Sunday, May 27, 2012

But if not...

This was inspired by church today. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were threatened to be cast into a furnace if they did not worship the kings gods. In reply, they said that they knew God had the power to deliver them from the fire, "But if not" or in other words, if He didn't deliver them, they would still believe in God and not worship the idols. True faith doesn't fail, even when things don't go our way.
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  1. UnknownMay 27, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    nice jarom, way to be inspired by god!

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    1. NeumannMay 27, 2012 at 11:39 PM

      Thanks man. Now if only I could come up with some good ideas for the battles blog!! :)

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  2. .May 27, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    Jarom, you're so awesome. This is awesome. But you already knew that :)

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  3. .May 27, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    Oh, by the way-- I like the new signature ;)

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  4. Meehea :)May 28, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    Hey. The painting is awesome, but I was especially touched by what you said. I've been going through some rough time at home, and this helped me to have more certain hope. "True faith doesn't fail, even when things don't go our way." How true that is. Thanks :)

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    1. NeumannMay 28, 2012 at 9:37 PM

      Im glad that helped! :) Life certainly likes to throw us some curve balls all the time, huh. One of my favorite quotes is from "The Count of Monte Cristo" film. Edmond says,
      "Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine!"

      So awesome!!

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  5. Maria BaronMay 30, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    I love that both this piece and the piece with the tree of life both have blacked out figures. I don't know if this is what you were going for, but I feel that allows me to look at this and consider the situation along with my faith. I can put myself in the painting without being distracted by a different face staring back at me.

    It's beautiful.

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    1. NeumannMay 30, 2012 at 5:01 PM

      I'm glad that you noticed that. Yes, that was intentional. For some reason that seems to be the trend of the church related ideas that I end up creating. I do like that it allows you to apply it to yourself in a way.

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