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Before I was called to pastoral ministry I was called to express God’s heart through paintings. I did not know how to do this. I tried many venues. I was not as good at hearing God in those days. I had no real focus or sense of vision of how to express God’s heart through paintings and to share them with others.

It was only after twenty-five years of pastoral experience that the vision for this came. Now with creative journaling, music, Scripture meditation, in-depth friendships, rich worship experiences, and extended periods of time alone with God I receive images that are full of God’s messages to us.

Paintings most often come to me in a slow developmental way. I liken the process to that of human conception, development within the womb, and birthing. I get the seed revelation. I carry it in my “spirit-womb” by attending to it and nurturing it with Scripture, prayer, and related revelation. I let it impact my life. I make room in my life for the revelation — allowing it to change the way I think and live. I let it make me larger as it grows in me. I wait with longing for its birth so I can share it with others and see it from their perspective. The pressure of carrying it grows greater over time. Most paintings take six to seven months unless God puts a quickening spirit on it (a quicker development means more intensely rough struggles in my life as I get expanded much more radically).

The birthing process is one of worship. It is not always easy, however. I must face very strong fears of failure and inadequacy. I am always called to paint beyond what I know I am capable of doing. I paint out of my weakness and beyond my understanding. It is a time of full surrender in the same way a mother must lay her life down to birth her child. The mother could die in such a place of vulnerability when she is birthing. I can only break through my fears and strong aversions to my inadequacies by focusing on who God is and worshipping who He is. This is the only way I can deliver accurately and safely.

God revealed to me that He would be giving me paintings that will carry the authority to be life-giving and fruit-bearing. The Enemy of God does not want this birthing to happen. Only humble worship can bring them into being so that His Word will not return to Him void. God sets the significance. God makes things happen through the paintings. These are God’s pieces. Each time before I start to paint each session I am anointed with oil and blow the Shofar and find that portal through which I can release the revelation God is calling forth.

I go out to groups of gathered people, often in the context of worship, to share these paintings. Sometimes folks make appointments to come to me. I set up a space and ambiance that helps them to focus. I play music and intercede for them as they gaze and hear God through these paintings. For those who enter into these depths, sweet portals open up to them. It is so amazing.

Not everyone receives from these paintings. There often needs to be a certain amount of preparation. This is where creative journaling can help. Opening up to the visual language, developing the discipline of being still and focusing, learning how to follow the spirit on a journey through the revelation allows you to come with a questing, a very hungry and desperate heart.

I also present paintings at retreats. I have done a variety of retreats in different settings. Click here if you are interested in more information about retreats.

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