Of Cosplay (and the evil one?)

It is a heartache to realise that walking around in costume is pleasing to the self. I can't serve two masters. Anything pleasing to the self is not pleasing to God.

Yet a friend of mom did my self-designed costume for free. Tailored to my tiny measurements, to give it away (maybe even to an unbeliever) is to put a stumbling block, or to act contrary to Christ-like behaviour; to discard it is to trash the work of someone who was willing and kind enough to not charge me for it. And keeping it in the closet only collects dust and would only prompt my father to nag at me.

Yesterday and today I prayed. But still I lament. How can those people in Acts burn their spellbooks?

It is also a heartache to realise that I have spent money on my white wig and wigcare. A total of maybe S$60?

I only received Christ this year. At the mention of quiet time and my longing to go to church (my parents forbade me to), the reaction from a classmate is surprise (she's raised in a Christian home). She used the word "devoted." But as a child of God, this is because I want to spend more time with Him who gives me joy. Though I find it harder to do so because of my family's disapproval of my newfound faith, and temptations from left, right, and centre.

She spends quite some time on cosplay, para para, Pokemon, and J-pop culture. This is what I see in classmates that are raised in Christian homes.
Yet at the mention of quiet time and church, she used the word "devoted".

I thought wearing a costume would be innocent enough, as I have acted small roles in plays, and a cat is one of them. I put on cat ears, a tail, arm and leg warmers, and face paint to be a cat. And when I see a cosplayer, I not only see a familiar character, I see ingenuity and craftsmanship.

But then a sister in Christ pointed out that the evil one pretends to be an angel dressed in light.

God, what should I do?

UPDATE: I talked to her for a while today, and I don't know if talking to her would make me change my mind and therefore my stance about cosplay, but she cosplayed for quite some time and does not make cosplay an idol. She said she still gives God the glory for cosplay, as it is a joy for her to create the costumes and wear her creations. That was how I felt about cosplay before talked to me about donning on any costume at all. Now I'm not sure if I should talk to that friend at all.