Levi McCallum

For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God's power. — 1 Corinthians 4:20

I was designing a graphic today based upon another designer's Photoshop document. Looking at his layers, I saw no organization, nor any use of Smart Filters or other non-destructive layer styles. I laughed to myself, thinking how amateur the process of his work was. The design that appeared before me, however, was incredible. Each element was perfect in its positioning, each pixel had a meaning, and all my laughing ceased on account of the beauty of his work.

I began to think about how this relates to my walk with the Lord. How easy it is to have the propensity to focus on motions and actions, when all Jesus cares about is our love for him. When our eyes are removed from glorifying and magnifying the Lord, religion kicks in and our life is wasted. Rules become our idol, and tips and trick in how to manage and categories our ability to save ourselves seemingly becomes the key to our "success".

As a designer, I have learnt quickly that focusing on tips and tricks for my tools gets me nowhere. There's a billion blogs out there that all teach them, however, there are only a handful of world-class designers. People never see their layer structures, or discover if they're using the latest CS5 features, the only thing that matters is what's delivered in the final print or rendering.