Pause and Be Still

Pause, be still, listen, and He WILL guide you!

Okay, so this picture is symbolic in a few ways. First of all, the horse coming to a halt represents pausing to listen. It says in the bible that being quiet and listening is the best way to hear from God. This leads into what the dove means. Meaning that the dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit coming down on those who make time to stop and listen.

I learned a lot doing this manipulation. I had to learn how to upload and use brushes, do a water reflection, combine body parts (horse was missing hooves), etc...
Edit: Worked on the dove a bit more.

Time: 10 or so hours
Software: GIMP
Layers: 27

Thanks to the wonderful stock providers:
for the horse
for the background
for the dove, and
for the splash brush
All else belongs to me.