Selling Out

One of the most difficult things to toss up in the brain is the issue of selling out. As a Christian artist this means so many things. We are to do all things for the glory of God, and so with our work we market ourselves to get the audition to get the part to the rehearsal to the performances, all of it is done for the glory. For me, the moment it becomes about something other than that it can easily become worshipping another god. I mean the grind you have to be on in order to get work and stay working. The hours of reading and research, not to mention the physical parameters you plan to meet to keep your instrument healthy and active and prepared. The sheer concentration of all these energies in one directing, acting, is almost like worship. We MUST have convictions. We MUST have standards or else we sell out on the ultimate creditor, our Father.
We are a ship that has a mighty anchor on it and it keeps us grounded when the winds come. The business for a Christian artist can be a stormy sea. If we are not grounded in some standard the winds of entertainment and doing it for you, and other persuasions will toss you to and fro and yes, yes, soon you will have to survive the way the other ships do, addictions. You will be filled with this need, empty and void, that must be filled everyday. If this need is not filled your lack of standard will cause suicidal thoughts to creep in and sooner or later it may be you who dies of the overdose of some drug. It is just so important to have something you stand for or you will fall for everything. Selling out is at the core placing yourself on an auction block and going forward into the slavery of others. Stand tall, head up, shoulders back and declare that you are a son of God not a beast of burden; no one will be able to ride me!!!!