On Thanksgiving we had decided to put out a big canvas for our guests to paint whatever they felt like painting and end up with a corporate painting. Someone started with a blue background, then someone else added the ocean, then a sun... then big dark brown clouds!? I'll spare you the pic (it wasn't that bad, just not what my roommates and I had hoped for).
So yesterday we... um, we had to say something. Big dark clouds wasn't going to do it for this beautiful canvas that was to decorate our home. Thankfully one of my roommates mentioned it first and so we were able to agree with her that we had bigger and brighter dreams for this canvas.
I was determined! I got all set and started by making the sun way bigger, covering part of the clouds even with that move. Brightness and joy started to jump of the canvas, and I started feeling like I was truly performing a prophetic act. One cool thing about painting is that no matter how bad it looks you can always change it, you can always make it better, it's up to you...
I kept feeling like I was clearing the skies. No matter who had painted on it before, no matter what they had done, no matter how dark those other clouds were, it was up to me to bring the light. It took a couple hours (it's a big canvas) but I had so much fun playing with the colors and discovering all that came out from the experience. Then there it was:
Sunrise!! Clear skies! Yay!! It might not be perfect, and I could probably work some more on it, but I like where it's at right now... lighter colors, warmth, joy and peace... the canvas is what I make of it (with the help and inspiration of Holy Spirit, as I partner with Him in everything), even if others bring darkness, I can clear it up, clean it up; I can bring the Son-Rise ;)
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