Being important is over-rated. About ten years ago, I shopped around a book proposal. The publishers who looked at it said they liked my writing but that I needed to have a “platform.” Social media followers and the like. I’m all for building thoughtful, community-oriented platforms to share creativity, services, and work. Tucked in with a genuine passion for writing, though, lurked a motive from the shadow self—the desire to be important. This desire was nebulous, always elusive and undefinable, but the shadow self said that important people write books, and thus to be “someone of note,” I must do the same. Thank God for the rejection.
Mark reading your blog leaves me speechless. Thank you for ushering us into the presence of God and reminding us that our minds must be brought into our hearts. May God bless your ministry.
Convicting and encouraging, thanks for making the throne room alive this morning.
Thanks and wishing you well, Josh!
Mark reading your blog leaves me speechless. Thank you for ushering us into the presence of God and reminding us that our minds must be brought into our hearts. May God bless your ministry.
Thanks so much for that encouragement, Jimmy! Wishing you and your wonderful family well.