Sunday, March 9, 2008
Apology
So, my goal in quitting blogging was to move up a level in my communication skills. Either the wrong people have started reading, or I took several steps backward. First off, I want to apologize to anyone I hurt with my last blog. This was yet another example of something good I tried to do gone horribly wrong. My goal was to praise God by sharing something big He has been doing in my life. I had never understood the difference between being unforgiving and untrusting, and I thought other people might have the same confusion since I had brought the topic up with a lot of friends. I suppose in this case it is my teaching style that went wrong. I learn and teach by example. I cannot share what God is doing in my life, without sharing examples from my life which He is teaching it through. Bringing in PDL again, God communicates through His spirit, His word, and our circumstances. I occassionally unplug my ears long enough to hear from the first 2, but circumstances is the most frequent vehicle of God's message. I am saddened that my blog hurt so many people, and slightly frustrated that people are so willing to believe I am talking about and insulting them personally. I despise confrontation. I can handle it occasionally, but not on as regular a basis as continuing this blog in the vein I write would neccesitate. So, good bye again readers. Maybe after I have been teaching for a few years I will master a different method of teaching, but it will probably take a while. Thanks to all of you who have commented on my past blogs, they have been extremely useful and cheering to me. -Helen
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Helen,
I saw nothing wrong with your last blog... you took the proper precautions to protect identity and said nothing that should offend anybody (including the people you were talking about).
I would recommend that you pray about it... God's opinion matters most... work out whatever problems you have with those who were upset (it may be simply their problem and they need to deal with it themselves, but if there is some truth in what they say be ready to listen).
The point is that God's message will offend all people (believers included at times) and while grace is needed in communicating and we aren't perfectly graceful, we can and should still communicate what God has been teaching us. While our goal isn't to stumble believers, our goal isn't to please them either, but rather God. Love is the goal of all we do... and sometimes this includes tough love (and enduring in it even though others hate us for it).
That being said... I got out of blogging for the same reason you are saying now, but I think I did it for the wrong reasons and so I will return sometime soon. Hang in there Helen
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