Blogging to the Glory and Pleasure of Whom?
In His series, Blogging to the Worship of God (one of the most edifying things that I have read pertaining to the phenomenon and culture of blogging) Bob Kauflin comments:While there are countless reasons people blog, ultimately it comes down to two – am I blogging to bring glory to God or myself? Here are some tell tale signs that I’m pursuing the latter:
• I’m crushed by criticism
• I’m harsh in my disagreements with others
• I enjoy seeing my name in print, especially on someone else’s blog
• I check Sitemeter every hour to see who’s on my site
• I like to hear myself talk/write
• I Google my name every 30 minutes.
• I’m flippant in criticizing others
• I experience an emotional high when more people visit my site one day
I can relate to almost every one of these bullet points, being
guilty of them at one time or another, even today. After reading this
list, I began to contemplate, "Should I just quit blogging because it
can function as an opportunity for the flesh?" I see very mixed motives
often in my bloggings - My blogspotting post and followup are perfect
examples of my mixed sinful motives. Nevertheless,
after prayer and realizing the need (once again) for renewed repentance
I continue blogging. Bob said it well as he finished up his post:
However, mixed in with those godly motives are some that I don’t particularly want to share with you...I realized that part of my motive in writing a blog was to impress people, to draw glory to myself. How pitiful. How sad. How dishonoring to my Savior.
But I continue to blog. Why? I’m persuaded that my desire to see my Savior exalted is greater than the desire to exalt myself. I know that Jesus completely paid the price for all my sins at the cross, and that motivates me to fight pride all the more. The issue is not how many people read what I write, but how faithfully I represent the Savior’s heart and purposes.
I pray this blog will be a means that encourages you to be faithful as well.
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