when we form words to speak from our mouth let them be
purposeful.
when we put our hands to work let us do so with
purpose.
when we place one foot in front of the other let us be
purposeful in our steps.
when our minds process and create new ideas let them be fulfilled for
purpose.
my friend,
darlene, has boldly put out a challenge to each person who wants to stretch their purpose.
to those of us who appreciate a beautiful landscape, a well designed space, a passion for creating beauty.
let not these desires be meaningless or fruitless.
thank you darlene for encouraging us to look deeper and give glory where glory is due!
in darlene's words:
“I AM A MASTER DESIGNER.
I LOVE BEAUTY;
I SEE POTENTIAL AND I WANT TO FILL IT WITH BEAUTY.
I AIM TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT IS WORTHY OF JOY.
DESIGN IS A HIGH CALLING, ONE THAT CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS, BE A MEANS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS, AND ADD MUCH JOY TO MY FAMILY.
I APPRECIATE FINE AND LOVELY THINGS, BUT THEY ARE NOT MY TREASURES.
I KNOW WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT, AND
I DO NOT AIM TO “STORE UP MY TREASURES HERE ON EARTH.”*
I LIVE TO BRING GLORY TO GOD, THE ULTIMATE MASTER DESIGNER.
HE CREATED BEAUTY.
HE CREATED ALL BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
AND, HE CREATED MY PASSION FOR DESIGN, AND SET THAT JOY IN MY HEART.
EVERYTHING THAT I CREATE,
AND HAVE CREATED,
IS BECAUSE I MYSELF WAS CREATED BY A MASTER.
I AM A MASTER DESIGNER.”
*{VERSE REFERENCE, MATTHEW 6:19}
I love that this encourages us to pursue our passions but remember what our ultimate goal is.
ReplyDeleteI love this! And, I am very touched/uplifted by these words. Thank you.
ReplyDeletei love this too...thanks for the encouragement and reminder of where my passion came from...the master himself. bravo darlene, you have succeeded in purposeful words.
ReplyDeletethat's perfect! i love creating and making things look beautiful, but its a hard balance between creating with a purpose and becoming vain or too focused on 'stuff'. but she's definitely right-- there's joy in beautiful things!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this! What a wonderful way to look at our passion for design.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely IN LOVE with this sentiment.
ReplyDeleteI so needed to hear this today! I have been struggling with keeping my love for creating and designing beautiful things within the will of God, and how He wants me to serve Him. Such encouraging words! Thank you!
ReplyDeletelet's hear it for beauty for beauty's sake!
ReplyDeleteLove this!
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