Designers stress white space in every communicative medium they fashion. From blogs to billboards to books–the more white space, the better.
Which would you rather read (assuming you know Latin, of course)?
To render your thoughts and intentions readable, emphasize white space.
The more white space you have, the more everything within it gets noticed.
Hard to miss him!
How about this one?
The question mark symbolizes the soul. It’s you.
- Your desires–Can I have that?
- Your confusion–Now what do I do?
- Your searching–What’s a better way?
When you inquire, you may feel lonely. Everyone else appears certain, so you swallow your doubts and your what ifs. You’re all by yourself.
But you’re surrounded. By white space.
What does white space represent? God Himself! “For in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).
So enjoy white space. Relax in His presence.
But, you may reply, “I need more! I need letters and numbers. Even punctuation! How else can I communicate?”
I agree. Appreciating white space is good, but you must also associate with other characters.
Discover your life in God but share it. Bless people.
Live in such a way that people can read your life and learn from it. Don’t crowd out the white space; the more you have, the easier it is for people to comprehend your purpose. More of Jesus and less of you: “He must increase but I must decrease” (John 3:30).
Diminish but don’t disappear. May others see enough of you to read the will of God. “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (2 Corinthians 3:2-3).
Capitalize on contrast. Dark characters look great against a light background. You’re not God and you don’t have to be. You just have to be the person God intended. Set within the Spirit, you’ll be visible and you’ll communicate.
White space doesn’t look like much; in fact, it looks like nothing. But the intended beauty, simplicity, and comprehension of design falter without it.
We need the Lord, even if we can’t see Him. So take courage. “Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8).
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