Isn’t it cool that the first way the Bible introduces God to us is as The Creator? Creating is what He does. Creating is a natural part – a BIG part – of who God is. But while most things are created WITH something (clay, wood, ingredients, legos, whatever), God has the ability to create out of nothing.
He spoke…it was. Period.
So have you ever considered how privileged we are as writers to connect with God more intimately as a creator? I mean, God used a blank canvas. We use a blank sheet of paper (or computer screen). He speaks…we type. We don’t need materials or ingredients or components. All we need is our minds, our imaginations, our hearts.
Not everyone has that creator’s heart. Most people could care less about making something from nothing. They don’t get excited over seeing something come alive on the page. There is no inner desire to create. And because they don’t share that passion, that heart, those people may never connect with God as a creator.
But we do! Every time we sit down to write, we connect with God as a creator. While of course God’s thoughts and ways are well above our puny little minds, we can grasp just a sliver of what He felt like when He saw His work come to life. The majestic colors streaking through the sky. The stars twinkling for the first time against the darkness. The trees springing from the ground. Flower petals opening. Deer pracing across the meadow. Fish gliding through the water. And then, finally, man and woman…intricately designed, perfectly formed. Wonderfully made.
God saw that it was VERY good.
That’s how I feel when I create, don’t you? When characters come to life, when dialogue flows smoothly and plotlines are formed. When a poem or a song or an article comes together. When the words pour onto the computer screen, one at a time, until eventually they create a story. Could there be anything more rewarding?
Okay, so we’re not God. Unlike The Creator, we need to go back and revise. Edit. Improve. It takes us a little more work to craft something very good. But the desire…the love…the need to create…it’s there, isn’t it?
What an awesome thing – a privilege – to connect with God in this way. I am so thankful that He has given me a creator’s heart. Aren’t you?
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Amen and amen! How aptly put, Lynda. My heart is resonating with yours, over here. And, not only am I glad God didn’t have to go back and revise, like we do–I’m so glad he didn’t get writer’s block or have to go searching for his muse.
Thank you for those words of encouragement and inspiration. I agree with you that we carry out our writing ministries as co-workers with God. What a privilege!
The Creator’s Heart
What a wonderful article! I think I’ll frame this Linda and place it above my computer so that I can read it constantly.
Thanks for sharing such precious words and for the encouragement and true inspiration.
Well said. I think we are like kids trying to immitate our parents, sort of like when a toddler tries on her mother’s lipstick. We try to immitate God, only we can’t turn energy to mass the way God does. We can, however, turn the energy in our minds into something. We can paint a picture using elements in the paint that God has given us, or we can write a novel and create entire worlds in the “virtual” or imaginary world, worlds lived by the electrons firing in the brain of the reader. It’s quite amazing what a hundred and fifty or so pounds of carbon and water can do when God puts all the elements together in the form of a human being. He makes us, well, in His image. If we are made in the image of the Creator then by all means, we should create!