September

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

Anaïs Nin

Most of my life I’ve struggled with an attitude of lack. I’ve always set standards for myself to reach, to always be improving. Questioning if:

• I’m smart enough.

• I’m successful enough.

• I’m friendly enough.

In the margin of my bibles are endless questions:

• Where is my heart not aligned with Jesus’s heart?

• Where is my attitude still willful, self-serving?

• Where am offended?

Taking creative photos means learning to see in new ways. Looking for new angles, paying attention to backgrounds, and foregrounds. Seeing lines and patterns through the lens.

This dahlia image is pretty much straight out of camera. It took my breath away.

Because God has been teaching me to see from abundance instead of lack, I could capture the hidden dance of this flower.

How are you seeing? Do you struggle with seeing more lack than abundance?

Try this exercise:

Every morning ask Jesus about His favorite part of yesterday. If you’re like me, it’ll begin to shift things inside and you’ll find abundance of joy and peace in hidden places.