Supernatural Creativity
Years ago, I came to realize that God is creative. Why it took me so long to figure that out, I don’t know. But we are created in His image; therefore we are creative, each of us.
You are wired to create. God created us to model Him and the most clear way is through the creative process. We sometimes assume that to create anything, we have to have a massive download from heaven. That does happen sometimes when the Holy Spirit comes strongly on us and we create out of His Presence. But those moments tend to be the exception. The act of creating through our free-will is just as much an act of worship as it is when we create out of a divine flow from the Holy Spirit.
Creativity doesn’t just involve art, writing, music or photography, et. al. Creativity can come in all facets of life whether it’s working on cars or designing a building or inventing new methods for all kinds of work or medicine or taking care of the environment. New ways of fighting fire or mining or designing highways. It takes imagination, dreaming, Some people daydream about things to help make life easier, new ways to solve problems we face.
Dreaming with God unlocks the deep creative reservoirs of each and every person in different areas of gifting and talent. In too many areas of the church, creativity is on lockdown because people fear exposing their desires and dreams. “You want to be an artist or a musician? That’s frivolous. You better get a real job.”
Some people have the false notion that creativity should only take place in a religious setting. We each have a right and responsibility to express ourselves creatively in whatever area of life interests us. When we create something using the gifts and talents we have been divinely wired with, we are giving visible expression of the divine Creator.”
Pay attention to kingdom imaginations. You may pick up some ideas from God.
David created most of the psalms, songs that were sung in the temple and later on in the synagogues. David wanted to build the temple. God said no. But David went so far that he provided the materials for the temple. He danced before the Lord and embarrassed his wife.
The men who built the tabernacle were artists, filled with the Spirit.
Leonardo di Vinci was an artist and sculptor among other skills he had.
The enemy of our souls wants to separate us from the creative force that thinks outside the box. Those ideas, your ideas, can change the world.
“He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask, think, imagine or dream, according to His power that works in us.” Ephesians 3:20. Whatever you do, do all as unto the Lord. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Dream big dreams. Imagine what God can do through us and in us if we release to Him the creativity He has placed in us.
Why is my website named Yucca-network? Almost everywhere my wife and I lived, there were Yucca plants of some variety, even when we lived in northern Montana. In one place we lived, our house was built into a hillside where there were many yucca plants. The name of our street had “Yucca” in it. The plant is resilient, adaptable, and hard to get rid of if you don’t like it. For some reason, it has become one of my favorite plants. Along with writing, I’m also an artist who likes to draw or paint pictures of yucca plants. I recently acquired a painting that my maternal grandmother painted when she was probably in her 90s. It’s a desert scene with several yucca plants in it. It’s a treasured possession.
In my research into the different varieties of the yucca plant, I discovered Yucca whipplei (aka Hesperoyucca whipplei). It grows mostly in the southwestern United States. One of its common names is “our Lord’s candle.” That name intrigued me. According to what I learned from my research, it’s towering, flame-like, white inflorescence (flower cluster) “glows like a divine beacon.” Thus, the term “candle.”
A candle, when lit, produces light. I am an ardent believer in the Bible, God’s Word. I’ve read through it many times and studied it for many years. One of my favorite verses is Psalm 119:105 which states, “Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path” (NIV). God’s word shows us how to live our lives according to His will and plans for our lives. Another of my favorite verses is Hebrews 4:12. It states that God’s word is “living and powerful.” As I’ve read and studied the Bible seriously and intensely for over forty years, I can testify that my life has been literally and dramatically changed, for the better. My late wife would also testify to the changes that have taken place in me. It’s my prayer that every person would read and study God’s word. People in other parts of the world are begging to have their own Bible.
So, to me, “our Lord’s candle” is a symbol of God’s word. The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 1 that God’s divinity and power can be seen in His creation. Yucca whipplei is one of His many creations.
Recently, I self-published my first novel. Its title is Uncommon Grace.
A story of adventure, drama and romance
“Disillusioned and angry at God for what happened to his family during the Civil War, young Frank Duncan leaves his home in rural Georgia to escape the memories and find his own way in life. Though wise in some ways, he encounters many challenges that shake his own personal confidence and his belief in God. What will he find as he travels to Texas and beyond?”
It is available on as an eBook or paperback 0n Amazon.com (Amazon.com: Uncommon Grace eBook : Taylor, Lamar: Kindle Store). If you read it, please add a review to the Amazon site. Thank you.
Hi! I’m Lamar.
For 20 years, I worked in several western states as a Rangeland Management Specialist, overseeing livestock grazing on Public and Forest lands.
At 44 years of age, my wife (she was a science teacher) and i left our jobs and went to Bible college for two years. We were pastors and assistant pastors for several years, all in the western US.
