Recovering My Imagination

In His patience, the Lord has slowly been drawing me back to Himself through many avenues. I'm not sure I could say I had fallen away, but I had forgotten. I had forgotten His goodness, mercy, and unfailing righteousness. And I had forgotten who He made me to be: a daughter of His who walks in gentleness, relishes all beauty, has a deep desire to create new things and transform old things, knows how to love people deeply despite their faults and how to listen for a long time and speak truth and life to everyone she encounters. And who knows how to dream.

The movie "Finding Neverland" is a great flick in which Johnny Depp brings color and imagination into the world of a widow and her children. He transforms every aspect of their lives with his ability to entertain, play, and most of all, imagine. This movie helped me to realize my own lack of creativity and imagination. Now I am reading the Chronicles of Narnia, trying to get back into playing guitar again, and letting myself soak up beautiful music (not necessarily coming from my guitar.)

I am excited to see what God will do during this time as I try to become more of who I am. Meanwhile my encouragement to you is to cultivate beauty, imagination, and creativity...for the sake of His glory!