My dad died from Covid-19 on Tuesday, September 7th at 11:50 a.m. I know because me and my brother were there at his bedside when that happened.
My mother was sick with Covid-19 and in a hospital bed for three weeks. By the grace of God she turned a corner and started to recover. Tomorrow, she starts rehab. Still not home yet, but not in her ultimate home with the Lord yet in Heaven either.
Our family's bout with Covid has caused me to re-examine my life, and I've decided to focus more on the Lord and live my life for Him.
It's amazing where the pursuit of the creative life will take you. Back in late July, when I was trying to settle into life in Tennessee I decided to try writing a "slasher" horror movie to be my 26th completed spec. I knew some elements of it would be dark. Even when so far as to listen to some Rob Zombie songs, and follow horror fan on Twitter as part of my quest to write a horror-slasher movie. But then when my family got deathly ill, I knew I had to drop that script.
For the briefest moment that notion tortured me that MY CREATIVE dabbling might have brought trouble to my family. BUT as a man of faith, I then realized that was letting the devil have more territory than he deserves. Now, I give that notion no credence; and give glory to God.
My creative pursuits led me to chase Taylor Swift too. Thought being: IF I could get her to "like" one my scripts, she had the funding to make it, herself! Never connected with Ms. Swift however.
So now in light of what happened to my family, I'm turning to Jesus again. New goal is to make God smile. E.C. Henry wants to make: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit happy!
Not so consumed with "making it" in Hollywood anymore. The Lord gave me a dream about the place many years ago, where I was off to the side of a parade which was marching into the asphalt. Among them I saw a tortured Jim Carrey.
Never want to turn my back on the things that the Lord shows me. My problem is that I wanted it (to get justification for 20 years of writing) so bad.
But what's more important: selling a spec. script, or making God smile?
May ALL of E.C. Henry's writings be like this:
Jesus reigns! I choose to follow the Lord. Not sure what that's going to look like. But for the past two weeks I attended church! Right now it feels like I'm doomed to be the Alfred the butler for my brother, his wife, and two kids. BUT I am looking to RESENSITIZE and be a better person. Let the Lord do a work in me, then let my light shine in this dark world.
I'm getting back to the heart of worship too. Putting on more praise and worship music and letting that minister to me, and change my perspective. I want my life to honor Christ. I want my creativity to honor Christ. Resensitize to be a better man of God.
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