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Real life. What’s yours like?
I was thinking this morning about reading someone else’s blog, and it really got me thinking. What is that blogger like in person? Many of the blogs I read are written by people whom I have never met face-to-face. What are they like? What are their values?
It made me think about my own blog. I’m sure most of my readers aren’t friends that I see at our church every week. What do they think of me? How do I portray myself on my blog? Would my readers, if they met me in person, say, “Yeah, that’s the same person,” or do I portray myself as an entirely different person? Would my readers meet me and say, “Wow – I can’t believe she acts like that – what a terrible testimony!”
I can say on my blog that I strive to be a Proverbs 31 woman, but if I do not live it, what does that make me? If I don’t try to obey God’s Word in real life, doesn’t that make me a hypocrite?
Ouch.
Sure, I try to live right and do what God would have me do, but if I portray myself as someone I’m not, then that would make me a hypocrite.
Lord, help me to live for you in all I do and say, not just in what I say!
You didn’t think i read this, did ya? 🙂 After knowing you since 7th grade Mel, you portray yourself exactly as who you are! Worry not my friend.
Carolyn
Its a nice thing to keep in perspective. Some of these bloggers look like superwoman! 🙂 I read someones profile one time that said basically, this is the good part of my life, I keep the bad parts personal so dont read too much into this. It made a lot of sense. We obviously are not going to put all the bad things that happen or mistakes we make out for the world to see.
Good post!
Julie
You have such a knack for pointing out the important, Melody! I wonder the same thing myself sometimes.