. It happens when you are by yourself, when you're trying to walk this thing out alone, when there's nobody else to bounce ideas off of, when there's nobody else for you to ask, am I crazy? Or is this thing that I feel like from the Lord? Is this actually what he's got for me? Can you help me pray through this? Listen, it can be frustrating. And that's why I want to invite you to be a part of our Artists Rise Up Masterclass and Art Challenge this beginning this month. You can actually get all the details right here in the show notes. We're going to be gathering thousands and thousands of artists in just about every creative medium from all over the world. Artists just like you that are looking for that design. They're looking for that dream. They're looking for the vision that God's got on their life. They're looking to be a part of something larger than just themselves. They want to be a part of this army of artists that God's raising up all over the world. And so during this couple of weeks together, I'm going to be teaching five times live on Facebook. I'm also going to be giving away a ton of prizes, which is going to be fun. We're going to be doing an art challenge after every teaching session. It's just going to be a fabulous time for you to be able to clarify what God is saying to you about your life, what he's called you to and what's next. In addition to connecting with tons and tons and tons of other Christian artists all over the world and just about every creative medium. So remember, as you're leaning into this design that God has designed you with, as you're starting to understand your framework, as you're starting to really pay attention to the desires in your heart and offering those up to the Lord, God's vision will begin to emerge. And we see it every time we open the doors for this masterclass to happen that we do a couple of times a year I'm amazed at the number of people that are able to step into clearly and quickly the things that God has for them. Why? Because they start to align with his purposes for their life. So, hey, my friend, I love you very much. Join us for Artist Rise Up. And until next time, remember, you were created to thrive. All right, bye.