In Others’ Words: Leap of Faith

“Mom! Don’t take his picture!”

I was walking around Breckenridge, CO with my husband and 16-year-old daughter. I had one camera and my daughter had another as we captured images of the town. But my daughter whispered “Don’t!” when I stopped to photograph the painter standing near a bridge, intent on the hanging basket of multicolored flowers.

How could I not take a picture of a fellow creative, so caught up in his craft? 

So many questions ran through my mind:

What about this particular scene captured his attention?
How long had he been painting?
What other images filled his artist’s sketchpad?
Did he ever doubt himself as an artist? Hesitate to put brush to canvas?

 

Yes, every creative act is a leap of faith. Composing a song. Directing a play. Performing ballet. Drawing a portrait or still life. And yes, writing a book. You must have faith in your unformed vision — that what you imagine is enough to help you leap … enough to begin your journey. And you need faith enough to continue when the initial creative surge wanes and you forget why you started. When you lose sight of where you’re going … when you can’t see the end goal.

Sometimes you take that leap of faith by yourself. Sometimes you leap, holding hands with others who believe in the dream with you. My leap of faith as an author is always taken with faith in God, who promises to be the stability of my times, come what may. (Isaiah 33:6) But to go from blank page to the opening sentence of a new story, I have to believe in the creative process … and leap.

In Your Words: What and/or who helps you take that leap of faith toward your creative dream? 

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