9″ x 11.5″ approx, acrylic on paper. Painted on location Peaceful Valley, 10-14-09.
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I painted this yesterday down at PV on my lunch break. I hope you like it. I paint on paper if I haven’t had a chance to chop down hardboard, seems to work fine.
God turns his back on us while we chase our dreams. He wants us to know that He ain’t pulling any strings, and if you win the prize it will be because of YOUR efforts alone and not because of anything He did, manipulating the fabric of existence itself. He could easily do that, but he wants me to know the pain most perfectly, that I might in turn succor them who are themselves bruised and beaten. The adversity you face, the holding back of dreams, is the evidence you are on the right path.
Keep going! Keep doing what you are doing evey day! One step after the other is all it takes, and don’t be afraid of your tears and the pain and the heartache, these things must be felt if you are to make any progress.
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Addendum - I went out to the point at lunch today, and cried my eyes out while praying and talking to the Father. I felt so ashamed of the whole “I am begging” plea, but the Lord told me that sometimes we have to do things like this to FEEL what it feels like to be a beggar. Out of some depth desire to identify with the brokenness of all of our lives, I apparently must want to experience the pain that you feel. That is the only way to be a brother to Christ Yeshua I believe, we have to be willing to be honest and learn what it feels like to be one another.
But I felt so cleansed down there after the tears. My God, my God, the tears are so wonderful, the pain is excruciating, but the tears are healing. I did a little pencil sketch in my journal, maybe I can post a pic later. Thank you to all of you for your support and I am sure prayers, we serve a majestic God who fulfills ALL HIS GOOD PLEASURE in spite of our ways, our sorrow, our shame, FOR HE HIMSELF took all of this upon HImself, and He undertsands us so perfectly.
Forgive me if I ticked some of you off with my artistic judgments, I know that it takes all kinds in the world. My faith is tried and the first thing I start doing is looking for someone or something to blame. Typical human response. But there is a better way.
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