dailydatewithgod

We have the primary role in our lives.  We are here because we are meant to be here.  When we watch and actor in tv, film, or stage we have certain understandable expectations.  We expect to see them play the character they are taking on and all his or her facets.  We want to see the range of their humanness.  We want to know what they feel and where they have come from.  We are curious as to what has happened to shape their lives and their perspectives.  We would be caught off guard if we saw them being the character they are sharing a scene with.  Why would it be necessary to have two of the same role? The scene would not work.  Why then are we surprised when we live our lives trying to be other people or other people’s expectations of us and it doesn’t work?  In a film if all we wanted was for one character to explain the rest it would be a really long monologue. Even then if the actor does not know his or her lines, there is no show. Life is a dialogue and knowing our lines is not enough.  To live it fully we must be the words and the actions.  We are starring in the movie of our lives and the people with whom we interact want to know with whom they are playing.  My daily dates with God have taught me more about who I am, where I come from, where I am going, and what my purpose is than I thought they would.  A relationship with God involved connecting with ourselves as much as our concept of God.  God wants us to take on the starring role in our lives.  If he didn’t want us, he would have cast someone else.  If she thought there was someone else better suited to the role, he or she would have it.  It may not be easy to be the star but if the story revolves around the starring role, we need to be able to show up for it.  Each of us is the starring role in our own lives and when the plays intersect, how will it work if we decide to switch with others or do not know our lines?