An Emerald made by God: April 22 My Status' get longer, God has A LOT to say :-)

Emmie Istre Stutes

I didn't just pick up a paint brush one day and decide I was going to be an artist, no I was born with the talent I inherited it from my mother. A person doesn't just randomly pick up a camera and decide their going to be a photographer. No its a talent that's buried deep within, and in time it slowly starts to make its way out with practice. Difference is anyone can take a picture or draw one and frame it, but a true artist can take a picture, a drawing and turn into something beautiful, reason is because of the passion we have for what we do. We turn something simple and put our own twist to it and we make it so that other people can enjoy it. I always loved drawing/painting, I just never had the confidence to do anything with it. And then I found a friend in the most unlikeliest of beings..God, and when He saw that I truly wanted to change my life, He decided to give me the drive and confidence to take what makes me happiest and make it into a business so that I can help out my husband

Just some food for thought.. Where would we be if we didn't have God in our lives? I know before I became so close to Him, I didn't hate my life, but I was unhappy with my marriage, with myself. I thought my children were the only blessings I was ever going to have. But then I did something for myself, I went confess my sins to a priest who could read my soul because I NEEDED to hear what God had to tell me. And then I found my groove in how to truly pray and when I started to really build up my relationship with God, I started falling in love with my husband all over again, and I started smiling more. No not everything in life is handed to us, yes working hard for what you want gets you what you want, but when you put God in your life, you get more than you could ever ask for. You get peace, love, happiness and you find yourself turning into a better person. And then you realize that anything that doesn't go your way isn't God's way of punishing you, it's just part of the journey that turns you into the person you were meant to be. All you have to do is learn to ASK him for His help and in time He will in His own way.

Translation

So I posted quit a few status' sometimes in one day because well I just wanted everyone to know what God was telling me. This is where I really figured out that God was speaking to me because I would never have said things like this before. I was just never one to preach to people about God and all that because well I didn't really know much about Him. Until I established a relationship with Him.

If it wasn't for God I wouldn't have the talent my mother passed on to me because out of 5 children only 2 of us are able to have this trait. And with God all things are possible. As long as I have him I've had the courage to open my business and its slowly growing. It will take some time I'm sure but I'm getting the hang of my new life. I thought I was going to be focusing on a lot of crafty stuff, but God has other plans. I do a lot of different paintings on plaque's I make a lot for kids. But I will be focusing on painting God's words and going in a more religious direction. So I will mostly be painting, which is fine, I love what I do and if God wants me to paint his words and messages then I'll be happy to oblige!

Besides my talent God gave me He also gave me and my husband our love back, He gave me deeper understanding for what he does for me. I was always focusing on the bad, and how bad our relationship was, but when I found God, I found more understanding to my life, my husband and then I was able to focus on making a better life for us and encouraging my husband to find God as well. And in turn, we are happier then we have been in a long time. God truly is good, you just have to put all your faith and trust in Him, and be willing to drop everything to follow Him!

I would like to show you a little of what I do because a lot of my work has a special design I do and God gives me a lot of inspiration especially when I'm stuck, He always helps me out. I love him so!