I found myself humbled while I was browsing around the social media sites. I’ve got a blog, a Facebook page, a Twitter profile, and coutless other social media accounts and profiles. You know what they all have in common? Me. When I came to that realization, I was humbled by God. You see all these profiles in a way represent my deep self-centeredness and the sin of selfishness. It was all about what I’m doing, what I’m thinking, where I’m at, what I’m reading, and what I’m interested in. So the question that God asked me was, “are you making a name for yourself or making a name for Me?”
Think about it (especially you social media addicts like me). How often do you look at how many people are following you on Twitter? How about how many friends you have on Facebook? Or the enjoyement you get when people leave you comments on your blog, your notes, and reply to your Twitter posts? It’s so easy to get self consumed in yourself. It’s not easy separating yourself and the sin of self-centeredness.
It’s so easy to sit there and work on making a name for yourself…it’s so not about me…
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” - Galatians 2:20
How much time are you spending making a name for yourself?
illustration by MC Escher, 1935
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