I took a risk. Our prayer ministry had a booth at the local business fair. We offered “Free Prophetic Art.” I risked being one of the artists.
It felt like a risk for two reasons. First, I can only draw stick figures. Yes, I have beautiful painting skills, but I generally trace the images that I paint. I don’t draw them. You can see from the photo that my “prophetic art” is no masterpiece. In fact, the 1st two pieces of art I drew that day were stick figures.
The point of prophetic art is not the art, but the prophecy. I have been encouraged, inspired, and moved to tears by prophetic art drawn for me. None of those pieces were great works of art either. However, each one released God’s love and destiny over me. I wanted to offer the same encounter with God that I had experienced.
Which brings me to the second risk. I had to trust God to give me a picture and word for the person standing in front of me in 30 seconds or less. Yikes!
We are a microwave generation; even 30 seconds of waiting for something has us pacing with impatience. Fortunately, we had a stack of previously drawn prophetic art for them to look through while they waited. And my other team members distracted them with conversation and prayer while I “listened” for God’s word for them. Still, I felt the pressure to be quick. You and I both know that God has His own timing. Hence the risk.
My first prophetic art “customer” was a beautiful, young woman from Poland. Through my nervousness and the pressure to be fast, I thought I saw her riding a bike. I grabbed onto that image. I started drawing a stick figure riding a stick bike while I prayed, “Ok, God, what does this mean?”
I had the impression that she has an adventurous spirit, and God is pleased with that. I couldn’t tell if this was His idea or mine. I just had to go with it. So, I wrote that next to my child-like drawing.
She said, “You nailed it! I do have an adventurous spirit.”
Whew! I did hear God! He used me to affirm her identity in Him. And she walked away smiling.
My faith soared with that initial success. My nerves subsided. Yes, God can be trusted to back me up when I take a risk for Him.
Beloved, I encourage you to take a risk. It is faith building and exhilarating. Following God is such an adventure . . . Join the fun!