The very good questions that John Piper asks here are largely why I don't have a blog. Even commenting on blogs can sometimes be a snare, and I have to better guard my heart about it-- the flesh can be very subtle. I'm glad, though, that some are able to maintain blogs without it hindering them spiritually (hopefully).
I think what Piper is saying is what the bible says about everything, "acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your paths". Make sure your motives are pure, that you're God directed and that it doesn't become your idol...then you're good.
The tricky thing is, sometimes we don't know that something or someone has become our idol until that thing or person is taken out of our lives, or (which could be more likely in the case of blogging) until that thing or person has captured our worship (place of primacy above God in our hearts and lives), and we "wake up" at some point and realize just how much we have been involved in idolatry.
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The very good questions that John Piper asks here are largely why I don't have a blog. Even commenting on blogs can sometimes be a snare, and I have to better guard my heart about it-- the flesh can be very subtle. I'm glad, though, that some are able to maintain blogs without it hindering them spiritually (hopefully).
That second question was a doosie, huh?
I think what Piper is saying is what the bible says about everything, "acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your paths". Make sure your motives are pure, that you're God directed and that it doesn't become your idol...then you're good.
Amy,
The tricky thing is, sometimes we don't know that something or someone has become our idol until that thing or person is taken out of our lives, or (which could be more likely in the case of blogging) until that thing or person has captured our worship (place of primacy above God in our hearts and lives), and we "wake up" at some point and realize just how much we have been involved in idolatry.
They're great questions to ask myself & ponder over my heart with!
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