thinking about art...

I sit here and look at the blinking of the cursor and wonder, "what is art?". I can't really seem to put it into words. 
It's passion. It's expression. It's color, or lack thereof. It's escape. It's portrayal. It's perspective. It's symbolism. It's totally out there. It's from the deepest parts of our minds and our strongest emotions.
And after last class, I am understanding that it's also from God Himself. That art is the mystery and awe of Heaven itself. Is that not crazy cool to think about? Why are we all in this class? Because we're artists. We have this calling, we have this voice that tells us what to write in our stories and pictures in our minds that we just cannot contain. We are constantly doodling and always dreaming. All of that isn't random. It isn't just 'something weird' about us. It's God's gift to us; our way of delivering His message and His light. I can't believe I haven't thought of it this way before but I'm like super stoked!
I was never in a church that denied art in any way. Not that it particularly embraced it or praised it or anything, but I have always lived with art. Constantly drawing and daydreaming. Without art I don't even know what I would be doing. And that's cool, that's why God gave it to us. That's why I like to draw and some people don't, because we are all unique, and God gave each of us different purposes and ways to show His love back to his creation. We can argue all day about what He looks like, or whether a painting is portraying a biblical moment wrong. But that's not the point. Nothing in art is accurate to everyone. That's the beauty of it, the mystery of it, the way God intended it to be. Different people, different voices, different perspectives, right? So take some time, free your mind, and let God speak through you.

heheh i was feeling kinda preachy so i felt the meme fit nicely :)