Why Blog Cross-Centredly? Part 3

Reason 3: To Focus My Heart


It's been a while since I last posted, I apologise for those who've been waiting for the next part of this series. One of the most scary things about beginning a blog is the temptation to do too much. You want readers, so you want to post interesting and exciting posts regularly. Or do you?

Augustine said that he wrote to learn. I wonder how many bloggers would agree with that. I know whenever I have to prepare something for someone else I end up learning much more than they do.

Now this all sounds hopelessly selfish, and it is not my only motivation (as I will go on to explain in coming posts). However, there is something about writing which helps us learn a great deal.

I found in considering what to write here as this blog continues to grow that my own thoughts have been focused more on the cross. How great a thing the cross is, but how quick I, a feeble human being, will often forget about it. Writing a blog that openly proclaims to be cross-centred in everything it does will hopefully constantly rebuke me from going a different way. There are many foolish distortions of Christianity we often into, where we hero worship sound men and women or desire to show our own greatness. None of this can happen if we look at the cross.

How good it will be for my soul if I am regularly having to draw my focus again to the cross. I pray that many of you will join me in this too. Let's consider every blog in it's light. In fact let's consider everything it's light I hope. But let's get our stubborn heart under control. Write with the cross in central view that we may

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Why Blog Cross-Centredly? Part 2

On Monday we looked at the first reason why I, and you, should blog cross-centredly. The reason was I love the cross, it is the most exciting event in history and I want to think on it again and again. It is my salvation and it shows God's love for me. It therefore should be central to all I do. What other reasons are there for bloggin cross centredly?

Reason 2: Denying Myself
It is very easy for a blog to become all about the writer (or chief writer). They talk about their life, what they have learnt, what they are interested in. This very quickly begins to point the finger to me. This would be bad for you, but most of all it would be bad for me. I do not need to be puffed up. How can I distract the attention from myself to God?

Easy I point to the cross. There my sins are on full view. I was so sinful that the God who created the universe had to die for me. Jesus had to face the fullness of Fathers' wrath because of how evil I was. If I blog in such a way I point to the cross nobody will look to me. They will surely be lead to say "What a sinner he is, but what a great God Jesus is!" Is that not what we want? To point people to God?

I challenge other Christian bloggers to make a point of preaching the cross. Deny yourself and your glory and point rather to Jesus. Let's not try to be the best bloggers on the planet, with witty posts and a readership in the thousands. Let's rather try to point to the cross.

Yours in Christ
Tim



This blog is the Second part of a series of blogs entitled "Why Blog Cross-Centredly?". Keep an eye on this blog for the next answer to this question "Part 3: To Focus My Heart".