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- Why are some creative people, at times prolific in their work, and other times not productive?
It is a basic premise. Stated best in Ecclesiastes 3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. which sums it up perfectly. All else is moot.
- Throughout your creative life, which outlet of creativity have you used to express yourself?
Thank you for the request to hear me. Because I was born an ambidextrous-ed brained artist, I have found the gift in creating in every single step I have taken on my path. I refer to it as “art on and beyond the canvas”. I paint. I create. I house flip. I putter. I potter. In the house. Outside the house. I rehab furniture. I make new furniture. I crochet. I macrame. I fish. I cook. I bake. I can. I landscape. I organize. I compartmentalize. I teach. I am taught. I design homes. I design utility power grids. I understand colors. I understand solar stations and wind power. I write poetry. I see life as poetry. I read. I write. And I blog these things now. This list is but a few. But none of these are outlets. They are just the exhales of my soul inhaling Gods goodness. I am an artist. I am Denise Renee. This is just who I am. shameless plug here…. Prophetic Artist | ArtOnTheOutskirts Studio | United States If you are looking for inspiration and hope, this is a good place to start. Here's your sign! https://artontheoutskirts.wixsite.com/home
- Portals 6. Healing.
This is Windows 6, Healing. From the heavens above to the earth beneath, the Windows give light and reveal what is beyond through the glass. Psalm 139: 17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you. Ezekiel 34:26 And I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing, and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. The heavens over our head is a big stretch of Gods prophetic creativity to show case some of His principles in dealing with mans need of His presence. How excellent is thy name in all the earth , who has set thy glory above the heavens. He has also set windows in the heavens just above every human settlement in all nations and through these windows he pours His blessings. The steps are a prophetic picture of our ways and steps as we traverse the upward way in our journey from earth to heaven Many times before He sends the full showers of His blessing of revival He takes time to deal with our ways and steps. He pours us His spirit with His voice asking us to mend our ways and prove Him if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour us the fullness of His blessings. May be the bubbles are a reflection of our modern thoughts with soapy water as a cleansing agent. It looks like a call to tell the church to repent and come under these mercy drops as we prepare for the great outpouring of the Latter rain. Like the Lord is preparing us for some big time major outpouring of His Spirit. He is coming gently dealing with us personally and closely , filling up all cracks and mending every step we have taken wrongly and fixing a sure ground for a new journey and it will soon be an abundance of rain. We can Cry out as we pray O! come Great Spirit Come." Pastor Ameh Amana.
- Crown 2. Don't shoot the messenger.
This is the second in a series of five CROWN paintings I have been tasked to create under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. This one is called YHVH and has a distinct message. A message it seems to the Jewish people from the Holy Spirit with this painting called YHVH according to John 19:19 comes the statement "JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS” via the vessel of this Catholic child of God. This painting was to have an extreme aged effect just as the message of Christ was decreed ages ago. The message is that the “Messiah is clearly affirmed and understood that Yeshua is indeed none other than YHVH come in the flesh”. The base of the this second crown painting is of the wooden crucifixion cross banded by the blood of Jesus. Even then the man, Pontious Pilate, who placated the crowd and condemned Christ, recognized Him as the true King of the Jews. My fellow brethren it is time to be enveloped in the Light of Christ, God of Abraham in the flesh. The common denominator is the crucifixion.
- Crown 3. Make no bones about it.
To make no bones about something means to say something in a way that leaves no doubt, or to have no objection to it. This is the third in the Crown Series. It is an oil of a Crown of Bone immersed in Blood. While on earth, the life of the first creation is in the blood. The marrow in the cavities of the bones produces blood platelets to aid in blood clotting, red blood cells for carrying oxygen, and white blood cells for combating infection and sustaining mortal life. But the mortal life cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. But eternal life is imputed to us through the ‘spirit of life in Christ Jesus’. No longer will our life-force be in the blood but our life will be in the power of the eternal Spirit. And at first, I thought it to be of our communion with the body and blood of Christ. As I assumed it to be going that way and followed along, the artist block happened to it and it needed to sit a spell. And when I put away my assumptions, the oil began to flow again. Ezekiel 37:1 Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. Ezekiel was granted a vision of the valley of dry bones after God had directed him to prophesy the rebirth of Israel. Ez 37:14 "I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’” This promise is seemingly impossible in light of Israel’s present condition. Divided and dispersed for so long that unification and restoration seems impossible. Yet... "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." Matthew 26. And yes... Proverbs 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.The common denominator is blood.
- Crown 4. I've got sand in my eyes!
This is the fourth in the Crown Series and is called Crown of Glass and Pearls. Interesting that the common denominator is sand. From Revelations comes verse 4:6 0ut from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. And verse 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
- Crown 5. Come out! Come out! Wherever you are.
Air. Cannot live without it. Before ventilation, respirators and other early warning detectors canaries were caged and hung in coal mines to warn of imminent air quality deterioration. The canary in the coal mine is always the first to go, whether in reality or in metaphor. This is the fifth in the Crown Series and is called "the Air I Breathe". It was created in oil on a gallery wrapped 20"x20" canvas. A crown of fire in the celestial heavens. As with the other four crown paintings, this one has a commonality and that is air. It takes oxygen for fire to burn. there is no oxygen in outer space, as far I have heard. And the canary, perched on a burning piece of coal, was used an early warning system for those working underground in the mines. The Hollies sang called The Air That I Breathe...all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you In the beginning Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. And Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Ezekiel 37:4-14 Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.' "Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones, 'Behold, I will cause breath to enter you that you may come to life. 'I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.'" So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. And I looked, and behold, sinews were on them, and flesh grew and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they come to life."'" So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army. Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished We are completely cut off.' "Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. "Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. "I will put My Spirit within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'" The common denominator is oxygen.
- Remnant III. Make a wish.
This is commissioned painting called Make A Wish. This is third in the Remnant Series. A hard scrabble life as in Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, And saved him out of all his troubles. But when the nights are warm, the cotton is high, everything is possible. Go ahead...Make A Wish because Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
- You know the answer.
How do you become the positive person you want to be? How do you reunite with the creator? Just ask. reconcile yourself with Jesus and ask Him to come into your heart and life. Get a bible. Read it everyday. Outloud. From Genesis to Revelations. Every single thing you need to become your very best self is found in the bible. 🎶 Create in me a clean heart, O God And renew a right spirit within me Create in me a clean heart, O God And renew a right spirit within me…
- Prayer of Salvation!!
Its everything.
- Its True! There is only one you! And thank you Jesus!
You ARE special! And so am I because we were each designed by God Himself and He doesn’t make junk or depend on luck! And you know what else? You were DESIGNED to be born in this time and in this place with these joys and trouble because you are the only one who can appreciate them and make a difference. i saw a celebrity quote today on that we are lucky we were born considering the magnitude of the universe and I thought awwww how sad that this man doesn’t know that God Himself part lpicked him down to the hairs on his head! Luke 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrow. And when you get lost or lonely or sad or disappointed know this... Jesus is with you...Deuteronomy 31: 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” You are His 1 in 99 ❤️ No not by luck. You ARE more than one in a billion stars. To God. To us. Thanks for coming. Thanks for staying. But as far as existing again eternally in paradise? That up to you. Going to Heaven is a choice only you can make. That choice is whether we will accept Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, as our Savior and Lord.
- Catch the Wave! Part 1 of the Starfish story.
Psalm 42:7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me. The starfish. The pansies. Holding a pearl and laying together in the waves. Pansies, coming from the French word pensée, meaning thoughts, so named because of the pansy's habit of hanging its head as if in a pensive or thoughtful mood. "There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. That’s for thoughts...". Shakespeare This is called Wave. A 20x24 oil on gallery canvas and presented itself as I prayed. "For the LORD is a great God...The sea is His, and He made it." Psalm 95:3 and 5 There is the legend of the starfish that tells of a child being observed returning stranded starfish back to the sea, one after another. He was asked “do you really think that what you are doing is going to make a difference?" The boy looked down at a starfish by his feet, picked one up and as he gently tossed it back into the ocean, he said, "It makes a difference to that one”. It all matters. Where and what you eat. What you do. Where you go. What you say. To you. To others. Go ahead and be the one. Take the good farther. Love more. Why? You matter! To God. To many. And know that it is a given that as your "pearl-ness" is being roughed up and re-smoothed out that you are protected. So go with Gods flow and I will meet up with you on the other side. Blessings till then.
- the Offering.
Kiki Dee sang "Ain't got no trouble in my life, no foolish dream to make me cry. I'm never frightened or worried... I got the music in me..." Like a thunderbolt this hit me! I felt the electrical charge. My heart raced. My fingers tingled all the way down to my toes. And it is the music that will hold the church together. From 1 Chronicles 17 came 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. 13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. Reading the Old Testament is a real struggle. God's children were...are... a real challenge. Repeatedly I asked God "what gives?". Even lofty David, the beloved King of Israel. Adulterer. Murderer. And then finally repentant of his sins Thankfully as it says in 1 Samuel 16:7 " The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. " I saw the thorns as Christ saw them as he hung on the cross. I heard His last breath as He said “Father, Into Thy Hands Commend My Spirit.” He died for the church. And I saw heaven rejoice! The angels sang. Hear the fanfare of the trumpets ! There was one heavenly explosion of joy upon joy that the Son of God enacted the ultimate gift of love for Gods children. He is The Offering as in John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. JESUS! In the plan and from the beginning. Just like most parents, even God knows the strengths and weaknesses of His children. And He loves us. Anyways. We are His World! We are His Church. We are His window. And the song played in my heart by Louis Armstrong and I see in my hearts memory Louis on the television holding his trumpet and my gram sitting there in her rocking chair singing along over and over "...and I think to myself...I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And yes I think to myself What a wonderful world..." Ohhhhh... yeahhhhh. There are only five things that make the angels in Heaven rejoice. When God said, “ Let there be light. ” (Job 38:7). The night of the Lord’s birth. (Luke 2:13-14). Whenever a sinner gives His heart to the Lord. (Luke 15:7,10). When the Church arrives in Heaven. (Rev. 5:11-12). And when the Lord defeats His enemies on Earth and returns to reign. (Rev. 19:6-7) Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Thank you Jesus from the top to the bottom of my soul.
- I’ve Got The Music in Me
This came to me in a dream and is called Cast-A-Net and is reflective of the book of Isaiah chapter 11. In verse 1 it prophesies the return of the Messiah "A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit." We are to be assisted by the seven spirits of God in the construction of Holy Spirit spoken of in Isaiah 11:2 and 3. 1) the Spirit of wisdom 2) the Spirit of understanding 3) the Spirit of counsel 4) the Spirit of power 5) the Spirit of knowledge 6) the Spirit of the fear of the Lord 7) the Spirit of delight in the fear of the Lord. In verse 10 "In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people...". It came to me at 3 a.m. I was sound asleep and dreaming of casting nets over goldfish and awoke to the knowledge that this was to be my next work. The next morning a search of the scriptures for the casting of nets netted me around 35 verses but not one of them pertained to the dream I had. It seemed relevant that the goldfish is in regard to the strategic harvest and subsequent protection of His children and disciples. Psalms 91:1 says "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence..." Folks its time for His disciples to cast the nets of Evangelism. The usual casting net is a circular net with small weights about its edges and to sink by design as it spreads out on the water. You are warned to uphold the nets you cast and to keep them afloat by the seven Castanets marked by Gods spirit. Castanets? Yes! A simple and common musical instrument that has been found on every continent for a recorded 2500 years and more but a little more vaguely. In 2 Samuel 6:5 says "David and the entire assembly of Israel were dancing in the presence of the LORD with all of their strength, accompanied by all sorts of wood instruments, harps, tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. " Make a joyful noise! With the help of the Holy Spirit share the love of Jesus with wisdom, understanding, counsel, power, knowledge, fear of the Lord and with the delight in the fear of the Lord. Be loud and proud as in Psalms 98:1. "Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, 6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn— shout for joy before the Lord, the King. 7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; 9 let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity." In a nutshell, the Return of Jesus is imminent! Commit your ways unto the Lord and make a joyful sound! He's got this and you! And Flamenco music?! Be Passionate! Be Alive! By the way, it seems seaweed most commonly inhabits the part of the sea that is close to shore and thrives in the rockiest areas? True story. It kind of dies out in calm waters where the walking is easy. It just needs the son...
- The call has been made.
It is written in EXODUS 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM, This is what you are to say to the Israelites 'I AM has sent me to you.' " Exodus. The book of the Israelites finding their way home. The mass exit. Well... the first one. The Prophet spoke of a vision of seeing a tightly bound scroll sealed with seven waxed seals. Blood red in color and imprinted with I AM. Yes THOSE seven seals! It appears the first seal is now cracked from pressing by the one who is worthy. "What? Hey wait a minute! What is the meaning of these seals?" In cliff note version... One day in about the year 95 A.D. a man named John of Patmos had a vision from heavenly revelation given to him by Jesus Christ through an angel and sent off a "letter" it to the Christian community. He relayed that the seven seals he was shown represented the beginning of Christ's judgment of unbelievers on the earth during the Tribulation period. Each contained in the Hand of God until the end of the world as we know as spoken of in Daniel 12:4 "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." So in a nutshell...when God decides the time is right, as each is broken, a new revelation about the identity and qualifications of Jesus throughout the earth will be released. This one, the first will reveal the salvation though Jesus as the world is conquered by the false messiah, the Antichrist. The song Is He Worthy written by Andrew Peterson / Ben Shive sings... "Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll? The Lion of Judah who conquered the grave. He is David's root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave. Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Of all blessing and honor and glory. Is He worthy of this? He is..." referring to Revelations 5:9 "And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” Revelations! Scary stuff. End of days. End of us. Yet it offers comfort and encouragement to us Christians that our trials are neither in vain or unnoticed by His grace. Know that God's got this. Have faith. Say your prayers. Keep going. The evil that "seems" to rule over our everyday lives and thoughts will be utterly destroyed, and God's eternal kingdom will come into its fulfillment. The band REM sings... "That's great, it starts with an earthquake. Birds and snakes, an aeroplane, Lenny Bruce is not afraid Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn World serves its own needs, don't mis-serve your own needs..." As I was being told the story of this recent vision, I saw the scroll sealed by seven pushbuttons secured to a vintage British police Call Box. Those needing assistance could make calls via a telephone located behind a hinged door from the outside while the interior of the box was used as a temporary hold for detainees. Press One for the imminent arrival of the White Horse and the song continues...it's the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine...". Is it well with your soul? You won't like what's coming next if you are not. Worthy is the Lamb. Answer the call. TICK TOCK!