Chapter 3 – Awakening – Part 5

All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded.
Exodus 35:10

Exercise 5: Take One Baby Step Forward

Draw a picture, write a poem or essay, or shoot a roll of film. Practice a musical piece, fix your instrument. Buy some supplies. The Lord is waiting to see your efforts so he can bless you. I’m really not that far off. I practice piano/organ up to 6 hours each week and never less than 4. I write for at least half an hour nearly every day. I bought supplies last week. I’m going to be painting very very soon and intensely. My mind is designing a display for the library’s summer reading program coming up. I have another display to put up soon. And a third that I’m not ready to tackle yet. I’ve got additional musical practices coming up and I’m rehearsing for a short skit. I’ve learned my lines and I go over them in my head in spare moments. I sing whenever I get the chance. I prepare to “preach” weekly. If anything, I’m taking a break this week. So what is it I’m just not getting? Why do I feel that I’m not doing enough? Why do I feel that I’m not an artist?

How did you get past one “If only … I would.” I’m moving towards a solution. I need a portable laptop. I am going to get the new laptop. I’m not sure when. I’m trying to be patient. Next I had to argue the portability question. My mind is even having difficulty wrapping around the idea of being portable. Right now, I read when I’m in between places. But what if I could write in the in between times. If my laptop were portable, I would NOT be typing HERE. I don’t have privacy. I might stay in bed to type. I might type before falling asleep …

This week I took the following small step: Argued for portability.

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:3

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