Assembly Summary: Living a Life of Creativity
Author: Juliette McNair | Student, Living Education Charlotte 2020
Est. reading time: 1 min. 17 sec.
“How much have you exercised creativity in your life?” Mr. Jonathan McNair asked in today’s assembly.
We watched a YouTube video of Ben Folds, singer-songwriter and record producer, build an orchestral piece in ten minutes inspired by a random sentence in a brochure. This is the ability of a single individual working with 120 musicians to create unified, harmonious sound out of practically nothing.
Mr. McNair then took us to Genesis 1. The creativity of God uses elements of design, power, beauty, and sound mechanics. God constructed the systems of our world through His creative genius—from vast environments and specific ecosystems, to different animal species and their complex social behaviors. But as we saw in the Folds’ video, we have inside us this desire to create.
“Have you asked God to help you develop your creativity? If you haven’t, you need to ask—not just for playing video games or entertainment but for a productive, creative skill God can leverage in your life in service to others and for your own good.” Mr. McNair said emphatically, “It doesn’t happen magically.”
He gave three principles to apply to develop this:
- Use proven patterns
- Get the little things right
- Work in harmony with others.
If we live a life of creativity, we exercise a quality of God Himself—a quality placed in us for the very purpose of creation.
This post is part of our new series of student-written content for LivingEd-Charlotte. These summaries cover topics originally presented by our faculty and guest speakers in our weekly Forum and Assembly. For more Assembly-related content check out our Second Thoughts posts
