I believe that we’re all born creative. We are made in the image of the Creator, therefore we have been designed to be creative.
The fact that we’re all creative beings, and many of us don’t feel that way is usually due to several different factors.
I think the 1st factor is the truth that most of us allow frustration to block our creative process. We second guess our abilities because of previous failures or setbacks.
When our frustration gets the best of us, fear will often creep in, limiting our creativity. And this is the next factor that keeps us from experiencing our true creative self. We become afraid to show people what we’re really made of / what inspires us / what drives us. A lifetime of frustrations will either push us to overcome our fears or cripple us underneath them.
So my best advice to becoming a true creative, the way God intended you to be: GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY!
The only person that can keep you from your calling is you. We’re so lost in our own heads most of the time, that we can’t envision the creativity that is often buried deep. Am I saying all of us can paint the Mona Lisa or sing the National Anthem in front of thousands? No. Am I saying that there’s a unique creative outlet that God has designed inside of you that is desperately trying to get out? Definitely! It’s your job to figure out in what capacity that looks like for you.
Go be creative! Just don’t forget to get out of your own way. It will be messy at first, but the more you pursue it, the more the Creator will work in you and through you!
-ABB