Lent Blog 12 Jan

I had had a tough busy day and I got home late feeling like I deserved a time just vegetating in front of the Television! But as I came into my room I felt God saying "No I want you to paint" Now normally I have no probs painting for God but this time I wasn't happy! I wanted to watch TV! But it dawned on me that I had been seeking God throughout the day and here He was wanting to spend time with me, right at the end of the day and all I wanted to do was vegetate! Well I gave in and got my brushes and paper and began to paint a picture that God had placed on my heart about the glory breaking through the weeds of our lives. A few hours later feeling like i'd finished the painting and just about to put my brushes away I felt God say "great now do it again!" I was like God this is too hard! It's 12 am! But I realised I didn't feel tired so the brushes came out again and I painted another painting on the same theme but this time completely different to the one before and finally at about 2am I finished having had the most amazing time with God and with a wonderful sense of His peace. Also I woke the next day early in the morning and I didn't feel tired at all praise God in fact I felt refreshed!

Jason Cooper, 15/02/2008