My word tells you to agree with your adversary quickly. Why would you want to agree with your adversary at all? Do you see any validity to this principle, or any application beyond avoiding the legal consequences of a dispute? You are called to preach the gospel as part of the Great Commission. Do you find that people raise objections when you do this? There may be some validity to their criticisms. The record of the church throughout history has not been perfect.

Do you see your faith as one of making sacrifices? You know that you don’t have to sacrifice for the forgiveness of your sins and you see sacrificial practices of other faiths that seem strange to you, but the concept of sacrifice is very broad and still applicable. Paul described his life as an offering poured out, and his life was no longer about him but about the people he served. You have seen this same concept in action in those who pour themselves into their presence and their words and give themselves away to others for the cause of the Kingdom.

Can you find the words materialist or minimalist in the Bible? They aren’t there, but the concepts are, in even more eloquent ways. The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and the man who tore down his barns to build bigger ones was a fool because his soul was required of him that night, and do not assume that gain is godliness. What about the minimalist side? Be content with such things as ye have, for godliness with contentment is great gain. Take no thought for tomorrow, for tomorrow shall take care of itself. Behold the lilies of the field.

Do you divide the world into creative people and non-creative people? Which category do you put yourself in? Do you think that creative people are a minority, and that creative endeavors are limited to music, literature and other arts? Don’t be too quick to make these categories too narrow and assume that they don’t apply to you. You acknowledge me as your creator. Do you accept that you are made in my image? This gives you certain inherent traits, and creativity is one of them. As a result, creativity is your birthright. So the question is not whether you are creative, but how?