I remember being a little girl, having a flare for the arts. I was born creative. There was something about the stage, the lights, the crowds that excited me and gave me life. I remember, I was very young, around the age of three or four and I would tell my mother I wanted to be a star. When I got a little older, my younger sister and I would play on my mothers’ dresser. Her fingernail polishes were our characters. The mirror served as a backdrop, the dresser was our stage and the red polish was the main character. I would make-up skits and dialogue, I would direct the nail polishes on which way to go. I just knew that I wanted to perform. It ran deep. It was as if destiny was waiting in the wings of my heart, and all I had to do was connect my purpose with it. Where did I get that from? What I didn’t know then was I was a scribe, and those desires to be before the masses were God ordained glimpses into the purpose, He had for me in my life. Like so many others called to the arts, I know that the Lord had something great for me, but I had to connect with the right mentor and tribe before the magnitude of what the Lord had in store, would begin to manifest in my life.
Throughout my childhood I "performed" (Ministered) in church plays and local productions and kept up with school auditions and extra-curricular activities, thanks to my very supportive parents and family. As a sophomore in high school, my mother found a church home that had an active drama ministry that produced an Emmy Award Winning, Christian Soap Opera called “The Awakening”. They held open auditions at a local skating rink. Out of a thousand kids that auditioned, 3 were chosen, and I happened to be one of them. I joined the drama ministry, and the cast of The Awakening and began to get trained in ministry on the purpose of the gift. Had I not had the training and gotten the understanding of the calling on my life, my path may have been much different. I share this with you because there is a price to Fame, and without proper alignment, Godly guidance and training, it’s easy for misguided artist to think that their desire to be stars or the desire to be famous, is the end game, when actually, the gifting on the inside of you calls to you and when its creative, the worlds view can creep in and dictate to you how you should use your gift. Gifts are for service.
The sole purpose of fame or being in a position to be famous, is to use your influence to affect the lives of people in a greater capacity for the kingdom of God. We as scribes have to be extremely careful not to desire fame for selfish reasons, but to ask for the grace of having greater influence in the marketplace, for the glory of God.
Fame 1. the state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.
Most people haven’t reached the level of fame because they won’t be able to handle it when they get there. There needs to be a level of maturity in Christ to be able to constantly remain level headed when everyone around you are talking about you, wanted to take pictures and get autographs from you, complementing you, and praising you for something the Lord has graced you to walk in. This is why creatives desire fame, for the applause, being the center of attention and the accolades, but I wanna talk about the other side of the above mentioned. I wanna talk about the price of fame.
We are living in an internet, social media culture, where so many people can instantly become famous. Youtubers and Instagram influencers, actors and comedians alike, crave the attention from strangers, long for the next viral video, and the big checks that accompany them. But what happens when the fans that used to adore every step you’ve taken, begin to turn on you? Or people begin to think they know you because they watch you every Tuesday night on reality television and now you have a stalker, or what about negative words that may begin to fill up your timeline and comment sections for whatever reason? Are you mature enough or strong enough to live in the limelight without it blinding you? Your life not being your own? Not being able to go to the store? What about when you have to use the restroom really bad but fans won’t allow you to pass until you take one last selfie? What happens when the very people who once stood in long lines to get a glimpse of you are now writing all matter of negative things about you. Can you take the pressure of that? Most can’t. Most can’t take one or two people disliking them, let alone 100’s, 1000’s 10 of thousands and then millions.
"There is a price for fame, and if, as a scribe, you aren’t grounded in Christ and belong to a strong community of people who have your best interest, the price of fame may be too high for you."
There is this one particular show that I recently stumbled upon, I won’t name the show but it’s a game show kind of like Big Brother. Well in this show I watched the cast live their day to day lives happiness and bliss. The participants were always full of energy because they know that after they leave this particular show every single person who participates becomes a celebrity. Now because I was a bit late hearing about this show, I was watching the rerun of this season from 2016. Make a long story short, I watched until it was almost at the end and they played a game where the cast could read the tweets from what the viewers thought about them and for one cast member, the millions of viewers weren’t so nice. Granted she had made a mistake during the season and her co-stars had all but turned their backs on her, she felt so much pressure from being rejected by her co-stars and then the public that she decided to end her experience prematurely and go home. Well when she got on the outside, the hate never stopped and because of the constant pressure and negativity from those who use to be her fans, at the age of 32, she took her own life. Now the entire time I was watching the program, I had no idea that this young lady was already deceased. Something happened on the inside of me, and I heard loud and clear, the price of fame. She paid the ultimate price for fame, and it’s sad because had she not gone on that show, I believe she would still be alive.
"This is why, as Prophetic Scribes, we must enter the marketplace knowing who we are in Christ. Not caring how many people love you or hate you. Just living according to the word of God and speaking what Christ says about and over you."
Always remember, when you minister your gifts to the world, you are doing so for an audience of one. Jesus Christ, nothing else matters. When you have this posture, God will always get the glory!
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
1 Peter 2:12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.
Galatians 1:10 For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
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