One Saturday morning , I sat staring at a picture and thought about how amazing it is that someone could draw it . My next thought was , “ I wish I could do that .” Then a small still voice said , “ Then do it .” I scoffed , I could not draw , when I drew stick figures people would ask me to put them out of their misery . I simply thought , “ I can ’ t , but I wish I could .” The voice came back and said , “ You can , so do it !”
I knew the Holy Spirit was speaking at this point . However , I still kept thinking , “ I can ’ t .” But after talking with God for a while , He reminded me that at one time I could not play guitar , sing , or write songs . He reminded me that the truth was that I had not drawn yet but that didn ’ t mean I could not do it . He also reminded me of a simple truth .
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me ( Philippians 4:13 ).
So I pulled out my paper pad . I drew up a grid on a sheet protector and began to draw . The first picture I drew was of a Gere Falcon I had spent a lot of time looking at . I was amazed of what was coming out of drawing it . I had done well , until I came to the spots on the bird ’ s back . I tried , I struggled , and I gave up . I settled for just doing some shading , it looked okay .
After a couple of days , I was walking back from band practice encouraging the lead guitarist to sing while he plays more . He said , “ I can ’ t .” Then out of my mouth came the words , “ No , you can ’ t yet .”
Those words stuck with me , and I sat at my desk . I took a piece of paper out and practiced different ways to get the spots on that Gere Falcon . I figured it out and was so excited . I thanked God for proving me wrong ( yet again ) as I finished the project . No , it is not perfect in artistic standards . However , it was perfect in God ’ s eyes . And for a first drawing , it was awesome !
I chose to share all of this to encourage others to step out in faith and do things that seem hard . Remember , it ’ s not that you can ’ t do something , only that you haven ’ t yet . Trust that God can do anything and make you do anything .
I drew one more picture of some lilies . And it turned out quite well , too . I do not know if I will draw anything else ever again , but I know I can ! So what is that one thing that you can ’ t do ? Step out in faith and go do it , because the simple truth is that you can ’ t yet !
by Spencer Lambert
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