Criticism and Competition

   Hey people! Super sorry for the late post, my life has been really busy and I've been having writer's block...or is it blogger's block? Anyways, I finally came up with an idea! So, you know when you draw (or paint) something, you are usually pretty critical about it? Or even worse, you are drawing (or painting) with someone and their piece is better than yours? Ya, I'm pretty familiar with that too. People tend to judge others, or even themselves or their things. Humans can be very competitive. It's in our nature. Along with our sin.
    In the Bible, Romans 3:10 says,
"As it is written: None is righteous, no, not one;"
    It's OK to be critical of your work, just keep in mind that it's your work. You can make it however you want and no one can tell you differently. Don't try to compare yourself to others either. If you think they're better than you, that just means they probably have had more practice. So be happy for them instead of pointing out everything that's wrong. (I do that sometimes!)
    Luke 6:41 says,
"And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own?"
    Now, I know that isn't exactly directed to drawing, but you can still use it in your life. That verse means don't point out all your friend's problems, first take care of your own.

    Welp that's all I have for now! See you at the next post! (Hopefully I won't take as long... XD)

Warrior cats: Partially Mapleshade talk

Time to talk about......CATS!!
But not just any old cats. I'm talking about WARRIOR CATS!!!
*Fireworks go off and crowd goes wild*
Warriors is one of my favorite book series of all time. I'm waiting for the next book to come out. I'm really excited!

If you don't know what Warriors are, they are a book series (obviously) about four very different groups of cats: Thunderclan, Shadowclan, Windclan, and Riverclan. They fight each other to protect their borders, but sometimes trouble comes that threatens all the clans, and so they are at peace and work together to defeat whatever the problem is. Then sadly, they go back to being enemies.

The picture above is a picture of Mapleshade facing off with Sandstorm during the Great Battle. Mapleshade is (in my opinion) the best character ever. If you've ever read her book, you'll understand when I say her life was one of the worst a clan cat could have. If you haven't read her book, I won't spoil the story for you.

If you are middle school age I would totally recommend this wonderful book series. If your younger,  I would wait till your older...but it's you or your parent's choice. However it runs in your household.

I Hope you have a great day
and may God bless you,
Ada

Hunger games talk

I've decided to do a post not so serious this time. I'm also going away from the subject of art for this one too. Instead, I'm going to talk about the......drum roll, please!
*Drums play then suddenly stop*
THE HUNGER GAMES!!!!!!!
*Crowd cheers wildly*
The Hunger Games is very high on my list of favorite books, and yes, I have a list of favorite books and a list of good books.XD
The GIF above is one of my favorites. Katniss is swinging a knife around wildly then a guy comes up and takes it. Her face at the end is priceless. I can just hear her mind thinking, "Wait... don't take my knife....." XD
So far, I have only read the first book. I have to say, I was hooked from the first page. I'm going to watch the movie for my birthday, which is coming up. I really wanted to watch all four movies for my birthday, but one whole movie is over 2 hours long, and my mom quickly vetoed that idea. If you haven't read or watched the Hunger Games, and if your in middle school, I would strongly recommend it. If your not in middle school, then..... when your older you should read it cause it's pretty violent.

I don't know why, but right now, I am literally pounding on the keyboard as I write this. I want to jump up and down and run around the house at top speed cause for some weird and random reason, I'm really excited. Maybe it's cause I'm talking about the Hunger Games or recommending it to you..? I don't know. Haha, my legs are bouncing up and down now. XD

Well, I hope you have a good day,
and may the odds be ever in your favor! XD

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy New Year everybody! Wow, 2018... I am ready for the new year! Do you have any new year resolutions? I would love to know what they are! If you have any, please let me know what they are in the comments below.

So, in the concept of the new year, I wanted to talk about new year resolutions. You most likely have one. I have one. To try and make at least fifteen more posts throughout the year. But you don't have to have one.
Do you know why?
Because God has some for you.
Every year, God wants you to do some things, here are two:

• Love God 

Now, let's break that down into four points.

1. There is only one God, love Him
2. Don't worship idols
3. Don't take God's name in vain (i.e. oh my gosh, oh my god, that type of stuff)
4. Honor the Sabbath day (i.e. rest, spend time with God)

• Respect others

Let's also break this down into six points.

1. Honor your father and mother
2. Don't murder (hate=murder within your heart in God's eyes )
3. Don't commit adultery
4. Don't steal
5. Don't lie
6. Don't be greedy or lustful

Do these sound familiar? OK, yes, I shortened them, and yes, I made them blunt, but they are the same either way.
They are the Ten Commandments broken down.
God wants you to do these things not just every year, but every day as well. It's your choice. God wants us to obey these laws that he gave us. And if you don't obey one of them one day, don't worry. God won't hold it against you. Throughout my lifetime, I've probably failed to obey at least half. God forgave me though, and He'll forgive you too.

Have a happy New Year, and may God bless you.

Reflecting God Through your Art

Sketching out your life. Well, how do you do that? If your an artist, like me, you can practice, and practice, and get better and better. If your also a perfectionist, again, like me, your not going to stop until your piece is just how you want it. By that time, your generally pretty proud of your work. 

But how can you use your artwork to reflect God? 

Also, why did God give us this ability?

Those are questions I've been asking my whole life. How can I use my art? Why am I even ABLE to do this? 

I've decided the answer to both those questions is simple.

To worship Him.

In Romans 12:6, the Bible says, "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them."

We can use different kinds of art to worship God: music, sewing, drawing, painting, dancing, singing, the list goes on and on.

Here is a challenge for you: sometime soon, worship God through a type of art. Any type. If you go to church, do it outside of church as well. Then, comment to me what you did. Don't worry, I will also do this challenge. Just don't forget, the main idea for the challenge is to worship God out from the depths of your heart. Have a good day, and may God bless you!