Yesterday I posted the video of the sermon I preached last week. But I didn't just post the video, I shared my honest feelings about how painful I find it to watch (or even listen) to myself. Like many, I am my own worst critic.
But the problem with me complaining about myself is this: I often pray (as I did on Sunday) that I would disappear so God's Word could go forth. I want the spotlight on Christ, not me. And the friend who Facebooked me pointed out that he/she didn't see the messenger on Sunday, they only heard the message. Which means my prayer was answered!
But then I pointed the spotlight on the messenger yesterday, no longer letting me be "invisible". I went against the very thing I prayed for!
So I stand corrected. I apologize for putting the spotlight back on me, instead of letting it remain on Christ where it so clearly was after my sermon. I will keep the video up, as well as my comments, but I'll update that post with a link to this one so others can hopefully learn from my mistake.
And thank you to the one who called me out on this. You did it like Christ - you communicated with grace and truth - and you did it succinctly. May God use me the same way in others' lives as well!
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