Saturday morning at 7am a group of us got together to paint
and pray. Painting is something I
enjoy. With every swipe of the brush I
pray for someone. It may be the same
person over and over again or I may move from one person to another.
One by one my friends arrived. I knew what some were going to say, “Now I
can’t paint, I don’t have an artistic bone in my body!” I was right.
I reassured them that they could be artists. Everyone see’s something different in
art. One person may like a shade of blue,
where another may like a shade of pink.
One may put a circle or a texture while another will put a square and a
line.
As the morning went on they got better and better. We teased some that they need to quit their
day job.
What I loved most about the morning wasn’t the
painting. It was the conversation that
came from the painting. This was the
real reason I wanted to paint together.
The conversation started with directions on how to paint, but quickly
turned to Jesus, prayer, and scripture.
This is what happens when you surround yourself with
Christian friends. What do your
conversations with your friends sound like?
Is it gossip? Is it sinful? Is it about work? I could list hundreds of things, but I know
you get the jest of it. Think about it
for a minute. How many of your
conversations with your friends end up being about Jesus?
If your groups of friends don’t talk about Jesus maybe its
time to get new friends or it may be time for you to start the conversation
that is difficult for some to discuss.
Let me assure you that when you talk about Jesus wonderful things
happen.
I learned so many new things Saturday because I surrounded
myself with Christian friends. Find your
Christian friends and place them in the holes of your life. You will quickly see that once you do the
holes will become filled.
Proverbs 13:20New International
Version (NIV)
20
Walk with the wise and become wise,
for
a companion of fools suffers harm.
****If any of you ever want to paint and pray let me
know. My home is open.
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