It was an honest confession.

One of the creatives in my church's small group for artists, where I've been sharing our God and Gigs devotionals, told me she's struggling to reconcile the amount of time and effort it takes to keep pushing her creative projects forward.

Tell me if you've ever felt something like this quote from her message.

"Been feeling a little down & discouraged lately when it comes to my goals with music...because it requires a lot of time, effort and money... sometimes the people take the fun out of it too."

If so, now you know that you're not alone.

And I want to help you see the light at the end of the tunnel.

What I've learned over 30 years of cultivating my unique, God-given creative lifestyle is this - our biggest battle usually isn't external.

It's not A.I, or streaming, or algorithms.

It's the voice in your head saying "this isn't worth it."

"If God wanted you to do this, it would be more successful."

"You're not talented enough."

It's in these moments of doubt that I would ask you to consider a radical question.

Does your creative gift belong to you? Or does it belong to GOD?

If it belongs to you, you get to decide what to do with it.

But if it belongs to God, He's in charge of it.

And any thought that your gift or skill isn't important would mean that God views His OWN gifts as unimportant or worthless.

That's definitely not true.

God sees both you and your gift as special and worth developing. Whether it becomes a career or makes money isn't the point.

God wants to develop all of YOU - and if creativity is part of you, it's worth it to build it, practice it, and share it.

I'd love to hear from you if this is a current battle you're dealing with so we can devote more resources and strategies to help encourage you. Reply to this email if you've got your own story of dealing with creative discouragement.

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