March 25
The Imaginative God Who Created Imaginative Children
The Bible begins not with a lecture, but with a burst of creativity. A world brought into existence through speech. Color, texture, beauty, light, sound, and form. A Creator whose very first act was imagination outwardly expressed.
We were created in His image—which means creativity isn't optional or decorative. It is central to our identity. Children embody this naturally. They draw, build, pretend, explore, invent stories, and create worlds. They live from their imagination outward.
Adults, however, tend to shut down their imagination because:
– We fear being misunderstood
– We associate imagination with being childish
– We prioritize logic over intuition
– We have been hurt and stopped dreaming
– We have become pragmatic
– We have internalized shame about being “too much”
But imagination is not childish—it is divine. It is the space where God breathes life into possibility.
Becoming Childlike Again: Pages 53-54
The Bible begins not with a lecture, but with a burst of creativity. A world brought into existence through speech. Color, texture, beauty, light, sound, and form. A Creator whose very first act was imagination outwardly expressed.
We were created in His image—which means creativity isn't optional or decorative. It is central to our identity. Children embody this naturally. They draw, build, pretend, explore, invent stories, and create worlds. They live from their imagination outward.
Adults, however, tend to shut down their imagination because:
– We fear being misunderstood
– We associate imagination with being childish
– We prioritize logic over intuition
– We have been hurt and stopped dreaming
– We have become pragmatic
– We have internalized shame about being “too much”
But imagination is not childish—it is divine. It is the space where God breathes life into possibility.
Becoming Childlike Again: Pages 53-54