Higher Ground Studios
The Arts and the Media from an Eternal Perspective
Rob and Stephanie
Johnson
Greetings in the name of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We want you to know there is nothing particularly special about us.
We are just as human as the next person, with just as many
challenges. We are called of God to preach the gospel and to
minister to others. It is our hope and aspiration to be as honest
and transparent with you as possible.
In our blogs we try to minister the Word of God as we understand
it, and as we have been called to do - but far be it from us to
ever think that we have the market cornered on the subject of
victorious Christian living. We are all walking out what God has
put within!
We hope that our blogs will be edifying and encouraging to you, and
that you will benefit from the giftings that God has placed within
us. And if there is an area for which we are not experts, we will
direct you to the best possible resources.
May God bless you abundantly,
Rob
and Stephanie Johnson
Greetings
and welcome to Higher Ground Studios.
This site is home to all of our creative projects, where we
showcase the development and completion of our work, whether film
or print. Our bookstore is available for the purchase of our books,
CDs, DVDs and whatever else might be worth selling.
Higher
Ground Studios was founded by Stephanie Johnson as a vehicle
through which the talents of a network of Christian artists,
musicians, actors and producers can be showcased. It's vision is
one of serving and promoting one another in the marketplace,
allowing each individual to develop and excell in his/her God-given
creative abilities.
from
"Millard: Warrior of the King"
© 2009 Stephanie R. Johnson / Higher Ground Studios
We all have creative gifts and talents. You may not be able to draw a straight line, but you may be great at matching colors or arranging furniture. You may not be able to play the piano, but you might be great on the spoons! Everyone has some kind of talent. The problem is - so many have buried their talents, and are not using them.
Fulfillment in life comes on many different levels, but there is one level that is not often discussed - that of gifts and talents. When we do not use the talent we have, there will always be an element of frustration in our lives - an emptiness that nothing seems to fill, even if our jobs are great, or our home life is happy, or our finances are fruitful.
Aristotle used to talk about this very thing being the main catalyst for reaching the highest level of fulfillment in life. He knew that we are all born with these abilities, and our goal is to discover and use what we've got.
Any of you know what it is like to see someone succeeding at a project or a job, and kicking yourself in the head because deep down in your heart, you know that you can do the same thing - and even better. But we often bury our talents - mostly due to the time factor.
Just think if everyone on earth was doing exactly what he or she was made to do. Do you think that there would be poverty like we have? How about depression? That might be cut in half, at least. The world would be a better place. And God doesn't gift people to be terrorists, so those guys wouldn't be blowing up innocent people.
Being Good Stewards Of Our Gifts &
Talents
by
Stephanie Johnson
