Is an art a gift from God?

It is a gift we may give to ourselves, to others, to the future, and to our Creator, who made us and gave the gift to us. Making art reinforces and feeds our naturally-curious and creative nature. Through it, artists liberate the imagination, which itself is a gift: we can go wherever we want, any time we want.

Can art be a talent?

Art has elements of SKILL, just like learning to write an essay has techniques, or playing football has techniques. If you never learn those basic skills and steps, then of course you will have limited skill! Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards also proves “art as talent” is fallacy.

What does God say about drawing?

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image…” (Exodus 20:6). I was just a newborn Christian when I first ran across this verse, and it really shocked me. I loved to draw and paint; my mother was an artist who drew and also sculpted things in wood.

How much is a talent worth in the Bible?

Jesus tells of three servants who were given one, two, and five talents respectively. According to some Bible scholars a talent was approximately 20 years of wages for a laborer. Let’s do some math. At $15/hour x 40 hours = $600.

What are your God-given talents and abilities?

The things you enjoy doing, are good at, and make you feel accomplished and fulfilled—these are your God-given talents and abilities. No, they aren’t all what some might consider to be ministry-related talents, but that’s only because we might be guilty of putting ministry in a box.

Are You using your talents and abilities as prayers?

When you use the talents and abilities God gives you, it’s kind of like a prayer in action. If you are not using the talents God has given you or using them to serve yourself instead of Him, you are basically burying your gold in the ground where it does no one any good. The “talents” Jesus gave us Jesus gave us lots of talents, or gifts.

How many talents did Jesus give to his disciples?

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.