Create like the Creator

As I was running trails with my dog one day, I was overcome with awe at the beauty, the intricacies, the details, and variety of all of God’s creations. What an incredible creator He is! And isn’t it amazing that since He made us in His image, He made us creators as well? Don’t you think He loves it when we create? When we use the talents He has given us to create something out of nothing?

Have you ever heard a song that completely touched your heart? That brought you to worship right where you were? Or how about a painting, a sculpture, a child’s finger painting, a brilliant innovative invention that revealed God’s hand at work?

I remember when I was in India, two of my team mates brought construction paper, stickers and gems for the children to create crowns. My team mates explained to the children that they were children of God, children of the King of Kings which made them princes and princesses. These crowns they created served to remind them of who they were in Christ. I loved watching these poorest of the poor Indian children create their beautiful sparkly crowns and wear them with pride.

As writers, we have this amazing privilege to create stories, images, blogs, articles, or whatever it is to highlight God’s majesty, showcase His love and illustrate His grace and mercy. What an honor that is. As children’s writers our books may be the ones that help form a child’s image of God and who He is. Our writing may help form their foundations of right and wrong, draw them to Jesus, possibly clarify Bible stories, demonstrate how to help others, how to tell the truth, to be kind to others, or whatever else God puts on your heart to write. These are the books and stories that children need today!

Don’t hold back my friends. Don’t resist writing your inspiration because it’s been done before, you think you won’t be able to write it as well as others, you feel like it will never be published. If God has placed something on your heart, then do your part and write it. Let God do with it what He will, but get it written.

And write it well. Get the idea on paper as it comes to you. But don’t submit the rough draft. We are to give our best to God, so make it beautiful! Make it strong! Make it touch the heart, move someone to tears, elicit a giggle. Make it flow, come full circle, teach without preaching, and make it enjoyable to read. Rewrite it then rewrite it again. Have it critiqued then rewrite from the critiques. Make it sing!

God gave us His best in all of His creations. Let’s give Him our best with the gifts and talents He has given to us.