“I am a fan of minimalism, peace, and serenity. It relaxes, rests my mind from the noisy world. When I saw the design and photography of a book, 'All That Is made' by Alabaster Co., I was astonished!
Creativeness was my forte. I guess. I helped companies to think and execute something creative to make their brand extraordinary. The fast two years, it seems that I lost it because of the trials that struck me. So, I prayed to God to give it back again in my system. This book opens my eyes again to remember my forgotten gift.
Here are the seven things that I love about the book.
1. When you open it, it gives me peace, and my mind starts to wonder about the beauty of each illustration.
2. Each topic has a prayer that you can cry out to God.
3. There is a bible verse in each section as a reference of a reader. Integrating God's words in every topic makes the reader realized the connection between art and God's word are inseparable.
4. You have to lost first so that you can see the best version of your creativity. You are willing to get lost, to explore and not to be afraid of what will be the result of your masterpiece. As a parent, this book taught me that I should not limit the creativity of my kids. I should allow them to discover their gifts using their imagination, exploration, and faith in Jesus without disturbance of digital device. I will let them fail until they would realize how to perfect it. "The creative process is fueled by 1,000 failures". This quote from the book gives me a 'a light bulb moment'! - (part two of the book number 5)
5. The phrase that moves me and almost made me cry was from the part two number 6. " When you get there, remember that you were carried by the Spirit." It reminded me that my creativeness empowered by the Holy Spirit. I can do nothing apart from the Him because everything belongs to the Spirit.
6. I love the 'Silence' part ( part one number 2). Yes, this is very true. The world is noisy. Sometimes, you need to put your self in a silent mode, boredom mode, and withdraw from the digital world to unleash your creativity and having these are the prerequisites.
7. Lastly, the epilogue. The death of Jesus, the cross and the resurrection are the most important things to embrace, to liberate us and become a true artist for Christ.
The book moved me, refreshed my perspective, and gently touched my soul so that I can honor my Maker with my masterpiece!
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Overall, this book, created by the artists empowered by the Holy Spirit and guided by the wisdom of God. Truly a masterpiece!”
“I just want to start out by saying that every creative is invited into this book. No matter if it is your job or way of life, this book can and will speak to you. Just amazing!!! I have had some of Alabaster Co. products before and used them in my everyday life but this one knocks it out of the park. The Creativity in the life of Jesus section was by far my favorite. I love worshiping Him through my creativity whether that be bible journaling or painting what I think he is telling me. I think He loves the creative side of us. It just so happens that he is the Creator of the universe. This book is just a stepping stone in helping you on the path to spiritual creativity. I highly encourage you to dive into it with open arms and receive what it is saying. God will speak!!!
I was generously gifted this book through the Alabaster influence program however, it is 100% my honest opinion and a product I stand by.”
“I just want to start out by saying that every creative is invited into this book. No matter if it is your job or way of life, this book can and will speak to you. Just amazing!!! I have had some of Alabaster Co. products before and used them in my everyday life but this one knocks it out of the park. The Creativity in the life of Jesus section was by far my favorite. I love worshiping Him through my creativity whether that be bible journaling or painting what I think he is telling me. I think He loves the creative side of us. It just so happens that he is the Creator of the universe. This book is just a stepping stone in helping you on the path to spiritual creativity. I highly encourage you to dive into it with open arms and receive what it is saying. God will speak!!!
I was generously gifted this book through the Alabaster influence program however, it is 100% my honest opinion and a product I stand by.”
“This book was gifted to me by the Alabaster Influencer Program and I cannot be more thankful. This book is full of beautiful images and writings. I cannot recommend this book enough as this book is full of inspiration especially for creatives. It also allows us to reflect and pay attention to things that God has given us as we create. Highly recommend this book to friends and families! :)”
“This book was gifted to me by the Alabaster Influencer Program and I cannot be more thankful. This book is full of beautiful images and writings. I cannot recommend this book enough as this book is full of inspiration especially for creatives. It also allows us to reflect and pay attention to things that God has given us as we create. Highly recommend this book to friends and families! :)”
“This book was gifted to me and I cannot tell you how much I loved it. It brought so much joy to my daily reading. I highly recommend taking time to read this.”
“This book was gifted to me and I cannot tell you how much I loved it. It brought so much joy to my daily reading. I highly recommend taking time to read this.”
“I highly recommend this book if you are a Christian creative or you really long to be. I have been bible journaling for almost 4 years and also create faith based products for purchase, so to me, this book is a breath of fresh air! Being in the bible journaling community (and there IS a huge community on Instagram!) for so long, I have witnessed how hesitant people are to try and be creative or to say that they are creative and I have always wished I could explain to them it’s ok to create, even if it’s not ‘perfect' and to not be scared to try!
In All That Is Made, the authors explain why it’s okay to be creative, why we are actually MADE to create, and how that goes back to God and how He is the ultimate Creator. They encourage creativity as a time spent with God, not just something for fulfillment or something that eventually becomes a burden. It’s a way to add to God’s Kingdom, to help, inspire and encourage others, and use gifts He gave you and to always remember to give credit to God when you succeed. I honestly wish I had this book 4 years ago to hand to people to read when they asked me why I decided to start bible journaling and creating faith based art. I think the whole book explains exactly why in a much more eloquent way than I ever could. I have always believed creating, no matter what it is, is such an important part of being in the Kingdom and this book describes why perfectly. A perfect example of that is this quote, "What can we learn as creatives? We are called to bring the invisible, intangible qualities and attributes of the Kingdom into this visible world. We are called to purposefully create by the divine Spirit of God."
The book is split into 3 different parts and one of my favorite things was in part one. At the end of each reading, there was a prayer to the Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
It’s has a very clean, easy to read design and features beautiful images on each page alongside the text.
So in summary, I really think this book speaks not only to people who already create but to people who ‘wish they could’ create. It helps those who create keep perspective of why the started creating in the first place and it encourages and gives permission to those who want to create.
I was gifted a copy of All That Is Made through Alabaster Co's influencer program. This review is my completely honest opinion.”
