Life Without Filters
by Hazel Holland
Title
Life Without Filters
Artist
Hazel Holland
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
I painted this watercolor five years ago after I received a vision one night while praying for a friend of mine just before we attended a Cleansing Streams Weekend Retreat. After sharing with her what I had seen, she confirmed that the visual portrayal of her in a fish tank clinging to the air filter was exactly how she felt at times as a worship leader within the church. She felt restricted and controlled by man-made rules while at the same time struggling to let go of her own need to be in control of everything.
Often she felt like she would die at times if she didn't get some fresh air soon. She wanted to receive the gift of the Spirit, but was afraid that God might send her a stone instead of Living Bread. Consequently, she found herself resisting the work of the Spirit by telling God how to do His job. Finally, the wall of fear that she had erected collapsed, and she was freed to venture beyond the confining walls of the fish tank and discover an ocean of clear Living Water where there were no restrictions to Life in the Spirit.
My prayer is that God will release us all from fish tank living into the Ocean of His Amazing Grace where we can daily drink of His River of Delights.
"God, we're tired of being bound to man-made filtering systems that keep your Holy Spirit from breathing His true Life-giving Energy and Presence into us. Lord, we want the quality of Life that comes from living in You with no filters, because You came to give us Life to the fullest! Free all of us who have found ourselves confined by the limitations of life within the tank!" ♥
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* Top Finisher in "Teal Mixed Media Paintings" contest 9/23/15
* Top Finisher in "Hidden Meaning" contest 1/8/16
* Top Finisher in "ALLEGORY the visual story teller" contest 2/9/17
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March 24th, 2013
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Comments (23)
Laurel Adams
Hazel, CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2022 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty!
Hazel Holland replied:
Laurel, thanks so much for featuring "Life Without Filters" in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Robert, thanks so much for featuring "Life Without Filters" in the "Non Photography group. Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Eti Reid, thanks so much for featuring "Life Without Filters" in the group "Underwater Life". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Tina M Wenger, thanks so much for featuring "Life Without Filters" in the group Artists Best Five Works". Your support is truly appreciated! Sorry that I posted the wrong title in the previous post . :-(
Hazel Holland
Tina M Wenger, thanks so much for featuring "Lover and His Beloved" in the group Artists Best Five Works". Your support is truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Linda, thanks for your for your kind words. If you read the description of this painting you will understand the meaning of this portrayal of a young lady in the fish tank clinging to the air filtering system... It has to do with man-made rules and control within the church system. :-)
Linda Phelps
V. Wow! Whar wild colors. I like the composition of the leaves. I am not sure aboput the little girl. it looks like an underwater scene.
Hazel Holland
Lee, thanks so much your encouraging comments and vote! Glad the descriptions bless your heart. :-)
Hazel Holland
EdCindy, thanks so much for appreciating the depth of meaning in this painting... and also thanks for the vote!
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