A Tricky Balance
June 29, 2014//
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Psalm 138:8 (NLT) – The Lord will work out His plans for my
life – for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
life – for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
I was recently asked if I track the
number of hits to my blog and friends often encourage me to work on expanding my
readership. I choose, however, not to
look at the numbers very often.
number of hits to my blog and friends often encourage me to work on expanding my
readership. I choose, however, not to
look at the numbers very often.
This is not about me.
While I hope my words help you know
Him better, it’s not about me. I recommend
any daily devotion that speaks to you. While I want to encourage everyone I possibly
can in their relationship with God, it’s the message that touches one reader
that matters. I simply try to be His
hands on the keyboard.
Him better, it’s not about me. I recommend
any daily devotion that speaks to you. While I want to encourage everyone I possibly
can in their relationship with God, it’s the message that touches one reader
that matters. I simply try to be His
hands on the keyboard.
It’s a tricky balance.
Let me be honest. I’m afraid of pride. I do feel called to actively expand my
readership and I’m not shy about marketing Seeds of Scripture. I also know God will nudge you to recommend particular
messages and I trust He’ll give you courage to do so. I pray for an explosion of subscribers! However when I look at the numbers, I feel
either pleased with myself or disappointed, neither of which is about God. To remain humble, I choose to avoid the
statistics.
readership and I’m not shy about marketing Seeds of Scripture. I also know God will nudge you to recommend particular
messages and I trust He’ll give you courage to do so. I pray for an explosion of subscribers! However when I look at the numbers, I feel
either pleased with myself or disappointed, neither of which is about God. To remain humble, I choose to avoid the
statistics.
I shifted from emailing directly to
blogging for two main reasons: so my
messages are more widely accessible and so the readership is anonymous. While I can know the number of subscribers
receiving my posts, I don’t know how many read or delete. I don’t know who subscribes or unsubscribes. I put it all in God’s hands. I surrender and trust this work to Him.
blogging for two main reasons: so my
messages are more widely accessible and so the readership is anonymous. While I can know the number of subscribers
receiving my posts, I don’t know how many read or delete. I don’t know who subscribes or unsubscribes. I put it all in God’s hands. I surrender and trust this work to Him.
What do you think of this balance?
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comment at the bottom of the blog. If you’d like to comment privately,
you can email me at [email protected].
comment at the bottom of the blog. If you’d like to comment privately,
you can email me at [email protected].
Spend a few minutes to plant a quick Seed. Or stay longer and plant a whole garden.
