Niecy Nash Looking for Ways to Serve God in Every Role She Plays
Every time Niecy Nash steps foot on set, the actress says she's praying for a way to serve God.
From the critically acclaimed film "Selma" to the comedic thriller series "Scream Queens," Nash told The Huffington Post that she speaks to God about His plan for her in every situation.
"Every time I've gone on a set, my prayer is that I could be of service. My job is one thing ... that's my due," she said. "But being of service is my 'who.' So showing up to say, 'OK, God, how would you use me on that set?"
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"What is the environment for my 'who'? It's a duty for me to learn these words and go stand over there and be funny, but what would you have me do?" she continued.
Nash has been vocal about her Christian faith for some time, using it as a basis for her opinions on a range of topics, such as racial reconciliation. After appearing in "Selma," Nash spoke to CBN about the need for Christians with racial differences to unite.
"One of the things that could help is fellowshipping with people that don't look like you. When you have a same belief but you have a different skin color, it still kind of makes you the same," Nash told CBN. "We could grow from intermixing, having some social things that we do with other believers who just don't necessarily look like us.
"In your community, you may only ever see and hang around people who look like you.," she added. "But in order for a lot of the stereotypes and a lot of this nonsense that people have their minds wrapped around to be dispelled, you've got to experience people," she said. "And if you start at a place of believers, I think that that will definitely help move the situation forward in the Spirit."
During an event at One Church International in Los Angeles, California, three years ago, Nash encouraged women to represent themselves in a Christ-like manner.
And when one woman asked Nash how she manages to survive in an oversexualized entertainment industry as a Christian, she responded by saying: "Sometimes, you feel like, 'God, I don't feel like I should do that. But then, at the same time, it's artistic. I mean, God made the human body and I mean, I am playing his wife. So, technically …,'" she said. "You start trying to rationalize and back-peddle and Harlem shake your way out of all this stuff. And the truth of the matter is, is that, because you're in relationship with Him, He will tell you what that line is."
