Where Is Your Line?

I wish I could remember the person with whom I was having the conversation. Unfortunately, I cannot, but I can very easily remember what I was told.

The conversation had to do with Disney World. The person with whom I was talking knew some of the “ins and outs” of that place.

I was told something that I thought was fascinating about the parade they have there every day. According to the information I was given, all of the floats, characters, etc. pass through gates at the conclusion of the parade. The people portraying the various Disney characters must remain in character until there is no chance of being seen by any of the tourists. “Mickey” has to stay in character longer than any of the others due to the fact that he rides high on a float. As I remember the information, there is a line that the characters in the parade must cross before they can go out of character.

To coin a phrase, the bottom line is that somebody has to stay in character until a line is crossed.

I wonder where my line is. I wonder where your line is. I wonder if we should even have a line.

What I am really wondering is this: Do I portray a character in certain environments and, after crossing some imaginary line, revert to my real self?  Am I in character on the job or at school and the real me when I get home? Am I in character at church and my real self elsewhere? Am I in character when I’m around people I want to impress, but the real me when I couldn’t care less about what somebody might think?

The scenarios and possibilities are almost endless. The bottom line is that our Lord calls us to be consistent in our behavior, our language, our dress, our choices of entertainment, and in every other area of life. Further, He calls us to be consistent in our attempt to please Him, not ourselves or others around us.

There is often much discussion about erasing lines that separate us. It is, indeed, true that socio-economic, racial, educational, and many other “lines” need to be erased by those who “…are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28). It is also true that I need to have as my goal in life to erase any line that separates me from my Lord. 

Where is your line? I hope you don’t have one!

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