Jasmine's Place Issue No. 16 - August 2015 | Page 41
He has filled them with skill to do
all kinds of work as engravers,
designers, embroiderers in blue,
purple and scarlet yarn and fine
linen, and weavers—all of them
skilled workers and designers. -
Exodus 35
There was a time when I whole
heartedly bought into the world’s
perception of a designer.
The world we live in dictates that
designers dress the part of
talented, successful professionals
that seek to acquire clients with
unlimited budgets.
These designers impress clients
with the tactile aspects of the
design process - selecting
luxuriously rich fabrics, presenting
beautifully textured rugs and
carpets and showing executed
drawings enticing enough to sell an
idea.
This is what the world (specifically
reality television) would have you
believe is the real-life “life” of any
designer. Truth be told that for
some designers, this might be the
case. Early on in my career, I
desperately wanted for this to be
my truth. This was the type of
career I wanted and I even dressed
the part (I still love to dress up).
But a funny thing happened on the
way to my being a designer...
God entered my life and
redesigned my heart.
The majority of my education and
professional life was spent slowly
building a resume. This was not the
only goal of mine, mind you - I had
(and still have) a passion for
interior design and architecture.
Imagine my shock, when I
rededicated my life to Jesus Christ
in the Spring of 2012 and began to
question everything in my life
through the lens of the Gospel.
I asked myself questions such as,
“is interior design necessary?” and
“design is a luxury, not a necessity -
so how can I be glorifying God by
doing this?”
I believe there are moments in
every new believer’s life when they
question everything about the way
they had been living their lives.
This is a good thing - it means that