The Reflection of God

God created us. I believe He put part of Himself in each of us, in some measure. That being said, I believe that everything that we’re good at, whether we’re saved or not, is a reflection of God. Maybe what we’re good at has been warped or thwarted in some way that does not bring glory to God (which is one reason the church has been afraid of dancing and such), but initially, how we were originally made, I believe that those skills were made to reflect God in some way. 

Maybe you're really good at basketball. God loves fun and He loves your ability to do what you do! Maybe you're good at making people laugh. Again, God loves laughter and there are actually many uses for laughter in the Kingdom. God gave you your sense of humor because He had it first! Maybe you're really good at arguing and not backing down. Just look at Jesus and how He argued with the religious people in His day. He was really good at making them pause and think.

When we use what we're good at for God, His glory shines through us. When we look at the people around us, looking at what they're gifted in and all the good aspects of them, we can see different aspects of God that we may not have seen before. There are so many different sides to God, don't you want to see more of what He's like?

I am that person that is good at arguing. God had told me that what we're good at reflects an aspect of Him, and I really had to wrestle with Him about how my ability to argue would possibly reflect a perfectly good God. He is the One who reminded me of Jesus and His own ferocity on the topics that He really cared about, such as the merchants selling in His Father's house. He had righteous anger, and that can be reflected in my own at times. Sure, sometimes it's misdirected, but the original design and heart of that part of me is from the Lord.

James 1:17 says that "Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of Lights, in whom there is no shadow of turning."

Every good thing comes from God. Not just some of the good things. Every good thing. It come from God. God gives good gifts. God is in a good mood and likes to give good gifts to His children. 

So what does that include? Every good thing. Not just the good feelings, not just safe travels. It's that chocolate cake you've been craving. That amazing sunset you witnessed. That great song you can't get out of your head. The feeling you get when you look into your significant other's eyes. Every good thing comes from God.

At my church here in Redding, CA we have dancers and painters on stage every week during the singing and worship, because we realize that worship is not just the singing of songs, it's us using our gifts and what we're good at to worship Him and bring Him glory. When we use our gifts in worship, we bring God glory, in the same way that Solomon's wisdom in arranging his household showed the glory of God to the queen of Sheba. 

In 1 Kings 10, the Queen of Sheba had come to King Solomon to test his wisdom, and after she had seen how he had arranged his servants, dressed his servants, and even just looking at the stairway that led up into the temple, she was overwhelmed by the glory of God and the wisdom that was used in just ordinary things. With the wisdom of God, Solomon's house brought glory to Him in just the ordinary, everyday practicalities.

When we use our creative minds, when we stay plugged into God and His wisdom, we can create such a beautiful world! If we get out of our fear of sticking out and being different, we can be used by God to create, not only artistic things, but make ordinary things extraordinary to God's glory. We the church, with God's direction and creativity and our God-given talents, can be the answers to most  of the world's problems, if not all of them! We've seen little changes here and there, but imagine what God can do through us when we submit ourselves fully to Him and work in cooperation with the body of Christ to do the amazing works that He has designed for us to do! I'm getting excited already!

I have more to say on this topic, but it's too much for one blog post. Stay tuned for more on this topic of God's creativity.

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