Can you connect to God while doing creative things? Here are some ideas of how you can unplug from stress and connect with God and your inner creative self.

Episode Discussion Points

• Connecting with God can help us when we are feeling drained by life’s challenges.
• Comparison to plugging a phone in when you need to recharge.
• God the Father is the ultimate Creator, and we each have this seed of divine creativity within us.
• “As we tap into our own creativity, we are connecting to God.”
• When we are feeling worn out and exhausted, often doing something creative energizes us.
• Ex: doodling on a page, creative cooking, sculpture/play-dough, music, science, cooking, building, dancing, decorating, digital creation etc.
• God is the Master-Creator, and we are his crowning creation
• He helps sculpt our lives to reach our biggest and best potential
• Don’t compare your creative abilities to another’s.
• There are gifts and talents that only you can bring into the world.
• As we tap into our creativity, we tap into our potential, and we can connect with God, our Father and Creator.
• How I feel when I connect to God as an author and feel the words flowing from Him through me onto the page.
• Set a goal and reaching it is an act of creation.

Creativity Categories

1. Visual Arts—paint, sculpt, draw
2. Musical Abilities—composing, playing instruments, singing
3. Science—Learning about chemical reactions, cooking
4. Physical Creation—Build things, sew, dance, decorate home,
5. Digital Creation—Coding, audio, video

“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.” ~MichelangeloInvitation

Make time today or a day this week to create or do one of your hobbies—and watch to see if that helps you feel happier and have increased connection with God.

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Transcription

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