An Offering

I've been rereading Genesis and as I read about Cain and Abel, I saw myself in Cain. Cain brings an offering of fruit to God, something that he wants to bring instead of what God would like Him to bring--an animal sacrifice. It is not God's preference of Abel over Cain, just God's requirement that Cain also bring an animal sacrifice.

I feel like Cain because I'm always bringing to God what I want to bring--the art He's given to me--like for this 40 day challenge--I'm trying to bring my art to God--by drawing 40 faces instead of sacrificing to God what He wants me to sacrifice.

However, on the flip side, since Christ was a sacrifice for my sins, God can still be glorified in my bringing what I would want to bring--I just pray that my heart also be changed in the attitude of how I bring the art He has given me to Him. I also pray that my improvement in art, if any, would be a praise to Him as wel