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Bumblebee on the Move (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)
If all men on earth have been created in the image of God who is THE CREATOR, then all should be able to be creative as well. Thinking about it for a while, I have been wondering why this is not the case and what might be the obstacles that hinder us to develop our full potential – I mean ALL of US – whether we think we can be creative or whether we doubt it.
Of course, if we find ourselves in life-threatening circumstances like war, severe illness, or as a victim of violent felony, our focus will be primarily to survive the evil that is threatening our bodies – and souls. Yes, not only our bodies suffer in such cases. However, our souls, unlike our bodies, are able to push pain aside by deferring our frightening thoughts into a very dark and distant room of the subconscious mind and our painful feelings into another dark room of our heart.
Hmm…
Whether we are aware of it or not, every “dark room” inside of us influences our whole thinking, our feelings and moods, and finally our behavior, too. Whether we believe it or not, we are under the influence of something we cannot fully control, 24/7, day and night, since even our dreams reveal with their often visually stunning imagery that there might be something wrong inside, something that has been imprisoned long ago and eventually wants to be freed.
The (creative) flow I am speaking of here is the flow of love, or to be more precisely, the Flow of Divine Love. It is interrupted as soon as a human being feels threatened, forsaken, rejected, offended, criticized…
If so, how can we help one another to become whole again? I mean wholeness in the sense of knowing that we are loved unconditionally, of feeling secure because there is nothing to be proved, and of experiencing that our failures are covered – before they even happen (cf. Prv 10:12; 1 Pt 4:8). How can we encourage one another to be these men and women who we really are? Who we initially were created to be?
Certainly not by always criticizing and proving that we are “better”, that we are right and that others are wrong. Certainly not, either, by always saying, “Yes,” although we meant, “No”. Perhaps, we might be able to offer one another a protection area of sorts whenever one of us is hurting, as soon as we are free to be ourselves so that we are able to let others be – exactly the way they are. Because we are all beautifully made in the image of God.
Jesus said,
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” (Mt 7:12 ESV)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (Jn 13:34-35 ESV)
Looking into the mirror of LOVE, we can see the beauty in everyone that reflects the perfect image of its Creator. In all of us. In YOU and ME…..
Entering the Promised Land 
Dear Susanne,
This was a great article and may I say “creative”? Through your own pain and suffering and road to recovery, God has given you great insight into where the answer lies to our healing and recovering our own creativity where we have been made IN the image of God.
When Eve and Adam chose to follow the tempter and become “like” God by their own power of choice (“If you eat of this tree you will be like God, knowing both good and evil” for this was the choice they made), they gave up their God given creativity they had as they abode IN Him! After the fall God said, “Behold man has become like one of us, knowing both good and evil”, Man left-off his God given place IN the Creator and became a rebel outside of God like Satan.
The creativity of Adam before the fall was recorded in that he was able to tend a garden the size of present day Iraq! He was also able to name all the animals on the earth as God paraded them before him. Adam was involved in the creation of God! Then we read about Eve before the fall, “Now Eve was the mother of all living.” This puts to rest for me where Cain and Seth got their wives from. Just because the other living humans on the earth that sprung forth from this woman who had very little pain in childbirth (remember this pain was a result of her sin [see Gen. 3:16 – you have to have something before you can multiply it times anything – 10 x 0 is still zero!]). Adam and Eve were VERY creative, filling the earth with children who were co-created in the image of God because their bodies also knew no aging (See Gen. 2:17 literally says, “the day you eat of it, dying you shall die” or, you will begin aging).
So, they had this God given creativity because they abode IN God and were in perfect communion with Him. Our loss of creativity is the fruit of sin abiding in us. Someone asked Michael Faraday (a very creative Christian English inventor) what he credited his inventiveness to? He said, “I just happened to be listening as the information came through.” I believe that we gain back “our” creativity when we cease trying to be in completion with God or reactive against Him for all the wounds we have endured and come into alignment with His will and His love once again.
Susanne, it is a wonderful sight to watch this happening in you! ❤
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Wow!! What a creative comment, Michael! Beautifully written! ❤ You may know that Susanne was melting away like ice in the sunshine while reading your reply… 🙂
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Yes, my dear friend and sister, His love can melt the hardest stony hearts as if they were only ice on a hot day. God moving in the power of His love to transform our hearts and empower us with His Spirit is the heart of the New Covenant (See Ezekiel 36:26-27 and Jer. 31:31-34) We are abundantly blessed to have such a great salvation that not only frees us from all that has bound us and fills our new hearts with His great creative love.
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I thank God every day that our sweet Lord ( ❤ ❤ ❤ ) does not see stony hearts because He has 'The Look of Love'. 😉
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Susanne: are you into photography too? This is my new found hobby! Nice article, nice picture!
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Thank you, Joanna. To be honest, I simply need pics for posting and therefore I take some with my mobile whenever I am on a prayer walk or on the move with my bike. I guess that’s not enough to turn into a hobby. 😉
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Awesome post, Susanne! 🙂
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Thanks a bunch, Deborah! 🙂 XOXO
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your post itself is a work of creative thought–when we put ourselves in the hands of our creator to regulate our lives then we get good creations–it looks to me like your in good hands–flow on girl.
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Mmmmmhhhhhh….. ❤
Honestly, Kenneth, I rejoiced in reading your very encouraging comment. You may know that you edified me that much with your words here. The German girl says THANK YOU!!!! 🙂
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Susanne, what an interesting article. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Love in Him,
Pat Orr
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You’re welcome, Pat. Thanks so much for your continued support through commenting. 🙂
Well, I have been wondering whether you, too, might create your own blog site in the days ahead…? Just my thoughts, dear sister, but I think you would certainly have much to tell us about your own insights so that we could learn from your experiences.
In His great love for you ❤ ❤ ❤
Susanne
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Susanne, I have never considered creating a blog; however, if the Lord should lead me to do so – I would want to obey.
I love you, my sister,
Pat Orr
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Whatever, Pat, He knows when and what…Maybe a novel as you recently said on Michael’s blog. 😉
By the way, I also wrote a long novel about my life, a fat spiritual selfhelp manual, and a four-part book about my experiences with God and Jesus before – all books were written in German, yet none of them were published.
In November 2011 the Lord drew me away from Germany into the English speaking virtual realm. That means, I began to comment a lot on American and British blogs beginning with December 1, 2011 and I NEVER wanted to write my own blog(s). You see, God’s plans are not ours (wink wink)…
Nonetheless, everything He wants us to do, finally, makes us rejoice in our doing, whatever it might be. God wants to see us happily serving Him because He is not a rigid ruler but a merciful and tender Daddy for all of us.
I love you, too, my dear sister ❤ ❤ ❤
Susanne
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Wow did I need this.
“I mean wholeness in the sense of knowing that we are loved unconditionally, of feeling secure because there is nothing to be proved, and of experiencing that our failures are covered – before they even happen (cf. Prv 10:12; 1 Pt 4:8).” was the best part. ”
Now that part was very helpful. Thank you.
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You’re very welcome, Fred. Glad that the quote spoke to your heart.
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