I don’t know if you have ever heard of Jackson Pollock. He is an American artist during the middle 1900’s who created some very interesting art. His paintings were very abstract and considered to be in the Expressionism movement. One interesting characteristic of his paintings was that he loved to use the “splatter” technique…or at least that is what I call it. He will take paint and sling it all over the canvas creating an image. If you ever get to see one of his paintings in person, you should. They are intriguing.
At the Dallas Museum of Art, they have several Jackson Pollock works. Since I live in Dallas – I’ve been able to stand in front of them and try to…make sense of the painting. The one painting that I just cannot figure out is called Cathedral. Supposedly, you are supposed to see a church in all the messiness. I cannot see it.
Can you see a Cathedral in this painting? Or does it just look like a mess? I think it is very much an interesting piece of art. It is even more amazing in person. But I cannot make out a defined image in all the splatter. It is probably because I am not able to focus on what I need to in order to see it. Let me know if you can see what I cannot.
Life can be like that. We can look at our life and see nothing but a bunch of mess. It is frustrating trying to make sense of it all. But God sees things differently. He knew you even before He formed you. You were always in the plans. No one…absolutely no one is or has ever been a mistake. To Him, it all makes sense.
We just lose our focus so many times because we dwell on the RIGHT NOW rather than realizing that life isn’t all about the right now, but often about what lies ahead. Our lives, if painted on a canvas, may look a little like a Pollock. But God looks down and sees each splatter, drop and stroke. And He can use it for His glory and our good.
Be blessed dear readers. Remember to keep your focus on God and not on what is going on around you. Keep your heart and mind right – don’t allow life to get you down.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven
Jeremiah 1:5 – “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born I set you apart
and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”
Philippians 4:8 – And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Hebrews 12:1-2 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
Colossians 3:2 – Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
Matthew 24:13 – But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Boldly Radiant 