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Shelley's First Photoshoot
Newly famous Shelley, asked a question of her long-time famous, much wiser fiancé, but he didn’t answer her and she glanced over at him from where she stood near the dining room table.
Eric’s eyes moved over her. He seemed to be looking at her clothes. She made a face and stepped back to model. “It’s the outfit the publicity people had delivered. They want me to wear it at the photo shoot today. I think it’s stupid. I know they want me to look younger, but this is ridiculous.”
She wore a Nike name brand blue jean skirt and a Nike knit shirt. The skirt was short, the shirt tight. Crew socks and Nike shoes completed the ensemble.
"I guess next they’ll want me to put a big bow in my hair,” she said in jest. She waited for a response, but there was none. “Will you please say something?”
He sighed. “Wearing that outfit or not is your choice. You don’t have to if you don’t want to.”
“But, what if I show up to the shoot without the outfit they want me to wear?”
“A couple things could come of that. They can find you something more appropriate to wear that would represent both parties better. They’ll have more options for you when you get there. This was just a sample.”
“Okay, and what’s the other option?”
He shrugged. “They could decide to cancel the shoot.”
“Cancel?” She grimaced.
“The question is, how important is it to you?”
“What? The shoot or not wanting to wear this outfit?”
“Both.” He waited patiently.
“I really wanted to do this shoot.”
“Why?”
“Well, it pays a lot of money for one.”
“Shelley, is your soul for sale?”
“No, of course not, but— ” She stopped.
“Any other reasons for doing the shoot?”
She shrugged, “I think I’m under contract to do it.”
“You are, but you know Alan Bearden, you know he cares for you. A quick call to him and I’m sure he could remedy the situation.”
She nodded slowly. “So, what if I didn’t have a Mr. Bearden to call?”
He shrugged. “Then you’d have to make a choice.”
She frowned.
He laughed. “Babe, I know that you’re new to all this fame and celebrity stuff. What I’m really trying to tell you is that being famous, making money, none of that is as important as staying true to yourself and to God. Let me make it easier. If they wanted you to do the shoot nude, would you?”
Her answer came fast. “Absolutely not.”
“You see, that choice is black and white. It’s easy to see the right choice in that situation. But Satan doesn’t work like that. He makes everything gray so that it’s harder to see clearly what your path should be. He makes walking down his path look fine, no worries, no problems. He deceives you, because the devil is a liar.”
“Then how do we know what God’s path is for us?”
Eric smiled. “You know, that is a beautiful question, sweetheart." He motioned her forward and took her hand. "We do two things. We develop a relationship with Him through prayer and fasting and listening so that we can recognize His voice. And we do our best to follow His rules, keep His commandments, live as holy as we possibly can.”
She squeezed his hand. “You’ve certainly set a good example of that.”
He sighed heavily. “I’m trying. I’m human, thank God we have His grace.”
Excerpt from #1 A Healing-In Jesus’ Name
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