grateful for Christ

When creative people talk about their work, they often mention the need for inspiration. This is just a brief note about inspiration that I learned a few nights ago:

Unfaithful hearts seek what they want/need from any source that offers it. Those who wish to speak, write, or otherwise create should be aware of the source of their inspiration. I wrote something very true the other night to express how the worst night of my life felt, and I ended up very accurately quoting the chaotic, vile voice of the evil one in order to portray what I experienced. It was then that I realized that just because something is true in some sense doesn’t mean it should be expressed.

If I would be faithful to God, it means I must commit myself to giving voice to the only one worthy of speaking: God. I will not, for the sake of finding inspiration, prostitute myself to anything that so much as grants me a creative urge. A great many things simply aren’t worthy of being expressed. It seems that this applies in more areas than just creative endeavors, but it is just a token to think about.

Glory to God for allowing us to express Him. Even the most insufficient attempts at expressing God tend to turn out well because of the greatness of the Subject. Praise Him always.