For the past few months, I have been collecting, restoring, and up-cycling furniture pieces to be re-loved by someone new. They are old, cracked and dusty; castoffs and misfits that are no longer desirable and found in barns, homes, trash piles, Goodwill, and garages. But looking past the imperfections I see the beauty of each piece. Each one is unique and loved. Clay hauls them to the barn, then glues and nails and sands, making the broken parts sturdy again. Then I get to work using paint to transform the piece into a new creation that is solid, beautiful and ready to be used again.
The lyrics of Beautiful Things by Gungor resonate in me as I think of our Creator who does the same thing-
"You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things out of us."
He finds us when we are undesirable; dusty misfits and castoffs in homes, barns, trash piles, Goodwill and garages. He lovingly restores our broken parts, recreating us as beautiful things.
The lyrics of Beautiful Things by Gungor resonate in me as I think of our Creator who does the same thing-
"You make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things out of us."
He finds us when we are undesirable; dusty misfits and castoffs in homes, barns, trash piles, Goodwill and garages. He lovingly restores our broken parts, recreating us as beautiful things.
2 Corinthians 5:17 “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! “
I consider art to be a form of worship, and hope that even in the simple act of recreating furniture I can see God at work and worship Him in the process. Art and creativity come from places of joy and pain, just as worship does. A battle with breast cancer, coupled with my best friend's fight with lung cancer has taken me on a roller coaster ride of faith this past year, but out of it I can see beautiful things. I think this video pulls my thoughts together in a very profound way.
I consider art to be a form of worship, and hope that even in the simple act of recreating furniture I can see God at work and worship Him in the process. Art and creativity come from places of joy and pain, just as worship does. A battle with breast cancer, coupled with my best friend's fight with lung cancer has taken me on a roller coaster ride of faith this past year, but out of it I can see beautiful things. I think this video pulls my thoughts together in a very profound way.
He makes beautiful things!
Yvette
