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    Your Art, God's Heart: A 21 Day Devotional for Creatives
    Your Art, God's Heart: A 21 Day Devotional for Creatives
    Your Art, God's Heart: A 21 Day Devotional for Creatives
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    Your Art, God's Heart: A 21 Day Devotional for Creatives

    By Allen C. Paul

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    Are you an artist, musician, or a creative professional who feels disconnected? Are you looking for spiritual renewal? Do you have a desire to reignite your creative energies?

    If so, this devotional guide is for you. Inside you'll find 21 motivational, challenging and inspirational readings that will help you reconnect with your spiritual foundation, and help you integrate your creative abilities with your relationship with the Creator.

    Each day's devotional reading provides a short meditation, a prayer and a Scripture to focus on throughout the day. Each entry of the 21 day cycle follows the SERVICE steps shared in God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician without Sacrificing your Faith, but this devotional can be used either with the book or as a separate resource.

    Find your connection with God through these 21 readings, and you'll find your creative and artistic spirit growing as your relationship with the Creator grows deeper and richer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllen Paul
    Release dateJan 4, 2018
    ISBN9780997270341
    Your Art, God's Heart: A 21 Day Devotional for Creatives
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    Allen C. Paul

    Allen C.Paul has over 20 years experience as a church staff musician, performing artist and teacher. He has performed with a variety of artists from pop, R&B and Christian genres, and currently serves as co-musical director at Metro Life Church in Miami, FL. His passions are helping people from all walks of life to confidently express their God-given creativity through the art, and spending time with his wife, Lia and their three children, Christopher, Marcus and Naomi. 

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      Your Art, God's Heart - Allen C. Paul

      INTRODUCTION

      It’s not easy, I know.

      Whether you are a creative professional, or just someone who loves the arts, you’ve probably found yourself feeling low and uninspired at times. The creative act by its very nature pulls a lot out of us. Thankfully, there is a way to find consistent renewal and purpose in our creative calling.

      The key? It's connecting with our Creator.

      For the faith-focused artist, no amount of rehearsal, career counseling, networking or education can substitute for a personal relationship with God. We’ll always find ourselves lacking in inspiration if we don’t prioritize spiritual development. In my humble opinion, the best way to develop spiritually is to practice daily routines of prayer and Bible study. That’s why I wrote this devotional guide for you– because sometimes we need a little structure to help us get spiritually organized.

      This devotional guide is written as a companion to my guide for musicians, God and Gigs: Succeed as a Musician without Sacrificing your Faith, but it can be used anytime you need a daily reminder of God’s heart for you as an artist. Each devotional consists of a short reading, a prayer and a Scripture to read and meditate on throughout the day. The entire reading may only take minutes of your day, but the power is in the consistent application of the principles. Each day, make sure to find a way to act on the principle you have prayed and thought about as you go about your creative activities. It’s this process that will deepen your spiritual understanding of your artistic abilities.

      I encourage you to keep a journal alongside your devotional reading, so that the moments you spend thinking and praying are captured in physical form. Something about writing down what you are thinking about makes it easier to apply to your life.

      I pray you’ll be refreshed and reinvigorated as you go through this 21 day journey, and that as you connect more deeply with God’s heart, he’ll in turn bless your art.

      Gratefully, Allen C. Paul

      Days 1- 4

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      DAY 1

      Where Are You?

      Imagine you are Adam or Eve, the first people ever created. You’re gifted with all the wisdom and creative energy God could possibly provide. Except for one tree God forbids you to eat from, you have the entire world at your disposal. But then you make a mistake – a very costly mistake. What do you do next?

      Many of you know what Adam and Eve did after their misstep. They hid from God, who was used to meeting with them face-to-face. When God showed up for their talk, his first question to them wasn’t about whether Adam had been productive that day in his gardening or whether Eve had worked hard enough to keep the animals in check. He asked, Where are you? While their physical location hadn’t changed, their spiritual position had shifted. Clearly, Adam and Eve’s choice moved them in a direction they would regret.

      We can’t begin a journey unless we know our current location. Every step toward spiritual and lifelong success begins with

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