It’s Five Minute Friday! I’m back! I couldn’t resist today’s word prompt: PAINT. Now to write for five minutes flat, no crazy editing, over-thinking or anything like that. Not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing.
Go!
For almost four years straight I painted. Almost every single day. Not a house, not a room, and no, not a beautiful portrait.
I did paint for therapy, for fun, for enjoyment. I painted because people asked me to.
I was a professional painter. Professional means you were paid for your work, right?
Most days I looked forward to it, I loved the challenge, the creativity, the smell of the paints and the feel of the wood in my hands. I felt accomplished, pleased and happy with my work.
Others were happy too! They left me kind words, emailed, sent notes, even called on the telephone.
On days when I didn’t feel well or things were not going just right, I could retreat to my “workshop” and paint my heart out. I covered up imperfections, made something out of nothing and gave something to others that they could treasure. It was healing and comforting to me at a time in my life when there was much uncertainty and confusion.
Over two thousand years ago a Painter came into this world.
He painted beautiful portraits, total transformations. There was nothing or no “subject” He would not tackle. None was too difficult, none too far gone that He could not take their canvas and make it beautiful.
He looked ahead to the finished product. The old, made new again, all from the brush of The Painter.
You see, I just painted shelves that The Sweetheart created from his hands. It took the two of us, working together, to create wooden items that others would want to hang on a wall in their home. Decorate it up and enjoy it for a few years, and then move on to something else.
But this Painter…what He did was permanent…and He did it all for me. For you. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17.
His brush not only covers up the old, it completely does away with it, never to be remembered again. His brush heals. Let Him heal you today!
Stop.
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Lovely post! Thanks for sharing.
Pam
That is some special paint Ruth! Thank you so much for stopping by. Heading over to see what you are up to 🙂 Blessings!
Loved your “place” Cathy…I am your newest follower! You bubble over with joy friend!
Well I don’t get to paint any longer 🙁 We sold “The Wood Shed” and our ebay business when we went overseas. I wish I had kept more shelves but the lady that bought our house wanted everything on my walls, just the way it was! At the time we assumed we would be overseas permanently…but they are just “things” and it is okay. Great memories!
YOU know how to paint! I “peeked” at your post too, amazing! Thank you so much for stopping by so I could meet you. Blessings!
Thank you Shannon…I loved yours as well! Blessings and enjoy your kids!
Nannette, what a beautiful post for this Five Minute Friday! Your words are encouraging today as I look at the me the Painter painted before my life canvas was ever made. You can visit my FMF post here: http://thesimplysaidmom.blogspot.com/2014/04/five-minute-friday-paint.html
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I LOVED this! I’ve painted walls and furniture and frames and yes, some shelves, over the years and I so connect with this. Loved it.
I so enjoyed reading this post, Nanette, as I learned more about you. I also received the encouraging reminder that I am a new creation, transformed by the Painter Who sees the end product He will make me. Beautiful post! Visiting from Fellowship Fri. this morning 🙂
Nannette, Wow, you really were a painter! Such beautiful work. What a blessing to know the Savior! I am so happy to have found your blog and meet you. Join me sometime at “Life Bubbling Over!” on Facebook and lets get to know each other better. Blessings…<…Cathy
Lovely to visit again, Nannette! I really love what you say about how the Painter’s brush doesn’t just cover over – but completely does away with the old… that’s some ‘special Paint’, eh? Deep and transformative. I’m so grateful to have read this post today. xRuth