Connecting To God’s Creative Flow

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<h1>Connecting To God’s Creative Flow</h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Mark Virkler.aspx'>Mark Virkler</a></strong><br /><p>The voice of God comes most often as a spontaneous thought which lights upon one’s mind and heart. The vision of God comes as spontaneous pictures which light upon one’s mind and heart. The emotions of God come as spontaneous emotions which light upon one’s mind and heart. The key idea here is spontaneity, as opposed to analysis. To capture divine flow, one is shifting from left hemisphere functions to right hemisphere functions. He is shifting away from analytical reason and to intuition. Now, many artists are already right-brain to begin with, so they find themselves naturally living in the right hemisphere of their brains (assuming the left-brain educational experience has not damaged them too severely). Quiet your mind. The flow of intuition and vision is purified and enhanced through several means. First, one would want to quiet himself down from the distractions of the world and of his own rational mind. Each person finds the best ways to do this. They may include going to a quiet place, assuming a relaxed posture, having no distractions, and making a choice to shift internally from the left side of one’s brain to the right side. Visualize in your mind. There are several internal triggers which can help one make this shift. One can begin by looking for vision. Since vision is a right-brain function, this will immediately shift one to the right side of his brain. Perhaps the apostle John is painting or imagining the first scene in Revelation 4:1. Revelation 4:1 says that “he looked” and that he “saw a door standing open in heaven.” The next verse (Rev. 4:2) says that “Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold....” John creates and image which acts as an internal trigger to connect him with the flow from God’s Spirit. The Spirit then takes control of the image and proceeds to show John an amazing vision. This is not just the image getting a life of its own or John’s mind continuing to create images. It is the life of God granting an ongoing series of pictures, or music, or creativity in response to the prayerful and positioned heart of the believer. This is also not just something for John, but for every believer. How can I know it is God who gives the vision and creativity? Well, the Bible says that if we ask for the Spirit we will not get a snake or a stone, but we will receive the Spirit (Matt 7:10; Luke 11:11). So, since I am asking for the Spirit, and since I know it is His will to give vision and revelation (Acts 2:17; Num. 12:6), and I know that when I ask according to His will, He hears me and gives me that which I have asked for (1 Jn. 5:14,15), I have every right biblically to believe that the flow of pictures and ideas and music and creativity which light upon me as I come before God in prayer, positioning myself before His Holy Spirit, is coming from Him. Yes, it is a step of faith, but without faith it is impossible to please Him, for those who come to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him (Heb. 11:6). Of course, in the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact is confirmed (Matt. 18:16), so I will present what I have received in the Spirit to two or three spiritual counselors whom I respect, and ask if they can confirm that what I have received has indeed come from God. In summary, triggers which one can use to connect with the divine flow within include: quieting himself down, fixing his eyes on Jesus (Heb. 12:1,2), and tuning to flow. </p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />Mark Virkler is with Christian Leadership University. CLU is a <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/">Christian University and Online Bible College</a> offering Christian education including Christian counseling and <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/concentrations/Theology.htm">Christian theology seminaries</a> and offers certificates, undergrad, Masters, and Doctorates in the various <a href="http://www.cluonline.com/welcome.htm">Christian colleges</a> of CLU.<p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Connecting-To-God’s-Creative-Flow_66719.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Connecting To God’s Creative Flow_66719.aspx</a></p>

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