tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982330889328062552.post5281514910844106873..comments2023-03-29T07:06:59.684-04:00Comments on Kirk Haven: Courage to PaintAron and Ericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520806377830408246noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1982330889328062552.post-67627602823672747682013-02-14T17:32:28.637-05:002013-02-14T17:32:28.637-05:00It's about time you picked up that paintbrush!...It's about time you picked up that paintbrush! He gave you a voice, melodic and bleeding in the color of His gentleness and truth. He's gifted you with words that spill out in a beauty I've never seen before. A blessing to all who come close enough to view. And when we do, we catch portraits of Him that encourage, challenge, and spur us onward toward Him. He has written your story indeed. His faithfulness bleeds through it all and paints it in splendor. Sharing you is sharing Him. He's recently moved in my heart something fierce...struggling with those same insecurities of needing approval, I hesitated to share. Not wanting to self-promote or steal His glory (or come off as stealing His glory). But, He's told me it is more self-serving to keep Him to myself. That He is worth sharing at all costs. He's poured out an urgency and a boldness to share Him like mad! And as the prophet Jeremiah cried out, "Your message burns in my heart and bones and I cannot keep silent!" (Jeremiah 20:9)...and "Make the most of your chances to tell others the Good News..." (Colossians 4:5) Part of His Good News is right there within the story He's given you. And, "you will tell everyone about me..." (Acts 1:8). And "God has given you each special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to each other God's many blessings" (1 Peter 4:10). And "My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the LORD Jesus- the work of telling others the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love" (Acts 20:24) And oh! There are simply too many more verses He's given me that confirm the eternal purpose and importance of "picking up that paintbrush" and sharing your journey with others. For in your journey His faithfulness is beautifully displayed. Paint on my friend! A masterpiece is underway if you continue to let Him use you in this way. I love you e!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959116455336691625noreply@blogger.com