Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, For those of you who have been following my blog you know that I never thought I would be a photographer or a writer. Yet here I am. I am only a novice photographer with a lot yet to learn. And while I have read the Bible since childhood, I still have so much to explore in God’s word. I do know that God has used my photography to show me the beauties of his world in ways that I would have never seen before I picked up a camera. While I would have enjoyed seeing a pretty sunrise or sunset now and then, I would have never gone searching for them much less have known how to take a picture of one. The more I learned about landscape photography the more I wanted to see and know about Creator God.
There are times when I feel so inadequate as a photographer and a writer, but in those times I hold on to the way that God has spoken to me through his word and world and has given me the courage to share the word he speaks to me through my images and his word. So I will continue to develop my photography skills but more I seek to experience God’s word in a way that moves beyond intellectual knowledge. In the words of D. A. Carson in an article in the NIV Theological Study Bible, “Desiring merely to maser the text is not enough; we must desire to be mastered by it.” Jeremiah didn’t expect this call to be a prophet and he made excuses about why he wasn’t a good choice. But God had different plans. The road Jeremiah followed as a prophet wasn’t an easy one. I do believe that God has a call and a plan for every life, a plan which can change throughout our lives. Like me it may not be the one you expected or feel qualified to accomplish, but as I have found, God will give you what you need. It may not be to speak to thousands but to simply take one step and take a picture. Prayer Lord God, Creator of all Life, Speak to our hearts and fill us with the courage to follow you. Amen
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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