A God of Creativity?

When there are tasks to be done and problems to be solved, Creators; like writers, designers, musicians, and artists are dreamers and visionaries conceptualize unseen solutions to problems. They see things before they exist. They begin with a purpose, and then approach everything single-mindedly. Whatever they do should relate to that purpose.

They work instinctively, don't particularly like structure, and are often frustrated by directions.

Creators are “pregnant” with an idea until their concept becomes a reality. During this process, they impart a bit of themselves in the product. Our mighty God is The Creator; and he answers prayer creatively.

For example, we hired a company to extend the patio on our home. It was little more than a small slab of concrete at the time. When the designer came in he sat down at our dining table and pulled out his portfolio (collection of past projects he’d designed) and his pen and paper. After opening pleasantries I said, “Let me explain what we’d like to do with our patio.”

He grabbed his pen and paper and said, “I think I know what you want. You’d like to extend it in this direction and shape.”

We said, “Yes, that’s a good idea, and…”

He interrupted, “Then you want to…”

In five minutes he had designed the complete project—without our help, I might add. He didn’t need our instructions or ideas. He’s paid to create.

When we pray, as many do, with "problem-solving" in mind, we most often overlook God's plan. Rather than make our plea and submit to Creator God and his plans for the solution, we want to instruct him in our praying. Such requests frustrate a creator!

Job tried instructing God. And in Job 38, God said, "Job, why are you instructing me? Where were you when I created the world? I didn't need your help then. And I don't need your instructions now."

Think about this. When you pray, “God, please let me get that job,” you are praying, “God, please do for me the thing I have already decided is best for me. I’ve done all the thinking, all you have to do, God, is copy me, I have it lined out: give me the job.” In so doing, you are appealing to God's productive side, rather than his creative side. You’re elevating “problem solving” above God’s higher purposes. You’re instructing him as to what you want and how you want it, rather than trusting the Creator to demonstrate his power by accomplishing his purpose in your matter.

Can you see how this prayer in itself transgresses the creative nature of God? You aren’t asking him to activate his unique plan for you. You are asking him to produce for you what you have already decided is best. So you are not praying to God as Creator. You are overlooking the fact that he wants to do things in you and for you that are “…exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think…” (Eph. 3:20, KJV), or as Jeremiah wrote, “… marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own” (Jer. 33:3b, MSG ).

Now think about this: why are you giving God instructions? Why are you trying to engage God in your plans and purposes, instead of recognizing that he has plans and purposes and a will for you—plans that are far bigger than you realize!

Since God’s response will be above what you can ask or think, something that you could never figure out on your own, then what good are your instructions? Resist the urge to explain things to your omniscient God when you pray. Fight the urge to give him directions as to how you want Him to solve your problems. Ask Him to show you the big picture! Learn what God does, and why and how he does it. Most of His intervention in history has been as a creator.

Monarch

Save your time for someone else
I'm better on the floor
Savior, I defy myself
Will I become something more


Brilliant... simple brilliant

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If you knew I was dying, would it change you

Cause when I fly solo, I fly so high



Cause when I fly solo, I fly so high




Cause when I fly solo, I fly so high





Cause when I fly solo, I fly so high



DONT TOUCH ME NOW! DONT TOUCH ME NOW! YOU CANT TOUCH ME NOW!



Some nights I lie, alone on my back at night, adding up the hours till my demise, I count myself to sleep...

My sister finds, a body closed up like the blinds, I tell her, I promise its fine, she cries herself to sleep...

A man in black ties, arrive at the house in surprise, to find a little girl by your side, the wood box where your sleepin...

I still see you inside this God awful house, you move awfully quiet now
I still feel you everywhere, you told me this has always been worth living
whats really worth livin anymore


Please take care of yourself.

A life packed full of mindless joy

sing again, sing again, with quiet eyes

tell me a secret...

Its at times like these that we really open, you are asked to be honest, as if you have not been honest up to this point. you can look me in the eyes, and when i tell you that very secret, that one that I hold so close, that one thing that less then a handfull of people know, you can look me in the eyes, and honestly smile and say

"Im glad you didnt"

what do I need? I need to be everything to someone else
I need to be everything to my friends
I need to seek there hapiness first
I need to push away every selfish desire, every wicked thought
I need to give in
fall
keep falling
Commit to you Lord, the one thing I have been waiting for
All my songs, all my stories, have come from you, and they are about you, about your love, about your grace.
I am an example of the goodness that you can bring out of filth.

I took this from a the coment section of worship.blogspot.com
"Being a worship leader isn't meant to be a hobby or a way of fulfilling my musical aspirations. It's an opportunity to proclaim that I'm a great sinner who's been redeemed by a great Savior and to invite others to celebrate that reality."

for so long I have said "Ill just play at church, and I will be happy, playing once a week, I dont need a band" I could never have been more wrong, I desire to play music so much, to feel that emotional highs and lows... but when it comes to worship... could I have been any more selfish? who do I think I am? do I really hold my self at such a high esteem that I tell God that I will serve one day a week, in an area that I choose, and be fullfilled by that?

are you serious Jon?

who am I?

I am nothing without my creator.

Bob Kauflin said "If you don't feel adequate for the task, you're in the perfect place for God to use you."

right now, I am perfect for whatever GOD wants me to do, not what I want to do

show me the way.

I love the rain most

Seattle is wonderful and sad, I am sitting on my porch drinking a wonderful latte from the Little coffee shop down the street (it has a little leaf pattern in the foam) listening to Xavier Rudd, Joe Purdy and old Ryan Adams, not really looking forward to walking into the office in 8 minuets, but really, that's what makes me appreciate these special moments even more.

I am a proud Father of a little boy, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ, continuous worshiper and a happy spirit. But there is something deeply troubled in me at the same time, I feel something on the horizon, its nothing bad, in fact, its probably the most glorious thing ever, but still I am more then a little frightened because change usually hurts, like when your a child, and you go into kindergarten for the first time, its not a bad thing, and its not going to hurt you, but its still some what painful, and somewhat tragic, all your freedom that you held so closely, all your toys, all your smiles, your mother being right behind you...
you don't like when she walks away, after the door closed, everyone cried that day, it must have been terrible and tragic for the teacher, because every kid hated her, because they saw her as the reason they lost everything, that's a change,and its painful, we have such a limited scope of reality at that age, as soon as our first year is over, and summer comes, we feel the exact opposite, we miss our sweet little teacher, and her warm smile, her sweaters and her stockings, but its another change, and its tragic and beautiful.

this is me, tragic and beautiful, waiting for my first day of kindergarten.

Hotel Cafe tour 2008

Last night was a juggernaut of acoustic guitars, pianos, soft vocals and dance routine's?

Yup, Last night was the Seattle stop of the Hotel Cafe Tour staring

Ingrid Michealson
Cary Brothers
William Fitzsimmons
Mieko
Jesca Hoop (pronounced "hope" (apparently)
and Jim Bianco

I was most excited about Ingrid and William, they have been on constant repeat for the last 6 months, I just cant get over Ingrids sass and Williams Hushed vocals and honest lyrics. At on point Mr. Fitzsimmons did a cover off of the 16 candles sound track and had everyone on the tour up on stage dancing, it was a magical moment and Mieko and Jim Bianco "vogued" and Ingrid and her back up songstress Allie Moss tangoed (we also had a few Cameo visits from some other folk artists, Matt Kearney and Pwrfl POWER) William blew my mind, simple, understated, blazing honest songs about his parents divorce and other such losses. I had an opportunity to speak with him after the show about his music and where he is going, he was mostly vague but I can understand, he is a pretty quiet guy to begin with. He DID state however that he was working with a producer on his next album and hopes to have a little bit more of a "rounded" sound, adding some full band elements, but he ALSO promised he did not want to lose that "vibe" that he has crafted so sweetly over the past three years.

I don't "Gush" or get "star struck" but standing outside Nuemos in the freezing Seattle weather talking with someone whom I look up to greatly was beyond words, I wanted to invite him to the Cha Cha and share a pitcher of $4 Rainer but my companion for the night was eyeing me to get going... She probably would have gone along with it, I am kicking my self right now, I just want to pick his brain and see things from his talented eyes.

Mieko blew me away, so small, so coy... he voice was low and filled with experience well beyond her years, she had a trumpet player who SCREAMED at blowing that horn and an upright bass player, I downloaded her CD first thing this morning from iTunes.

As usual Ingrid was fantastic, she really knows how to sing, simply stated, she covered radioheads "creep" on a Ukulele... it was perfect..

Cary Brothers kind of ticked me off, I was not impressed with him and Jim Bianco, also, while WILDLY entertaining, was very disappointing/inappropriate.

anyways, I went home and worked on music till 4 this morning, now I am very tired, and the coffee in my office is weak...

help?

blocked

i just dont have anything to say, to write

i want to tell you something, a deep secret, somehing that really makes me happy



you know its you, it always has been

i just dont have anything to say