Have you ever walked into an art gallery and been captivated by the colour and depth of a painting? How it draws you in and the emotion that it can evoke.
Our lives are like a canvas. God is the painter and has put within each person a vision for their future along with hopes and dreams. Jeremiah 29:11 says
''For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".
As I was winding down from a full day of activities I felt the Lord say that the colour has faded from peoples' lives because of the challenges, trials and issues of life that they have had to contend with. So many have been holding onto a promise yet to be fulfilled or pressing for a breakthrough that has yet to come. When you are in a hard place and struggling your vision can become marred and you can end up loosing the hope that is within you.
Many have lost sight of their purpose and the vision on their canvas has faded but God wants to bring back the colour in your life. He wants to re-ignite our dreams, give us a fresh vision and renew the hope! Expand the canvas - what dreams are yet to be explored? Enlarge the territory - open up our influence. God wants to renew the passion for the calling that is upon each one so we can make a difference in the world we live in whether it is great or small or we're young or old, it doesn't matter. Its never too late! Daniel 11:32 says 'the people that know their God will have strength and will carry out great exploits'. If there were no limitations what do you think your life would look like? I can guarantee that it would be full of colour.
I love what Habakkuk 2:2, 3 says which is to write down the vision plainly and the herald will run with it for the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end. Though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day! End. Each life is a canvas that is waiting to reflect the beauty and glory of the Lord.
