Do You Want to be Famous?




In a time when social media continues to rise and opportunities continue to multiply, it becomes easier to forget who started it all. By it, I mean the book idea, the business, the ministry, the relationship. We "write our visions and make [them] plain" with humble intentions to keep Christ at the center. Then, promotion soon follows. Your like buttons are flashing by the hour. Your following hit quadruple digits. And suddenly your plans no longer seem to reflect or lead others to be Divinely inspired. It then seems to be more about staying relevant and popular in fear that someone else will take your spot. What changed? 

In the song "Invisible" by Kierra Sheard she echoes this sentiment:

"A total ecllipse has just begun.
We blocked out the Son.
Can't believe this is what we've come to.
So you think that you're a star?
But the real star has some scars.
On His hands and feet where the nails went through." 

Yes, it is praiseworthy to celebrate and acknowledge ALL the advancements God brings our way; but, when our works are no longer compelled by advancing the true nature of Christ, can we still boast that He is at the center of it all? Shakespeare also concurred that "all the world is a stage", and yet we forget that we are not the stars. We are the players, the cast, the constant moving pieces masterfully orchestrated by the One who created our role to begin with. In Ephesians 2:10,  it states that " we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for GOOD works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (NKJ). God placed the talents and gifts into us long ago so that it would bring benefit to others - not just ourselves. And because of this, we are admonished to walk in them - not what someone else does or what gifts we admire about other people. Walking in someone else's shoes and stubbornly striving to advance our fame than the fame of Christ can deleteriously impact our destiny.

As you make plans and set goals for your life, what is the real motivation behind those choices? Will it bring death to who Christ really is or will it breathe His life into others and your realm of influence?