'Escape the circus, and live beyond the limits of the imaginary lid.' -Playstation 2
Go check out the commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYu81Q1QTy4
This commercial is an excellent example of many of our lives. We are 'boxoholics.' We take what we know, define it, say how it works, wrap it up, put it in a box, and say, 'There it is!' The beautiful thing is that God likes to take these pretty little boxes and SHAKE them. This is sometimes challenging and frustrating, yet exciting. We need to live with diversity and flexibility as our partners, not fight them.
Sue Rinaldi from England was our teacher this week. Listening to her was like listening to a song all week. She spoke on, 'Communicating God's Heart Through the Arts.' She definitely shook us up, in a good way, and her teaching was so incredibly refreshing and inspiring.
A great reminder was to always use God as THE source. Along with that, if we ever find ourselves becoming bored or boring, or out of inspiration, then to GO. Go somewhere you can see God. If your world gets small, if your imagination becomes small, get OUT of your world. Get out of yourself. Do something, go somewhere where you can see God.
We addressed the obvious issue that the world is in need, and then how to meet that need: We must meet the world with love, with passion; 'Kiss the world awake.' We need to meet the world with skill- When the temple was created the best artists were summoned and used. With authenticity- With true reality and out of an honest heart. With cultural insight- This earns the respect and provides the openess and an ability for others to hear what we have to say. We need to look into what people are doing and spending all their time and money on, and look into why they do and like the things they do. We need to meet the world with a sensitivity to the signs of the times and prophetic eyes- We need to get into the future in a way, to be leaders. 'Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.' -Acts 17:21 Nothing has changed. And, we need to meet the world with humility- Hello! The message of Jesus.
I realized my need to get in touch with the world I live in. This is hard for me, but I need to discipline myself. One idea is to start reading the TIME magazines that are delivered to the base. At one point Sue said, 'Find your creative pulse and make sure it's always there.' This all is so true, and something so important to start remembering and working on daily.
A couple other videos Sue showed us this week were amazing. Here are their links, go check'em out and let them inspire you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTFKpIaQhM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spg
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