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\"\"<\/a>I have a love-hate relationship with blogs. I love reading what others are doing, and the insights they have on church and ministry, but at the same time, I sometimes get depressed by what I read. Not because it is bad, but because it is so good. I wish I was the one who had written it. I wish I was the one who had that many followers, or that many comments, or that many re-Tweets.<\/p>\n

I get depressed at all the books other bloggers are writing, the conferences they are attending and speaking at, the interviews they are doing, and the opportunities they are getting. It’s most depressing when I read a blog by someone who is doing what I have always dreamt of doing, and they are ten years younger than me.<\/p>\n

But today it was as if God said to me, “Stop it. They are doing some great things, but I haven’t called you to be them. I have called you to be you.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“But what am\u00a0I doing, Lord?” I whined back.<\/p>\n

“Are you providing for your family?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Yes.”<\/p>\n

“Are you loving your wife and children?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Not as well as I should, but I think so.”<\/p>\n

“Are you loving and serving me more every day?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I hope so.”<\/p>\n

“Fine. Do these three things and let me take care of the rest. If I want something\u00a0more for you, I’ll take care of it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Yeah, but God, these guys don’t seem to be just sitting back waiting for you to bring opportunity to them. They’re going out and grabbing it!”<\/p>\n

“You’re not them. Listen, if you want to compare yourself to someone, why don’t you compare yourself to my Son, Jesus.\u00a0By the time He was\u00a0your age, He had died on the cross for the sins of the whole world and had risen again from the dead. Talk about an accomplishment! You want to shoot for that standard?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“No, of course not. Besides, He was the Messiah. I couldn’t accomplish it even if I wanted to.”<\/p>\n

“Exactly. And just as you are not the Messiah, you are not these other guys either. You’re you. And I’ve got great things in store\u00a0for you, just as soon as you stop wishing you were somone else.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I see your point. …So should I still blog?”<\/p>\n

“I hope you do, because I like reading your blog.” <\/em><\/p>\n

“You read what I write!? Don’t you already know what I’m going to write before I write it?”<\/p>\n

“Of course. But if you are doing what you love, I love watching you do it. And just so you know, <\/em>I’m probably your biggest fan, even though I won’t make a comment or show up in your blog stats.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for reading!”<\/p>\n

“My pleasure. Truly.” <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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