Full reading of my children’s book: The Creator in You

For this week only, you can read my first children's book, the Creator in youn, for free. Now, I'm going to play the audio reading of this book right here. Just a second. So if you want to round up your kids, go ahead and do that. But before I play this recording, I want to reiterate what I've said before about this book. You really, truly cannot appreciate how unique the Creator in you is until you see the artwork from Jonathan David. So if you'd like to not just listen to the whole book, but see it in all of its glory, go to jordanraynor.com TCIY stands for the creator in you reading. That's jordanraynor.com TCII reading and if you click through this episode on whatever podcast app you're listening to, you'll see the link right there to make it super easy for you. All right, without further ado, here is yours truly reading you the entire three minute manuscript of the Creator in you.

In the Very Beginning A long time ago, God created the world so that we would all know that He Himself is a working God, Though you might think that sounds just a little bit odd. He didn't go to an office, a school, or a cafe, but he worked nonetheless, much like we do today. On a world dark and empty, he drew up his plans to make oceans, the sky, and even the land. With his work just beginning, he rolled up his sleeves and built mountains and rivers and towers of trees. He grabbed a big brush and painted the stars and dressed up the sky with Saturn and Mars. With just a few words, he made creatures appear like polar bears and penguins, alpacas and deer. God created the world in a matter of days, A world for exploring, for work, and for play. But before his day off, God had one more to do. On his sixth day of creating, God chose to make you. And now you might think that our story is ending, but in fact, this is just the beginning. God made you to look like him, to act and work and create with Him. Because while in six days God created a lot, there are so many things that he simply did not. Like bridges and baseballs, sandcastles and s'. Mores.

God asked us to create and fill.

The planet with more. So grab a blank sheet of paper.

And create with your hands.

Or draw up some plants for a lemonade stand. Roll up your sleeves and build epic tree forts. And someday build cities and towers and ports with your very own brush. Paint your own starry night. Or engineer a space shuttle and blast off into flight with just a few words Write a book or a song that sparks inspiration or a great sing along. Create new businesses, movies, medicine and hope. Make laws or computers, a new telescope. Because when you work or you make something new, you are doing what God has made you to do. You are showing the world what your father is like. A God who creates to bring people delight. And when you show others the Creator in you, you bring joy to the world and to your father too.

So if you can't tell, that book is not just for kids and that is very intentional. I wrote that for kids. I wrote that for my seven and my five and my two year old.

But I also wrote it for teenagers.

And young adults and let's face it, some older adults as well. Because I don't think any of us can move past this message and God's call to create on our lives. Now listen, the Creator in you will not be out until April 19th.

But if you pre order the book.

Today, I'm going to send you these beautiful custom designed dedication stickers. I'm going to sign it and I'm.

Going to write your kids names on.

The sticker and I got to ship them to whatever address you want. So how do you take me up on this? Step one, Go get the Creator in youn on Amazon or wherever you buy your books. And then step two, head on over to jordanraynor.com we got a form right there that you can fill out and I'll send you as many of these stickers as you want. Guys, I hope you're as excited about this book as Jonathan and I am. Cannot wait to get this book, this epic picture book into the hands of your kids.