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[T438]The Eye Of God
by Gary Kurz, Gar
The heartbeat of an artist is their creativity. Inspired by an idea or thought, the artist compulsively brings their thoughts into existence with their gifted hands. Whether this is accomplished through clay, paint, or written prose or verse really makes no difference; the artist brings to life something that had no life. In essence, they create.

In a way, what we label as art, lauds God's own act of creation. God brought his thoughts to fruition by a creative act. He created the earth. Then he took a handful of that earth and breathed life into it. He took nothing and made something out of it. When he had completed his work, he looked upon his "art" and called it "very good". He was pleased with what his hands had created.

From the artist's perspective, the value of their gift is realized only when they are able to project their own persona through their art. Embodied in their creation is something distinctly their own, which sets it apart from all others. This is why previously undiscovered masterpieces are easily and indisputably credited to artists who have long since passed from this earth. Who they are is captured in their work. You may call it flare or regimen, but it is actually nothing more than a projection of their unique personality, captured on canvas or in clay.

This need to express and establish themselves through their art is best evidenced when artists use themselves as subjects. A sculptor will create their own bust, a painter a self-portrait, a writer an auto-biography. Here they immortalize themselves, or at least their "image".

In like manner, God desires to express himself through his creation, through his art. The wonder of the universe speaks to his greatness. The mechanics and yield of the world show us his provision. His reaching out through his son evidences his grace and love.

But God also expresses himself through the lives of his children. Since we are made in his image, we are a type of living self-portrait of God. His desire is for us to reflect who he is to the world so that others might see him through us, much like one would see the artist through a painting.

He wants our "image" to conform to who he is and for us to put self aside. We have a multitude of instructions in scripture that tell us to conform ourselves to his image, to bring every thought and imagination into captivity to his will, and to live our lives for him. He wants us to be like him, so that the beholder of his art will see him in it and know that there is a God.

It has been said of art that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". If this is true, what image do we Christians portray to the beholders of the world? Do our lives so reflect the personality of our artist that they see the altogether lovely one in us, or do they see something of less beauty?

After all, it is to God that we pray. He is the one that came up with the idea of praying. Therefore, God should receive glory from the prayers you pray. Anything short of the glory of God seems to fall short of the priority of prayer.

An ancient writer wrote, "whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." This writer seemed to take the most mundane and basic elements of life to show that you should strive to reflect glory to God in all that you do, even, in the humblest daily routines of life.

How do you glorify God in your prayers? If the priority is to glorify God in praying, how do you do that? There is one predominate answer to that question. You glorify God in your prayers through being obedient to pray according to the will of God. Another ancient writer wrote that if you pray anything according to God's will He, God, hears and answers that prayer.

Praying according to God's will is so much more relaxing than trying to change God's mind about a problem or situation that you are encountering. After all, how many people are able to change the mind of God? I don't suppose too many can do that, if any. Come to think about it, I don't think I have ever heard of anyone changing God's mind. It is so much better to find out what He wants you to pray and, then, pray accordingly.

Therefore, life can be a great adventure, far more rewarding, and fun as you find out what God is up to, so that, you can join Him, rather, than trying to get God convinced to join you.

Someone may doubt if prayer is for God, can we still pray to get things from God? The answer, of course, is yes, but not like a rich grandfather in Heaven pouring out all kinds of gifts as we ask for them.

You should pray expecting God to answer your prayers, but perhaps, the priority of praying will cause each one to consider his prayers before praying them. It is a good thing to review your requests prior to asking God for them. Pray is a serious activity, certainly, not one to take lightly. Prayer is a great privilege, even, a great responsibility.

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