Are you the Director of your life? Or maybe you’re the Star of your life? Or are you the Understudy? Perhaps you’re part of the crew setting up for the action to take place? Maybe you’re in the audience? What is your role in your life?
When I was younger I probably imagined myself in all of the roles simultaneously. In my case, I didn’t view myself in a role that was tangential to the activity of my life. I’m positive I would have seen myself as the Director and Star – and I think most of us do. As I grew older I saw a need for assistance in the Director’s role but I had a sufficient amount of confidence in myself that I had no problem continuing the Star’s role. This realization I would like to see as maturity.
Though there was a sufficient selection to choose in the Director’s Assistant’s role, no one seemed to be able to really fill what I needed so I rejected them after a short stint in the role. Fortunately I was blessed to find Jesus and was able to transition to Him being the Director (even though there were moments when I took the role back and then wished I hadn’t). He has proven to be a trustworthy Director who still allows me the decision to accept the specific current role but also assured me that He won’t abandon me.
With the Lord firmly in the Director’s role, this provided me the opportunity to grow into the Star’s role. Admittedly, some of my performances weren’t particularly noteworthy and some were downright duds, still I continued to practice and grow into the role. The freedom that the Lord provided me in taking the Director’s role has allowed me to become the Star I was meant to be in the role of a lifetime.
