So I went to my first read through of the skit. All was going well and I hit a little bunp in the road during the reading. The first was a word that begins with F and ends with G. I replaced it with freaking. The director okayed it and we went on. The next was God. I replaced that with Gosh. Not sure how he felt about that. Then we got to a word that begins with S and ends with t. Replaced with crud. Okay, I am probably upsetting the director by now but I just couldn’t compromise my faith for a place on stage. Then it came to unbuttoning my top shirt button and kissing one of the cast members. EEEEPPPPP! NOT ME! I don’t care if I am acting. I love my Jim and I felt that if I did this God would not be glorified. I felt absolutely nauseated thinking of kissing someone else even if it was just acting. If I was payed a million dollars and it was a movie that led people to Christ-that might be a different story! But since I would never come upon this opportunity, I will just continue kissing the most amazing man in the whole world-my Jim.
So the end result-I am not in the play. Good news though, I felt that God was so glorified in my decision and I left a great example to those people. Hey, they want me to come back and this would be really cool. I will make sure I know what the heck I am doing before I go next time!
As I went back a read my previous post about the play, I stated that I couldn’t wait to see what God would do with this in the community. And he did, he showed that he is a gracious and faithful Father and for his names sake, It has been a glorifing triumph for His Kingdom. I love my Father!
Good for you! Way to go! We don’t get the option of checking our values at the door in the name of drama. I’m proud of what you did, and much more importantly, so is your Father!
Thanks Dennis. I must say I was so bumbed but at the same time I felt alot of joy in my heart. This is a clear example that God brings us joy even in the difficult times. I love it when that happens.