Snowed, and Burnt, 2024

Quitting a full-time job to start a new life focused on art—if I said I wasn’t worried about the future ahead, it would’ve been a cold lie. Everything felt uncertain. Was this the right path? Was it good or bad? Right or wrong? I couldn’t ask anyone for answers, so I turned to God, whining for Him to show me the right way. But His response was no words but a cold wind as usual. And as time passed, I began to realize something: I wasn’t really seeking His will. I was making a deal with Him.

I didn’t need His guidance. What I wanted was a sign—a sign that looked good to me.

I prayed, “Show me what You want, I will do as you please.” but what I was really saying was, “If You give me a solid safety net—something that feels secure and profitable—then I’ll take that as Your will. Only then will I move forward. But if You don’t make it obvious, if You don’t give me what feels safe, then I’ll stay put.”

The truth? I wasn’t surrendering to God’s will. I was negotiating with Him. In jobs, in relationships, in all the big life decisions—I’d been trying to cut deals with God without even realizing it.

To understand the so-called “Will of God,” I had to do something radical: shut up. In any real conversation, one person speaks while the other listens. But in my prayers, I did all the talking. To hear God, I had to silence myself. For someone who’s impatient like me it felt like being locked inside a prison of my own mind.

But that silence became an act of faith. A loud action in its stillness. By staying quiet and waiting patiently, I began to listen—not just for words, but for God’s work taking form.

Snow falls slowly from the sky, layering over the souls who wait. Sins, imperfections, lies, and flaws—all hidden underneath. Patiently waiting to hear from God but all the answers come in cold winds, swiftly carrying the sounds of hopelessness and emptiness through the wilderness. Thick silence stretching on and on.

And yet beneath the idle hours of waiting, with all strength, one remembers the goodness of the Creator—the One who put the Red Sea asunder and led Israel through it.

Snowed, and Burnt, 2024

Quitting a full-time job to start a new life focused on art—if I said I wasn’t worried about the future ahead, it would’ve been a cold lie. Everything felt uncertain. Was this the right path? Was it good or bad? Right or wrong? I couldn’t ask anyone for answers, so I turned to God, whining for Him to show me the right way. But His response was no words but a cold wind as usual. And as time passed, I began to realize something: I wasn’t really seeking His will. I was making a deal with Him.

I didn’t need His guidance. What I wanted was a sign—a sign that looked good to me.

I prayed, “Show me what You want, I will do as you please.” but what I was really saying was, “If You give me a solid safety net—something that feels secure and profitable—then I’ll take that as Your will. Only then will I move forward. But if You don’t make it obvious, if You don’t give me what feels safe, then I’ll stay put.”

The truth? I wasn’t surrendering to God’s will. I was negotiating with Him. In jobs, in relationships, in all the big life decisions—I’d been trying to cut deals with God without even realizing it.

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To understand the so-called “Will of God,” I had to do something radical: shut up. In any real conversation, one person speaks while the other listens. But in my prayers, I did all the talking. To hear God, I had to silence myself. For someone who’s impatient like me it felt like being locked inside a prison of my own mind.

But that silence became an act of faith. A loud action in its stillness. By staying quiet and waiting patiently, I began to listen—not just for words, but for God’s work taking form.

Snow falls slowly from the sky, layering over the souls who wait. Sins, imperfections, lies, and flaws—all hidden underneath. Patiently waiting to hear from God but all the answers come in cold winds, swiftly carrying the sounds of hopelessness and emptiness through the wilderness. Thick silence stretching on and on.

And yet beneath the idle hours of waiting, with all strength, one remembers the goodness of the Creator—the One who put the Red Sea asunder and led Israel through it.

Like snow, layers of waiting pile up
under that weight, warmth grow
the warmth becomes a fire
may the fire burn ablaze
shall the flame be a sacrifice
a sweet-smelling fragrance of perseverance
an incense rising toward heaven

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Romans 5:3-5

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

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Psalm 136:16

to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.

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Romans 5:3-5

Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

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Psalm 136:16

to him who led his people through the wilderness;
His love endures forever.

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Edition of 50

Snowed, and Burnt

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Snowed, and Burnt, 2024 | Edition of 50
48H x 72W in (Original Artwork size)
Giclée print on archival fine art paper
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