Productive vs. Creative

P: Morning Papa.

G: Hey buddy. What are you going to do today?

P: Funny, I was going to ask you that. What would you like to say to me today? What would you like me to do today?

G: Patrick, be creative. That is what I want you to do today. I have given you plenty to think about in order for you to use your time creatively. I don’t have a single specific task that I am going to tell you to do, because I want you to learn to be creative, in everything and at all times. This is extremely important. This is not about productivity, it is about creativity, the kind of creativity that reflects Me. It is not about My glory. I am glorious already. It is about you coming into a place where you reflect that glory in the earth, not for your benefit, not for my benefit, but for the benefit of those who do not know Me. How can you be hidden and display my glory?

P: Lord, I do understand what you are telling me. I have tried writing on a blog, I have tried writing in a book, and they both feel stale. I feel like I get started and stall out. I don’t know how to keep going and not hit a wall.

L: Don’t avoid the wall, break through it. Hit it full force and watch it crumble as you pound against it. That is creativity, to go beyond the possibility you perceive. Trusting in Me for your outcome, you will break through. Come on, Patrick, you CAN do this. You may not always want to do it, I understand. Feeling conflicted is natural, I understand that, I really do. But you must pass through it to the other side. If you let it stop you in your tracks, you will never be able to overcome the struggles that life will bring.

P: OK, so you want me to be creative in everything. Writing, living, working, talking, etc. that seems really hard and a lot to take on. We are creatures of habit. how do I break the habits that have become the structural framework of my lifestyle?

L: Little by little. Start somewhere and keep finding more habits to break, until approaching life creatively is your main habit. That’s what I am after. Change your perspective about your life, because your perspective right now is to see your life as inferior to one that you know is out there waiting for you. My perspective is that you have a life you are not fulfilling because you are looking at it upside down. Do not get me wrong, Patrick. You are not failing. You are learning. Just as a child is not born spouting Shakespeare, wisdom comes at the price of a long life of learning from mistakes. Be willing to allow them show you where there is room for correction.

P: What if I cannot see a situation creatively?

L: What do you think this whole conversation is? I see every situation with a creative eye. If you don’t see it, ask Me. That is the whole point. That is why you have learned the skill of journaling, to learn to actively come to Me and be able to get answers when you do not see them. Buddy, this is exciting! You have smelled the potential in your own life, and you are climbing to it. I will show you the next steps when you need it. Just keep climbing. If you don’t know how, I will show you, it is that simple.

P: Wow, I guess the whole habit of living independently is really strong. Ok, Lord, I get it. Thank you for showing me. So today’s goal is to be creative. I still don’t ...

L: Patrick, creativity is not a goal. It is a method. The goal is to display My love and glory in all that you do so that the world would know Me.

P: OK. Man, life seems hard.

L: Patrick, it is if you take this as an assignment to go be productive. It is when you are creative that this will change. Productivity and creativity are related but different. If you set out merely to be productive, it will be a task, a burden of labor. Being creative is not a task, it is a relationship with the creation that connects Me to it through your expression of Me. It is love, it is a conversation of hope, it is a story of grace and mercy and it is miraculous power. I did not ask you to be productive today, I asked you to be creative. OK?

P: Okay, Lord.