"All the forces in the world are not so powerfu as an idea whose time has come" - Victor Hugo
The first revelation we ave of God in scripture is that of a creator. All it takes is a glance n any given direction and this s evident. If God is anything, He is a creator and He is very creative. This being said then if God is infinitely creative and we were created and called to be conformed to His image then creativity isn’t optional for us. In reality, creativity is one dimension of spiritual maturity. To become more like the creator is to operate in wisdom because biblically wisdom and creativity are connected. In fact, creativity is a manifestation of wisdom in the context of excellence and integrity. Wisdom is personified in Proverbs 8, and is the companion of God in the creation of all things. Therefore wisdom and creativity cannot be separated. While most Christians place a high value on wisdom most do not hold an equal value for creativity. Yet it is creativity that illustrates the presence of wisdom: “wisdom is vindicated by all her children” Luke 7:35 NASB.
The first mention of a person filled with the Spirit in scripture was Bezalel and he was called upon to head up a building project for Moses. Wisdom has a creative release. King Solomon, the wisest man next to Jesus, was honored by dignitaries and led Gods people into the greatest time of peace and prosperity they had ever known. Wisdom, through one man, changed a nation. This wisdom made manifest not only in decisions but in creative release actually took the breath away from the Queen of Sheba (2 Chronicles 9:3-4). I look forward to the day when the sons and daughters of God embrace this reality and the church in wisdom with creative release takes the breathe away from the world that surrounds her.
Although there is no 4 step program to creativity or guaranteed formulas which will ensure that we get that God idea that we need these are some practical things I have put into place in my life that have and do help me.
1) 1. Prayer. The Aramaic word for “prayer” means “to set a trap.” We often think of prayer as words we speak to God and sometimes we forget He really does want to talk back. Prayer is the place where God ideas are conceived and captured. This would also be a great place to add, praying in the Spirit, since it is the Spirit that desires to tell and show us those things “eyes havn’t seen and ears havn’t heard” (1 Corinthians 2:9-11).
2) 2. Mental stretching. Of course I start with reading my bible because I want to be into His mindset. But I also read about things I know nothing about to get out of my mental routine and do some cerebral stretching.
3) Location. I often struggle to be productive behind my desk. I love the people I work with and my desk is ok (chair could use some work) but often for me to think out of the box I need to be out of the box. Sometimes change of place equals change of perceptive.
Somewhere in our journey we stop creating the future and start repeating the past. This is not loving God with all o our mind remember the creativity of the creator is in you, release that wisdom!
