Wanting To Decrease

I have a love/hate relationship with blogging and social media.

I love how they connect.  I hate how they tempt.

The tools are not bad.  I just need to be careful of the bad thinking that can come along with them.  This kind of thinking tells me that I deserve to be listened to.  It encourages more talking than listening.  It causes me to spend more time working on the Jason Hayes "brand" than telling the story of God and others.  It says that gaining readers is more important than providing quality content.  It flies in the face of humility and promotes ego.

These lies should not be attributed to everyone that utilizes such tools.  Some don't struggle with this at all.  I do.

I'm seeking wisdom in how to use these mediums.  This doesn't necessarily mean less posts, less Tweets, or less of anything else.  Maybe it just means more - more thought, more others, and more Jesus.  I can't predict the future of social media and its' relationship to our faith and ministries.  But, I can say with great certainty that God wants all of us to be more about His glory and less about our own.

I'm addressing this now (in my first real post) as a form of accountability to you and a strong reminder to me.  He must increase but I must decrease. (John 3:30)