Six months after enduring two house fires, I returned to the place where my home once stood. As I sifted through the enormous pile of burnt rubble and debris; I thought about all the events that led to the destruction of everything I held dear. At the time of the fire I had not fully accepted Jesus Christ as my savior. I was under full blown spiritual attack. Demonic forces were messing with me from every angle. I felt the fire was not an accident. I didn't know who I could trust. Satan was orchestrating a series of events to make me and my best friend not trust one another. I couldn't believe how far we had fallen. Then in that moment I realized none of it mattered. I was safe. God had led me out danger and provided for me when I had nothing. I let go of all the pain and resentment I was harboring. I decided I didn't care what happened and It didn't matter if I ever learned the truth. I loved my friend so much that I didn't care what she did or didnt do. I forgave her. I knew I could not abandon her in her struggle ( as she was still under constant demonic attack). Now that I was spiritually strong I had to help her find her way. And show her what it meant to be a good friend. That's the power of God's love at work. This piece is a testimony of that Love. It is made with the remnants of all my material belongings. The pieces are melted glass, aluminum, insulation, shattered pieces of glass, memories, momentums. All up in smoke. Smoke and mirrors is Satan's game. Everything in the material realm is illusion. I learned to see past that.

The scripture I chose to reflect on was " For we walk by faith, not by sight. - 2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV Everywhere I looked Satan was planting seeds of fear. It was in full blown psychosis. Everything I was detecting with my five senses were telling me that the world was against me. It was all smoke and mirrors. God's light led me to truth. It didn't matter what happened to me. They could destroy my stuff burn my house down over and over again. It didn't matter. I grew spiritual eyes. I saw through the smoke and past the mirrors. I know now that I am a threat to principalities of darkness. I created this piece to forever be a reminder that we must walk in faith not in sight. Even when your whole world is falling to pieces- God is with you. That is worth more than all the material possessions in the world. God sometimes takes things out of your life to focus your perspective on what's really important. Love. To Love as hard as You can no matter what. People do mean things out of hurt. The truth is the world is sick. Everyone is suffering. The way to fight that sickness is to attack the root cause of that sickness. Separation. Superiority. We are all sinners. We are all sick. No one is above it. See through the lies and the smoke and the mirrors. Pick your self up out of the ashes and say "no!" I will not believe these lies! Fight back with Love! Walk in Faith! Suffer with Jesus so that others can be saved! Cause everyone is suffering. We're all in this together. This is the message of my art.

Thank you Jesus! Thank you Satan! Thank you Lord for all your Love! All the suffering! It's all a blessing! ❤️‍🔥❤️❤️💯