The Gift God Has Given Me are Perfect for ME!

Cheryl Wilson

April 4, 2022

God talks about how He knows each of us personally. To me that is awesome and at sometimes overwhelming. Why me? With all the millions of people in this world, how does He have time to think of me?? Because He promises this!!

Jeremiah 1: 5 says “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.”

This says volumes. God knew me even before I was created!! So it makes sense to me that if He took that much time to form me, He will make sure to take care of me.

It was not in my youth that I truly realized the fact that God had given me a gift to paint. (OK, some of you might disagree, and that is OK!!!) Romans 12: 6 – 8 talks about giving to me my gift(s). I always loved art, music, drawing, creating, and painting, but did not pursue these desires full time until later in life. I did dabble in the creative forms but pursued a more academic career.

I honestly felt that God was speaking to me quietly. There was not a day that went by that I did not have this nagging desire to pursue my art.

I learned a valuable lesson. I honestly feel we are to find out what things we are good at and then devote ourselves totally to pursue these things. They are gifts from God. It is like this cycle, God gives us what we desire and we desire what gifts God has given us!!

If we try to pursue what others are good at and ignore what we are good at, we will fail!! We might not be gifted in that area, BUT if we honestly look for what we are good at and pursue that gift, we will truly find joy and fulfillment in life. I AM A WALKING TESTIMONY of this.

We are each unique in our creation. We each have a special purpose. I guess if I were to try to say an encouraging word to your today, it would be to make the most of your special gift.

Confidence

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Cheryl Wilson

I paint intuitively by embracing spontaneity to allow passionate paintings to be born through a transforming layering process of acrylics and inks. Each layer informs the next story of paint. In addition to layers often you will find sand, coffee, glass beads or perhaps even a gum wrapper invoking the question of what story is being revealed. I paint what I feel, how I feel, and each found object in my art continues that story. It is my hope that you find a connection to my work and might, if only for a moment, become captivated and feel something within yourself. The art I create are visual expressions of my inner soul, spirit and passion. Once a corporate entrepreneur trapped inside a suit and wearing heels, the desire to put my feelings, thoughts, and emotions on canvas became too powerful. The life-changing event that turned the corporate pen into a paintbrush was the dark world of Alzheimer’s that struck my mother. I could not wait any longer to paint in the event that world captured me as well. Leaving the boardroom behind, what has emerged is a new language expressed on canvas. This language expresses the freedom and unbound passion to create and let my art direct itself without fear or influences that has previously stifled my intuitive style. Constantly moving around the world, staying in one place no longer than three years at one time, living in the back of a musician’s studio, provided the opportunity to meet vast numbers of different people from all walks of life. These experiences set the canvas for the style of abstracts I paint because I find these people, locations, and experiences are represented in each painting in some way.

2 responses to “The Gift God Has Given Me are Perfect for ME!”

Mary Morgan

April 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm

I love what you said and God is such a good and amazing God who knows us and our every need.

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1. Cheryl Wilson
  
  April 11, 2022 at 11:35 am
  
  He is so Awesome!!!
  
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