It is a sin to look on the gift of God with disdain. I recently heard myself making the following statement: no one really cares about art – why should I make it? Why should I teach it? The Lord has convicted me for this statement. I had to repent for this. Looking on the gift of God with this kind of negative attitude is sin. Art, creativity, beauty are all gifts of grace from the Father. I must internalize this into my heart. Often my motivation to do something comes from the practical application of that thing. We search in vain to find practical application for beauty. It is its own reason for being. The purpose of beauty is beauty. Period. God gave beauty as a gift to us; a gift of grace to an otherwise ugly world.
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That will preach! I like it.
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