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“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5). After saying this, Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva and put it on the man’s eyes” (vs. 6). Now there’s something you don’t expect to read in the Bible. Jesus spitting. A prayer would have seemed appropriate, perhaps a hallelujah. But who expected a heavenly spit into the dirt?
The God who sent manna and fire dispatched a blob of saliva. And as calmly as a painter spackles a hole in the wall, Jesus streaked miracle mud on the man’s eyes. Sometimes God uses the less than pleasant. He initiates the miracle through mud moments, layoffs, let downs, and bouts of loneliness. Can you relate? If so, do not assume that Jesus is absent or oblivious to your struggle. Just the opposite. He is using it to reveal himself to you. He wants you to see him.
Remember friend, you are never alone.
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The best decisions often become great when they're managed, not always when they're decided. In this week's episode—part 1 in a replay series from 2024—John Maxwell reveals the often-overlooked art of managing your decisions daily so that you can transform good intentions into great results that last.
After his lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow provide real-world strategies to help you put John's decision-making principles into action right away.
Key takeaways:
Good decision-making isn't always about making right decision, but managing and implementing the decision every day.
Prioritizing decisions based on payoff, alignment with your goals, and effective delegation helps leaders focus on what matters most.
Activity doesn't equal accomplishment; ownership and follow-through are essential to turn choices into outcomes.
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After more than 30 years as an artist—making my work, selling it, and building a business around it—there’s one thing I wish I had understood at the very beginning.
And it’s not about pricing, social media, shows, collectors, or even how to sell more art.
Those things matter. But there’s something deeper that can shape everything else:
Being an artist was God’s idea before it was ever yours.
When that truth finally got down into my spirit, it changed the way I created, the way I sold my work, the way I handled disappointment, and the way I trusted God for provision and open doors.
In this video, I share what I wish I had understood years earlier about creative calling, identity in Christ, stewardship, and learning to build your creative life with God instead of carrying the pressure to make everything happen on your own.
If you’ve ever wondered:
● Did God really call me to be an artist?
● Why do I feel so much pressure to make this work?
● Can I trust God with my art and my income?
● How do I work hard without falling into hustle and striving?
● What does it actually look like to create and build a business with God?
This video is for you.
We’ll look at Ephesians 2:10 and the powerful truth that you are God’s workmanship before you ever produce workmanship, along with Jesus’ invitation in John 15 to abide in Him rather than trying to carry your future by yourself.
You still need to learn the practical things—develop your creative voice, build relationships, improve your craft, understand your market, and steward your opportunities well.
But you don’t do those things to prove you’re called.
You do them because you already know who you are.
If you’re a Christian artist, creative, maker, writer, musician, or entrepreneur who wants to create with God and build a thriving creative life from a Kingdom perspective, I hope this encourages you today.
Let me know in the comments: Have you ever felt like you were carrying the pressure of trying to make your calling happen?
And remember—you were created to thrive.
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