The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness in stead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Isaiah 61:1-4
In 2005 I did Bible study by Beth Moore called Breaking Free. Through that Bible study the Lord did a lot of healing, renewing and refocusing in my heart. During my time of study I memorized the verses above from Isaiah. The truth and hope in those 4 verses has nurtured my heart and my mind significantly. The line, "for the display of His splendor," has stayed with me the most. It reminds me that my life is not about me; my life is for the King. I have a lot of weeds in the garden of my heart, but I know that I'm loved and adored by my Father. I was created to "display His splendor" in all that I say and do.
Today I'm embarking on a new adventure and challenge. I feel it is time for me to move forward in my creativity and be challenged by allowing other people to view more of my artistic creations. To be completely honest, I'm very nervous. I struggle with the fear of rejection. That is why it has taken me so long to finally get to this step with my art. I fear that I will disappoint people or that they simply will think I'm fool to think I'm any good at art. I know and understand now that not everyone is going to like what I create. I'm finally kind of okay with that :) My passion for art andbeing creative for my King is so strong within me that I feel brave enough now to share it with more people. I want to learn and grow. I cannot live in fear any longer.
So welcome to my new blog that I will use to document how I'm growing, learning and changing in my art while continuing to seek Jesus. I chose Chariee to be the title of this blog because it means darling in French. It is also my middle name. I use to not care for it as my middle name until I learned of its meaning. As I mentioned above I struggle with the fear of rejection from people. That also translates fear of rejection from God. I know that He has not nor will He reject me, but the enemy does tempt me to believe that often. Learning that Chariee means darling has helped me to be constantly reminded that I am my King's darling. I'm His delight. I'm His princess. What better name to title a blog, (or hopefully a futurebusiness), with a word that I struggle to remember is a name that my King has given me and all of His children. We are His darlings.
With all that said, Welcome!
