Cast thy burden sketchbook

I created this piece after coming through a difficult period in my life. During that time I had stuffed a lot of emotion inside my heart. A year later I was still carrying the weight of all this built up emotion. It felt compressed, and packed down leaving me no room for any new emotion positive or negative. In praying about this I was reminded of the scripture Psalm 55:22 that says “Cast thy burdens upon the Lord and He will sustained you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” As I spent some time meditating on this, working through all the old emotion that was stuffed down inside me, I could feel my heart becoming lighter. As I cast my burdens upon the Lord, I sensed them fluttering away like birds. This a reflection of that experience.

Psalm 55:22

Cast thy burden sketchbook

“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you. . .”

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014

Staying True

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This spoke to my heart this morning.

Being an expressive artist, requires vulnerability. When, I am creating, I am looking inwardly, and my art is a reflection of what I find there. The more I work on a piece, the more vulnerable I feel as the reflection on the canvas comes from deeper inside my heart. It takes bravery to share that with the world.

It is my desire to be God’s vessel. As I reach deep inside, I want my artwork to reflect the heart of God. Therefore, I must learn to trust. To trust in God. His love and inspiration will never run dry. I need to trust that the inspiration in my heart is from Him, and I need to trust that whatever is there on the canvas will reflect God’s heart. The painting won’t speak to everyone. However, to the one person the message is intended for, it will scream the heart of God.