There was a time in which I was questioned if time had passed me by, and if I had wasted my opportunities. It was a fair question I thought. I mean if you had not gained significance by age 35, it was over in the eyes of the world, right?

One of the things that hindered me throughout my life (or so I thought at the time) was my inability to find “the thing” I wanted to do with my life. I once found that creative writing held an appeal for me, but then so did photography, then film, then music and art, architecture, building models, landscaping, electronics, astronomy, computers, web design, graphics, preaching, teaching, praying, holding bible studies, ….well the list is endless, actually. You can see my dilemma. I had way too many areas of interest to settle on just one; why, I would miss something if I picked just one.

There I was, the proverbial Jack of all trades and Master of none. It was a shame I carried for many years. This is how I went to college. Grades were fine but I had too many interests, so I never finished.

And yet, even here, GOD was at work. I have since found what I am to do today, and that is drama.

Here are some of the things I found out about drama that seemed to consolidate all of my interests and center my life with a purpose:

• Drama requires everything I have before GOD – that is all of my talents and gifts, and every “love” I have had such as music and art, film and video, design and architecture, etc….It was such a creative outlet for all of my passions in life.

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• Drama was able to do an amazing thing to a crowd of people – it could get their attention. I noticed that a certain message can get on a certain type of person to listen when preached, another when taught, but an amazing thing happened when that same message became a production. People responded with attention and would get the subtlest of themes.

• Drama ministers to all people – regardless of age, race, sex, financial status, or even if someone was saved or unsaved. In this it has become vitally important.

• Drama changed the way I viewed people – no longer did I have to live in Hermit-ville but I found myself actually looking forward to be with people to create something incredible. It became a people first production.

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• Drama was hard work. It exhausted me to every ounce of energy I had, even to the point I wanted to give up. I absolutely craved doing it. When the production was done, I have been know to collapse on the floor with utter exhaustion and delight.

• Drama requires excellence – give the best you have for GOD’s best.

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These are a few of the things I have learned about drama, but ultimately, I was designed for such a thing as this. All of my discombobulation and aimless interests tied together in a glorious moment to show me clarity of purpose.