Beauty and Writing
Lorilyn Roberts
It's
interesting to me that Jesus never said in the Beatitudes, blessed are the beautiful, blessed are the popular, blessed are
the gifted, or blessed are those who are the best—whether it be as a teacher, artist, carpenter or writer. But He did
say, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you."
I have sensed in my spirit
that when I am creating I am most like God than at any other moment. There is a subconscious link between the creative aspect
of who we are and God. When we choose to glorify Him in that endeavor, the beauty is far greater than we could have created
(or written) on our own. When our motives are tainted, we lose part of that beauty. By tainted, I mean for fame, money, popularity,
or acceptance.
One
thing that has struck me is I have scuba dived all over the world, and there is a good possibility I have seen things that
no one else on earth has witnessed; beauty that surpasses anything that I could describe here. I wonder why God would create
an underworld paradise that might only be enjoyed by me for a fleeting moment or perhaps never seen by anyone. New species
are being discovered every day in science, and if I were a betting woman, I would say there are hundreds if not thousands
of things out there that are still unknown. If we ask ourselves that same question, it can lead to some profound answers. Why create beauty if no one else will
see it, believe in it, appreciate it, pay us for it, or give us accolades?
It's because that is the way God is. We will always have the Audience
of One, and if that Audience of One chooses to bring us recognition here, then we can be grateful for that. But I believe
our rewards will be far greater in heaven if the beauty we create here is for Him, and maybe even more so if never even seen
by anyone. The eternal accolades we receive in heaven from our heavenly Father will dwarf any earthly applause that we could
receive from man. May our creative gifts be offered to the One who gave them to us; unabashedly, explosively yet gently, one
word at a time, until the creative genius within us cries out, “Thank you, Abba Father, for this story.”
