Not an Artist, So Why Should I Care?

Well, the truth is, you are.

The dictionary defines an artist as, “a person having superior skill or ability, or who is capable of producing superior work.”

If God is a creative God, and we are made in His image, then we carry an imprint of that creativity with us in our humanity. Whether we’re a doctor, engineer, barista, mechanic, painter, musician, or administrative assistant, we each possess unique giftings and abilities that mirror the heartbeat of the Great Creator.

It isn’t so much about the fact that our drawing skills may peak at stick figures or our singing voices may be confused by some cats for a dinner invitation. It’s about the incredible realization that the elements that make you and I unique branch from the God whose roots were deeply planted in rich creative soil long before time began.

This is the God who created the universe with both purpose and beauty,

“Who stretches the heavens out like a canopy and spreads them out like a tent to live in, “

“Who brings out the starry host one by one and calls them each by name.” (Is. 40)

And we are his offspring! His story for humanity is our story for humanity.

When the doctor who visits Haiti decides to build a hospital using merely tents and the limited medical supplies available to heal the hopeless….he or she becomes an artist.

When the barista sees their customer not simply as another credit-card transaction but as a living, breathing work of art with a story to tell and finds creative ways to draw that story out each morning as they serve them their coffee….he or she becomes an artist.

It seems to me that there is no such thing as the mundane, only moments we fail to see God’s still, small voice speaking into them, breathing profound holiness.