Day 32...Gifts

Dear Sadie,
If we are not careful, this world will strike us down before we can even start.  That is it's nature.  To criticize and condemn.  To compare and contrast.  To squelch and to squander.  When a desire is placed in your heart to create something, carry it out without worry or thought.  A dance, a drawing, a recipe, a garden, a room design, a poem, a hairstyle, a song, a dream, a whatever.  Do not let your mind get in the way.  When your imagination wants to do something, let it flow like a river.  For that is who God is in you, a River.  You need to let it flow.  And you must not worry about originality.  It will take on your shape.  So don't snuff it out with your brain.  God has made you special.  Probably you will be tempted to think it's not unique.  The world will not accept it.  It's not special enough.  But I encourage you to remember that God is your audience and He is proud of what He made--you!  So you can be proud to be His creation!  You can boldly create, because you are like Him.  In His image.  We do not live to seek the approval of men.  Love is our main goal as children of God.  And when you are giving what God puts in, you are loving.  You are daring to give a gift to the world, even if it chooses not to receive it.  And that's bold and courageous love.  That is humility.  He freely gave His life so that we could come boldly to receive, though many still will reject Him.  For us, giving in the Name of Jesus is the best kind of love there is.  Freely.  Unconditionally.  Without fear of man.  Pure and simple, it is this giving of yourself that will open hearts to God.
Love,
Mommy

"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15

"Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."  John 7:38