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Discovering the Genius of God in You
- What does man say about being a genius?
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: a very smart or talented person
: a person who has a level of talent or intelligence that is very rare or remarkable
: a person who is very good at doing something : great natural ability : remarkable talent or intelligence
Yahoo: exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability, a person who is exceptionally intelligent or creative, either generally or in some particular respect
Wikipedia: A genius is a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new advances in a domain of knowledge.
The Free Dictionary: Extraordinary intellectual and creative power: artistic works of genius,
A person of extraordinary intellect and talent, A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.
KEY POINT: Intellectual genius is different than creative genius. I believe everyone is a creative genius and has the ability to become an intellectual genius. According to Dr. Caroline Leaf, we can increase our IQ. IQ is not permanent. It is up to us as to how far we develop ourselves.
Read article: “Every Child is Born a Genius” by Brian Tracy
- What does God say about us:
Genesis 1:26-27 (NKJV)26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all[a] the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
1 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV) 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 2:16 (NKJV) 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?”[a] But we have the mind of Christ.
KEY POINT: We are made in the image and likeness of God, we are one spirit with Him and we have the mind of Christ. How can we not be creative geniuses?
Colossians 2:3 (NKJV) 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 3:3 (NKJV) 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Acts 17:28 (NKJV) 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
Colossians 2:9 (NKJV) 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;
Isaiah 33:6 (NKJV) 6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation; The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
- God is THE CREATOR! HE created creativity!
And…He created You and I in His image and likeness! We are the highest level of creation. He created us in His likeness, at the top of His creation. He saved the best for last.
– In whose image are you made?
– Are we a diminished, less-than, inferior version of His image? NO!!
– Then we are the real deal! Made in the image of God!
– You are a unique expression of God’s creativity!
– As we know, by nature, God Is A Creator. Since we have been made in His image and likeness, we are creative!
Since we are made in His image, we have been imparted with creative ability, It is within us, within our DNA, within our spirits!
– Since we have been made in His image, we have what the world calls genius-level creative ability. Everyone born has this, because everyone born has been made in the image of God.
Repeat after me: I am a creative genius, created by God to advance His Kingdom in the Earth.
- Finding your area of creative genius
What are you pulled towards?
What is it that you keep coming back to?
Some areas where creative genius is expressed…
– Art – painting, drawing, sculpting,crafts
– Music – playing an instrument, singing, composing instrumental music, songwriting, arranging
– Acting and pantomime
– Writing – books, plays, movie and TV scripting, any kind of writing
– Interior Design
– Clothing Creation
– Cooking
– Landscaping and Gardening
– Architecture
– Land Development
– Science
– Math
– On and on…
- How do you develop the gifts and talents that God has imparted to you?
– Getting trained – in college, through private instruction, seminars, mentoring
– And then applying what you learn by study and Practice!
KEY POINT: It takes a lot of work to develop your gifts and talents. It takes dedication, time, effort, concentration and focus.
– Remember what Jesus shared about those who were given talents:
The one with 5 talents invested his and received 5 more from His master. The one with 2 talents invested his and received 2 more from his master.
– The one with one talent did not invest his and had it taken away from him and given to the one with 10 talents.
KEY POINT: God always adds to and multiplies when we invest in what He has given us to develop. It grows, increases, gets better and better.
KEY POINT: REMEMBER! YOU WERE BORN TO BE CREATIVE…TO EXPRESS…AND TO RELEASE CREATIVITY…BECAUSE YOU ARE LIKE YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN!
- Read Carolyn Blish Bio and share her prints…
Read Grandma Moses Bio and share her prints
Share Jacqueline Penney print
Share Vincent van Gogh prints
Share Donna Godwin print and CD covers
Share Rob Cook’s works
KEY POINT: It is up to you as to how far you develop your gifts and talents.
- What is the purpose for our God-given creative genius ability? It is not about us, but all about Him!
His creative genius in us is to be expressed with excellence to advance the Kingdom of God in the Earth.
- Finding your area of creative genius
What are you pulled towards?
What is it that you keep coming back to?
Some areas where creative genius is expressed…
– Art – painting, drawing, sculpting,crafts
– Music – playing an instrument, singing, composing instrumental music, songwriting, arranging
– Acting and pantomime
– Writing – books, plays, movie and TV scripting, any kind of writing
– Interior Design
– Clothing Creation
– Cooking
– Landscaping and Gardening
– Architecture
– Land Development
– Science
– Math
– On and on…
- How do you develop the gifts and talents that God has imparted to you?
– Getting trained – in college, through private instruction, seminars, mentoring
– And then applying what you learn by study and Practice!
KEY POINT: It takes a lot of work to develop your gifts and talents. It takes dedication, time, effort, concentration and focus.
– Remember what Jesus shared about those who were given talents:
The one with 5 talents invested his and received 5 more from His master. The one with 2 talents invested his and received 2 more from his master.
– The one with one talent did not invest his and had it taken away from him and given to the one with 10 talents.
KEY POINT: God always adds to and multiplies when we invest in what He has given us to develop. It grows, increases, gets better and better.
KEY POINT: REMEMBER! YOU WERE BORN TO BE CREATIVE…TO EXPRESS…AND TO RELEASE CREATIVITY…BECAUSE YOU ARE LIKE YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN!
- Read Carolyn Blish Bio and share her prints…
Read Grandma Moses Bio and share her prints
Share Jacqueline Penney print
Share Vincent van Gogh prints
Share Donna Godwin print and CD covers
Share Rob Cook’s works
KEY POINT: It is up to you as to how far you develop your gifts and talents.
- What is the purpose for our God-given creative genius ability? It is not about us, but all about Him!
His creative genius in us is to be expressed with excellence to advance the Kingdom of God in the Earth.
