Do you doubt the incredible value you have to bring to the table? Welcome to the remedy…

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As I was praying this morning, I got to thinking about capacity and capacity as human beings. Creative capacity is really what I was thinking about and and how when demand is placed upon us, it’s actually quite remarkable and surprising what we can produce. And I just want to kind of declare that you have a far greater capacity than you presently give yourself credit for. I really believe that I believe that the capacity that you carry is often hidden underneath layers of doubt and self consciousness. And I don’t mean that in an accusatory way.

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I just think that the human condition lends itself to doubting the incredible value that we bring to the table. Now, I’m not talking about recognising that and expressing that in a proud way we don’t produce and create to impress. We do it to express, to allow what is in us to come out into the world in ways that it can help and benefit other people. That’s what Christcentered creativity is all about. And there are creative solutions that are available for every problem that humanity faces.

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Again, that’s a belief that is a worldview that recognises the limitless capacity that we have to tap the creativity of God.

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Sometimes our consciousness, that others will judge our efforts and that sometimes there’s such judgments are going to be a little less than gracious. I mean, I’ve published some books in the past and even in the past few weeks that have enjoyed two, one and two star reviews, amongst others. And I’m selling them at like $0.99 a shot. It’s rather surprising how ungracious people can be in their judgments. We cannot allow these things to prevent us from stepping out.

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And how do I know that these are some of the things that you may struggle with in seeking to discover your creative capacity? I’ll tell you how I am human, too.

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We are in the same game. We are fighting in the same trench. Seriously, the human condition is one that requires redemption, and this is what I believe, the remedy to some of the reluctance and resistance that we face when we choose to step out in our creativity and let our voice be heard? I think that the remedy to that reluctance and resistance is to be less self conscious and more God conscious. And in the Creative Academy, the Christian Creative Academy, if you’re interested to find out more about that, you can jump over to Christiancreative Academy, I would encourage you to join obviously, it’s a great place to be and explore some of the ideas that I talk about here on the podcast.

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But in the Christian Creative Academy, we talk about five smooth stones, a five stone framework that’s really based around certain principles that can topple and overcome the roadblocks that stand in the way of you bringing your ideas and actually realising them in ways that other people can benefit from, actually crystallise them into products into podcasts, into publications that can then go out into the world on your behalf on God’s behalf and bring and bestow blessing. Now, in that five stone framework, it’s really based on the idea of the Goliath that stand in our way.

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And how David the shepherd boy, this teen shepherd rolls down to the river, pulls out five smooth stones to slay Goliath. This scrawny, red faced boy, even his own father didn’t deem him worthy of mention when the Prophet came knocking on their door, looking for a King faced with a foe that actually crumbled the courage of an entire army. Supposedly God’s Army, this unarmed youngster strode onto the field with nothing more than just a strap of leather and a few smooth stones.

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Now, if we’re talking about lack of capacity in the natural, here is an example. Talk about outmanned and underdogged David’s perspective, towered above his adversary from his God conscious Royal box, far above the world stage. Seated in heavenly places, he looked down and his perspective, his opinion, the frame through which he was looking, the lens through which he saw the world and whatever challenge and resistance it posed to his calling was, who is this uncircumcised philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? And I want to say today, creative Christian creatives artists, authors, entrepreneurs.

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The day to rise up is now, who are these uncircumcised devilish thoughts and ideas that they should stand up and defy the armies of the living God and prevent you from stepping into your creative calling?

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Yeah, of course. On the natural, David was still stood in the shadow of this giant on the Earth. But in the spirit realm, he was the one. He was the man of stature. You are the man of stature.

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You are the woman of stature. This tiny teen still stinking of sheep bedecked in a simple Shepherd’s garb towered like an edifice over the battlefield. And we know the story. The giant ended up headless in the dust. Now, what are the Giants that prevent you from striding forward?

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What capacity building connection can you make today with the Creator? The place of prayer is the seed bed of production. It could be time that you spend in his word time in prayer time, just simply waiting on his presence.

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When you hit your knees, you climb on the elevator to eternity and to the bigness of God himself. And he infuses your inner man with a strength that goes far beyond your own limited capacity. And this is the thing with self consciousness. We are always going to be aware that we are in some way an imposter. But when we are sent, when we allow the Apostolic creative call to thrust us out into the marketplace, to bring our value to the table, in whatever realm that may be, and through whatever means we choose.

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Yeah, that is a different thing altogether. We know that we are a sent one. Paul prayed the following prayer for his folks, his disciples. And my prayer is that this same anointing will spill over you. He prayed in Ephesians.

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It’s recorded that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened and that you may know. Now listen here to this prayer, because when we’re talking about your creative capacity and your ability to make an impact, just listen to these words that you would know. This is your present possession. This is who you are. This is how you do the exceeding greatness of his power towards us who believe according to the working of his mighty power, which he roared in Christ when he raised him from the dead and has put all things under his feet, giving him as a head over all things to the Church, which is his body, the fullness of him, who fills all in all, exceeding greatness, mighty power wrought in Christ, raised from the dead, the fullness of him, who fills all in all.

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Now that my friend is capacity. Well, thanks for listening. Hopefully, it’s been an encouragement to you today. If you want to connect any further, you can do so. Go through my website at davidleemartin.com.

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Have a great day.