Law of Entanglement
My purpose is entangled with everything/everyone around me. How I think, speak and act has an effect on others and on my purpose. First I must arrest the negative thoughts that try to undermine my purpose. Wrong thoughts often turn to judgements and judgements to spoken words. Words have power. Power to uplift and love or power to harm and hate. I get to choose how my words will be, by throwing the judging and condemning thoughts into the wind and replacing them with truth of God. I actually have a choice. Whatever the choice, there will either be blessing or consequence. Everyone around me will experience my choice. It’s sometimes a day by day or minute by minute choice. I often get it wrong. Grace please!
What is my purpose? To render the invisible qualities of God in this reality. To create in the spirit of the one who gives me purpose to draw others deeper into his presence. His presence is love, joy, peace, trust, mercy, revelation, faith,forgiveness and so much more. I do my best to focus on these things.
Erika Masterson 11/15/19
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things”
Philippians 4:8
"Reckless words are like the thrusts of a sword, cutting remarks meant to stab and to hurt. But the words of the wise soothe and heal." - Proverbs 12:18 (TPT)
"Your words are so powerful that they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences." (Proverbs 18:21 - TPT
Erika Masterson is a Fine Art Photographer, living her dream between two worlds, a lakeside cabin tucked in the Southern Appalachian mountains and a quiet beach town on Florida’s east coast.Erika and her husband Ed have 4 children and one granddaughter. Her children are often seen in her artistic works.
She received her degree in photography from the Southeastern Center for Photographic Studies in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990. In 1999 opened her own commercial portrait business and has been working the past 20+ years in California and Florida.
In 2012 Erika expanded her Art including many exhibits and awards. Her most recent accolades; Solo Exhibition Soho Gallery New York; the Co-Jurors Choice award by Joyce Tenneson under the theme “The Intimate Portrait”; She was chosen as a Julia Margaret Cameron finalist for her series “A Message for my Daughter” and was selected as Black and White Magazine’s Portfolio Spotlight winner for her series Sara’s Sojourn.
Her quiet and soulful images have been published in numerous magazines such as Black and White Magazine 2014 & 2017, Victoria Magazine 2000 & 2016, Silvershotz Magazine, Shots Magazine, 5×5 Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Raine, Shadow & Light and In-Style Magazine. Erika recently has her images being sold around the world and on greeting cards with Palm Press and book covers. She has also self-published 4 books with her series of work.
