LENT DEVOTIONAL: WEEK 3
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” 1 Peter 5:10
Cultivate beauty: The definition of cultivate is “to improve or develop by careful attention, training, or study.” Cultivating requires great intention much like a spiritual discipline. What we devote our time to and what we fix our eyes and attention on is what we will cultivate in our lives. The eyes of our heart, our imagination, is a God given gift of the ability to dream and envision a reality that is not yet tangible. Even with a garden, we plant a tiny seed that looks nothing like what it will become. However, because we can imagine the beautiful blooms, we take great care and intention to provide what it needs for those blooms to become a reality.
Our imagination is a seedbed and what we plant in it will become what we believe to be true. Like caring for the seeds in the garden, it is vital that we take the same care of our imaginations through attention, training and study as the definition of “cultivate” suggests.
Libby John is an artist partner with Art House North and is the director of Vivid Artistry and host of the Art and Faith Podcast. Subscribe to her weekly devotionals HERE.
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