Five Questions I ask myself each morning…
“What shall I have for Breakfast?”
“Why are eggs so yummy?”
“What should I do while I wait for my egg to cook?”
“Why am I so easily distracted?”
“Why is my house full of smoke?”
Mobility Fail
I’d like to say something but I think this is pretty self explanatory. I often feel stuck in positions that are completely my choice to be in. I’ve found that picking up new bright behaviour is a good way to let go of another old dull one. I took up the project of this blog so that I could use my time constructively and stop playing so many violent computer games. I’m quite enjoying it. So the exciting part about this comic, I guess, is that he’s/she’s only a few steps away from what he/she desires. Sweet!
Play Station
It’s been a busy week but here’s my newest installation in colour! I’ve been thinking about control this week. What it’s like to have it, what it’s like to not have it, how I deal with the things I can’t control, why I crave control so much. Sometimes it’s nice to just kick back and try not to control the things I can’t control anyway. To relax and trust that something else can control it, something I can trust in. Not that it’s easy.
Back Up
Perception is the real killer here. Not knowing or ignoring how things really are can keep us in great pain. We’re never so far away, but we all need to reach out.
Letting it all out
One day I felt real crap, like I had all this revolting rubbish in me that I needed to get out. I felt as though there was so much to detest in me I could never get it all out. Instead of inducing my vomit reflex I drew this. Then I felt much better and I put this picture above my desk for the amusement of all.
Not by sight
So here’s my thought; it’s stupid to shoot a bow and arrow with a blindfold on, you’re not going to hit your target because you need control to do that. But what if it’s something you can’t control, what then? You have to just risk it, or trust that things will work out because of some other control, or you struggle to try and control it and get stressed out because you can’t. So if you had faith that something other than you’re own control could line up the arrow, then you’d be best to not try to control it yourself, in case you messed it up. So I’m trying every day to let go of control, so I don’t get stressed out when I cant control a situation, and so I can see something else at work.
More images below:
Bad Day
This is a post-it doodle; which is the best I can grab at during the day. Some days I feel like everything is hitting me at once, relentlessly. Or like a spear is striking me through the heart, does anyone else get that? I drew this a while ago though, I had a great day today. Just so you know.
Arms open wide
People often believe that we don’t deserve God’s love but He loves us anyway. I’m pretty sure there’s nothing in the Bible about this, it’s just a confusion of the fact that we can’t earn His love or grace. For example, parents don’t expect their children to deserve love, they give it freely, and the children only have to accept the love offered. I reckon it’s pretty amazing to keep loving no matter what, and I think that’s a truly transformational message to send someone. So if God loves us always, then the only right thing for Him to do is to offer us grace. It’s not injustice to be forgiven a dept, it turns out that the only way that God can be truly Just to us is to offer mercy.
This is an excerpt of an old painting I did on a PAC a couple of years ago. The full original (below) fitted into the theme of Micah 6:8,
Rescued
This is a really rough drawing (obviously) that I’d like to re do some time. I like this original though, as it feels true and raw.Its based on 2 Samuel 22:17 “He reached down from heaven and rescued me.He drew me out of deep waters”, and is about rescue. The caller isn’t inert, he’s not just waiting for me, he’s there when I need him most, else I’d never reach him in my own strength.
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