For the record, I can't wait until I can get to the point where I can use all the lessons that God is teaching me and turn them into nuggets of truth to share with you. Right now I blog my OWN experiences and thoughts....but I forsee a time when I will be able to take what I am telling you and apply it to the Word and then create an encouraging and insightful exhortation to share. <-- if this is God's will. :)
Today I read a great blog by one of my friends - a worshiper who I deeply respect. This blog was SO good... and I realize that it is even more impactful for me because it is exactly the lesson that God is trying to teach me today. But I thought "hmmmm, it's possible that God is talking to us about the same thing. Why are his posts so much better than mine?"
Well, for one, I know that if I was going to blog about this same topic, mine would come out in the form of stories and thoughts. I would tell you about how terrible I am... I would tell you how sinful I am... I would tell you about how over the course of the last few weeks God has been trying to teach me whatever it is....
Do you see? I make this about ME!! My little world still revolves around me. I measure others' experiences against MY experiences and I expect others to do the same (measure themselves against MY experiences). Even my world that is all about Christ, is really all about ME! I try to exhort people from MY OWN experiences instead of from the foundation of TRUTH (Christ / the Word).
Anyway- this is good. It just shows me how far I have to go. Keep surrendering. Keep shedding self. Keep dying.
As I continue blogging, I am going to try to just look for the nugget of truth - what is Jesus telling me? - and then tell you THAT instead of all the unnecessary gobbelty-gook of my day and mind.
Hm. That sure should keep my posts shorter! :)
Let's see if it happens....
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