I've listened to Doyle Lawson and
Quicksilver sing the song "The Greatest Creator (of them all) many tymes and I've always enjoy it, but today the
song rang quite true to me...
Today as I was working on my resume, a less than enjoyable task in my estimation, I started to get rather down on myself and started questioning practically every choice I’ve made over the years. The process began to go down hill rather quickly and I decided it was tyme for a well deserved and much needed break. I went into the kitchen and started to put some dishes away and tidy up. As I worked, I happened to glance out the window to check the state of a troubled clematis. Much to my surprise, I saw a little sparrow perched on a decorative ladder that is there for the clematis to climb. I immediately thought it a beautiful picture, but I knew there was no way to get a clean capture of the sight because as soon as I attempted to step out into the clear of day, the bird would likely fly away.
What is a photographer to
do? The only window in the kitchen that offered any vantage point had a screen
in it, so that option was out - I mean I am a photo editor and I could remove
the screen, but really, I do have better uses for my tyme than removing a
window screens from a pictures, but I digress.
Moving on, I went to the
window in the door of the living room, trying to find a usable angle, but with
the door closed, the only possible line of sight was blocked by the lattice
work on the porch. I couldn’t open the door in fear I’d startle the bird, so it
was tyme to get crafty.
Thankfully, the sparrow remain
perched longer than birds tend to and I was able to utilize the zoom, focus and
breathing techniques I've developed over the years - yes, breathing. You'd be
surprised how much even-breathing matters when you're holding a camera and
using a powerful zoom, but here I go again, digressing.
After a few attempts and some interesting maneuvering, I was able to zoom through the lattice work and freeze a moment of tyme, a moment I deemed a beautiful gift from God. It was then the thought of God as the Greatest Creator occurred to me, but, oddly enough, it wasn’t the picture that prompted the thought; it was an ability He gave when He created me.
It came to mind, as I
worked with the zoom on my human-made camera, I was able to see my point of
focus in far more detail than my camera could. God created me with the ability
to see, process and appreciate the beauty of the world around me. My camera saw everything I saw, but I was able
to single out one thing among the billions of details in the frame. That which
my camera had to zoom in and focus on, I saw in an instant, no tools or
technology required.
After getting the pictures
I sought, I went back to my computer and continued creating my resume. As I
worked, this tyme with a different and far more positive perspective, I
realized God put that little bird in my day to remind me of the gifts and
talents He gave me and as a result, I finished my resume with confidence and a
smile.
Yes, a human created the
tool that allowed me to capture a moment in tyme, but God created both the
human who created to the tool and the human who saw the opportunity to use the
tool.
In that moment, I was reminded that God creates
everyone with gifts, talents and abilities, but it’s how we choose to use them
that matters. Perhaps your resume doesn’t
seem up to par. Perhaps it seems like other people have all the talents and
gifts in the world when you have little to none, but it’s not true. God created
you with everything you need in order to do what He has you here to do. You are
The Greatest Creator’s greatest creation!
His eye really is on the
sparrow and I know He watches (and cares) for me and YOU!