The David Lee Martin Show - Holy Ghost Encouragement For Christian Creatives

Sometimes it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that ability is what makes someone stand out, that skill makes all the difference.

This morning as I was praying, I was surprised to hear my own spirit calling out to God and saying to Him over and over again, “I want to make myself available to You. I want to make myself available to You.”

In itself that may not seem strange. After all, don’t we all want to be available for God. What impressed me was the insistence of my spirit. I could not stop repeating this simple request.

“I want to make myself available to You. I want to make myself available to You.”

The reality is that often it’s not our ability that determines our progress, but our availability.

As Christian creatives, authors, business people, and entrepreneurs, we need to understand that we are not in this enterprise alone.

We are not limited by our own ability or skill set, because we have a Partner who is working with us. He is more than on board and sees and understands everything.

The Holy Spirit is a partner with you in whatever endeavour you choose to engage in. You just need to continually come and make yourself available to him, so that you can become a conduit for something bigger than yourself.

I am a Christian creative.

I believe that the two go hand in hand. Creativity flows from the indwelling presence of the Creator. Christ in us, the hope of glory!

Does that mean that non-Christians are excluded? In no way. We are all made in His image. But it is my utmost conviction that to tap the deepest resources of our Father’s limitless heart takes more than mere acquaintance. We want to plumb the depths of what’s possible and allow His creative unction to flow full force through our being.

The church, and by that I mean the living, breathing church made up of believers across the planet, not some staid spired building on a street corner somewhere, should be the creative hub of every community.

It is time for a creative revolution. A bold and unashamed reclamation of the arts, and a celebration of the One who is the Source of all creativity.

This is a DON’T STOP NOW moment. As you read these words you may feel cued up to give up. I get it. I’ve been there plenty and its an unpleasant place to stay.

So choose not to stay there.

Let’s not camp around the idea that something won’t work. Don’t pitch your tent around the fire of discouragement and despondency. Self pity won’t warm your fingers to write, play, or paint again.

These simple words are powerful:

“The LORD is on my side” (Psalm 118:6 KJV)

You are not alone, even if sometimes it feels that way. Your Father is here with you, fighting your battles and championing your cause.

Judges 3:1 speaks of how God deliberately left resistance in the land to test, prove, and train the people who had not yet experienced war.

Each generation, indeed every individual, have their battles to fight.

God did not allow enemies to stand in the way of His promise to slay His people, He left them there to shape them.

You are equipped by God Himself to tackle whatever stands in your path.

He has chosen you for this time, because you have all that’s required to stand on the victory’s podium.

The wonderful thing is victory is different for each of us. Our commission and assignment as given by Papa is unique to our own personality and call.

Everything we do is undergirded by prayer!

Productivity is way overrated if it is not attended with peace. The push to run yourself ragged doing 65 things concurrently without breaking a sweat is kind of crazy don’t you think?

The pace of peace is walking in tandem with the Father. The cool of the day stroll in the security that He has everything under control.

A rest remains for those who will claim it, the Bible tells us.

Busy, busy, busy, does not give you bragging rights.

The badge of honour is not “I’m busy”, but “I’m blessed”.

Where you will find your amazing is not round the next corner, or behind the next Buy Now button.

It is in you right now. 

The most valuable, most ground-breaking, most life-changing, product on the planet was crafted by divinity.

It is you, brother.

It is you, sister.

And you are enough!

From that place, you can begin to share, and the world will be a far richer place because you do.

Simplifying is so much more than reorganising and sweeping dirt below the carpet. As you head for your destination, your destiny, refuse to carry hurtful cargo any longer. Jettison your offences and sail onward to new horizons with a lighter load, and a hopeful heart...

Your voice is waiting for you, and the world is waiting for your voice.

It may have been buried under disappointments. It may have been shrouded in fears and insecurities. Maybe your unique contribution is clouded by excuses and reasons you think no one would listen.

But it has never been lost. You are not looking for something outside of yourself.

You sufficiency is of God (2 Corinthians 3:5). 

He has planted His will and ways in your heart and you have been given the royal privilege of stewarding that gift. 

Whatever talent you have, don’t be scared to bring it to the table.

I said it earlier, and I’ll say it again.

Your voice is waiting for you, and the world is waiting for your voice. Go find it.

Speaking with the Holy Ghost early last week the words, ”I believe in You” came out of my lips. Maybe that’s not surprising, but what happened next in the conversation caught me off guard. Immediately He reflected back, speaking through the mirror of my heart, and repeated the words back to me.

“I believe in you”.

God sees you. God, your Father in Heaven, believes in you.

We need to let His voice be heard first in us, and then through us.

We need to allow Him to help us see others, so we can more effectively help them.

We need to be the reflector of His declaration, “I believe in you”, and bring those beautiful words to a world desperate to hear them from a genuine heart.

Building your online presence and a profitable lifestyle business does not need to to be complicated.

Build your business to work for you, not the other way around.

At the end of the day, it’s not really about the pages, promos, popups, or presentations.

Consistency. Persistency. Patience. In one direction. Over time. These are the elements that play most powerfully into a prosperous life and business.

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“the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” (Proverbs 10:4 KJV)

Find one pathway that fits your personality, and persist in it with simplicity in mind.

Don’t overcomplicate the processes required to take your prospect from A to B.

Complexity does not sell.

Simplicity works and serves your customer better, and perhaps more importantly it will serve you and keep you sane.

Most of the time we do not need to know or do more, we just need to do what we know.