Life is a two-lane highway
~~especially in blogging. Which way one chooses to travel on the road is significant. In fact, it is crucial to the believer.
A believer who is blogging has more influence than he or she realizes. According to Rev. Michael Bresciani at the American Chronicle, "...it holds the single greatest potential for evangelism through the media since the advent of television."
And what are we Christians doing with such an opportunity?
Are our blogs pointing the way or blocking the way to Jesus? Is our roadway clear of potholes, pitfalls, and detours? Does it lead unbelievers to our Lord or away from our Lord? Do our words bring honor to our King or dishonor? Is our time well-spent or misspent?
When I began blogging, I wanted to use this venue to create a Christian conversational retreat. My prayer was to impact the world with an encouraging message for the Lord. Lately I have found myself retreating to blogs which are strictly inspirational and edifying. (Yeah, they are out there.) Some of my favorite writers have taken long sabatticals from blogging this summer and it's been tough reading at times. But I've enjoyed reading several of those I have listed in my bloglists.
In mine, I try to imagine a seeker who might do a search on a word and come popping in unexpectedly into my site. (can't tell you how many I've gotten through the Peanuts character post and the Sensodyne post) I want my blog to have a welcome mat that says, "Come on in, I'd like to meet you. And there's Someone I'd like you to meet. His name is Jesus." I want folks who drop in to feel comfortable chatting with other commenters. I know I'm probably living in a eutopian mindset, but I like to look on the bright side of possibilities. Fortunately, I've had little digression from my hopes and goals.
This past week, I felt like stopping my little blogging roadtrip. The traffic had slowed considerably and it seemed to me like the majority of interest was on landscapes of destruction rather than my panoramic view of meadows and pasturelands. I even told a few folks that my traveling days were limited because I was running out of gas. They weren't at all supportive of my thinking. I told them I'd think harder.
Then I happened upon Rev. Bresciani's article at American Chronicle. Odd how someone who doesn't even know you can influence your thoughts, huh? Well, that's the point of this post. Your words influence my thoughts. They influence others' thoughts. Sometimes what you post stimulates a post in my mind. I pray about it and think about it and then write about it. Sometimes it is a passing comment in a thread that catapults my muse into the sphere of cyberspace. Sometimes it's a picture I take. But for what it is worth, I try to honor Christ with my words. I pray I meet the mark every time. Do you? selahV
NOTE OF INTEREST. THESE ARE A FEW BLOGS I'VE READ RECENTLY THAT I RECOMMEND AS REST-STOPS ALONG YOUR HIGHWAY:
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