Just A Brushing Image

     Now that we have painted in class I feel like I want to do it now with every book I read.  I better get to buying all of my serious supplies. 
     But on a serious note, I enjoyed every second of that experience and privilege.  Painting has been, lately, something I love to do that relaxes me and soothes my mind and calms my heart.  It is a wonderful way that I, Aubrey, can put all that is on my path and in my busy thoughts of things to do, aside and take time to reflect.  Sometimes, it is my way of speaking to the Lord my Savior and King.  I know that within painting, I am, in just one aspect of many, glorifying the Lord and giving Him all the praise.
     The involvement that I had with painting a verse in Joel was priceless.  Even though I was not in my own home, doing it under candle light and music, it was the perfect time and place.
      I painted on Joel 2:22-23, "Do not fear, O land, rejoice and be glad, For the LORD has done great things. Do not fear, beasts of the field, For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has borne its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full. So rejoice, O sons of Zion, And be glad in the LORD your God."  This verse just really helped me in the chapter I am in now and have been for the past couple of months and I knew that this would be a wise decision to make it my painting.  The Lord tells us, as His children, to not be afraid 365 times in the bible.  This verse showed me that no matter what happens in my life, I have everything to be joyful and glad about.  That for everything the Lord has put in the will of my life has gone through His hands first.  I am glad in Him.  That my tree will bear great and mighty fruit and it will be because the plans He has for me.  For He is most gloried in us when we are am most satisfied in Him, -John Piper-.