Creativity Within
“I am about to do a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert”
--Isaiah 43:19
This verse contains a really wonderful insight about creativity. It tells us that creativity comes out of silence and listening. The source of new things in our lives is all about what the Holy One, the creator, is doing within us. As we take time to practice the art of stillness we will find ourselves dreaming dreams, seeing pictures in our minds, coming up with solutions for problems, …
Often we jump to statements about our inability. It is easy to do. For example, many people feel very inadequate with their artistic abilities. When asked to draw something I find myself getting uptight; I think, “I can’t draw.” The same is true with mechanical abilities, musical abilities and so on. We tend to jump to the concluding statement rather than allowing the silence to work a new thing within us.
In the pre-computer age we didn’t know about double-clicking on icons so that a screen would appear. Now millions who never thought they’d have any literacy about the “new thing” called computers have quietly discovered that they are doing things they never perceived they could do!
Enjoy the discoveries you make as creative wonder springs up within you!
--Ben Keckler
09.15.10
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