What is your war-craft?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 8:54AM 
I wear a ring on which is carved the Roman numerals CXLIV. It stands for 144 ... Psalm 144.
Psalm 144, verse 1:
Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
who trains my hands for war,
my fingers for battle.
What I do - my mission, my artistry, my craft is my war-craft. Through the music or videos I create, the intended effect is to disarm darkness through beauty and art; joining God in restoring the life that has been lost. Art, done in partnership with God, is an act of redemption.
Through the pen and written word, my intent is to expose beliefs that keep people in the dark, bound like Lazarus in his grave clothes.
What you do, both on and off the 'job' is your war-craft: You may be a receptionist, an engineer, a web-developer, a poet, or a parent. Your craft is dangerous...for good.
Your art is an act of war. When God created you, he was declaring war because you are his redemptive act...his redemptive art.
Your craft and calling matter because they are opposed.
So the question is,
"In what way is your calling, "artistry" or craft waging war against the dark? Who is it rescuing?"