She looked across the table as if she was going to admit she was preggo, selling illegal substances, or pilfering from her governmental job. She inhaled, swallowed, and braced herself for my reaction. I sat across from her and munched on the mound of warm deliciousness some people call bread. Seriously, I said, you’re starting to worry me. [Note: I eat when I’m nervous.]
She pushed her bread plate away from her [Note: she doesn’t eat when she’s nervous] and blurted out her aspirations of becoming a ________.* With a quizzical look and arched eyebrow I replied, So what? Just do it.
For the next two hours we sat around discussing the importance of passion and guilt. Passion in doing what we want to do; guilt in what it is we want to do. She confessed her guilt was because her desire wasn’t “spiritual” and it’s not like teaching the bible or working for a church [Note: she was probably talking about me].
She wasn’t comparing like I-want-to-be-like-you, but more of a It’s-not-a-holy-job. Naturally we are inclined to compare ourselves in the discovery of God’s will for our lives. It’s part and parcel of our brokenness and humanity.
But what is defined as a holy job? Working for a church? OH PLEASE! A holy job is a person who desires to be holy and HAS a job. There’s a lot of people who are guilt trippin’ over what they’re inspired to do. Why? God has created us to do great things… impossible things!
If you want to be a rapper, be a rapper who gives glory to God. You want to be a photographer, be the most amazing photographer who captures God’s beauty. You want to be an deejay, actress, playwright, brain surgeon, lawyer–do it. And do it well. We are his masterpiece created for good works Ephesians 2:10 tell us.
So why struggle? If you are able to praise God with your talents, give the glory He is due, and make a living out of it, DO YOUR THANG’!
*You fill in the blank. It could possibly be what you’ve been praying about doing.
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