Today I’m sharing an excerpt from the chapter A Time to Plant in my book Newness of Life, based on this scripture:
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
Ecclesiastes 3:2 NLT
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How I’m Finding Newness of Life
When I was studying art in college, I had to learn a new way of looking at the world. I had to look for shapes in between spaces, study bone structure and muscle attachments, and learn a new language of shadow and light.
An artist must be sensitive to sights a normal person doesn’t notice. Multiple colors within a single leaf. The way light looks in the morning as opposed to dusk, and how it looks in winter as opposed to spring. Your art is only as good as your ability to notice nuances.
In her new book Fear Fighting, Kelly Balarie mentions the story of a woman with tetrachromatic vision. Her genetic mutation allows her to see the world as if she were looking through a kaleidoscope of color, seeing one hundred times more color than the average person. She sees the colors hidden from our natural sight every day–right in front of us, yet unnoticed.
How I’m Fighting Fear in 2017
I was honored to serve on Kelly Balarie’s launch team for her new book, Fear Fighting. It is on sale today! Go to fearfightingbook.com to purchase.
Kelly’s book is a powerful, rich, bold account of how God helped her fight fear and lessons you can take into your own battle against fear.
My 12 favorite parts of this book:
An Invitation to Newness of Life
Dear friends, I am busy writing this new book to publish on Amazon as an e-book on January 8. I’m diving into the seasons of life in Ecclesiates: planting and harvesting, tearing and mending, silence and speaking, and much more.
This book is all about seeking trust in God’s timing as you weather life’s inevitable changes. I will take a break from blogging this week as I write the book, and I hope you will join me for the online Bible study January 9 – February 3.
What life seasons and changes are you facing this year? Here’s my 2017 list: