Blogs, Narcissism and God's Glory

I can't believe that I am writing this blog. Does anyone really care what I think or have to say? I know I could care less what most blogs and tweets and face book walls say. As if television, video games, and the Internet weren't enough to keep us occupied and vie for our precious time, we now have new ways to squander the 24 hours a day God has given us.

Can God use all of these techno tools for His glory? Can they serve mankind in some positive way? Yes, and yes. There are times when someone actually posts some thoughts or information that is encouraging and refocuses me upon God and His ways or His Word, but more often than not the information gleaned from these self-aggrandizing methods of communication serve no purpose of importance. Posts and thoughts that convey the mundane, obvious, or simply complain are of little value. It seems that all they accomplish is an opportunity to make the author feel good about himself due to the fact that his face and thoughts are "published" on the web and whatnot. The bottom line is this: facebook, twitter, and blogs seem to have encouraged and fostered an already burgeoning culture of narcissism. Some of us actually think that others care what we have to say!

Oh well, no one is forcing anyone to read any of this. I can only promise that I will try to communicate something of redeeming value in my posts. I don't want to post a blog to simply post a blog. In the meantime I encourage everyone to guard their precious time. God gave it to us, and it is a valuable resource to be used for His glory. Pick an choose the posts you read wisely and try not to communicate worthless, inane posts full of complaints and obvious facts.