5/30/10…Donald Miller, a writer, made an interesting comment on his blog. As he opened himself up to others as a writer, critics would freely offer their opinions, sometimes in a very negative way. His intentions were pure, or at least as pure as a human can make them. After all, Jeremiah reminds us how wicked our heart is and we cannot know its ways. Nevertheless we are supposed to give of ourselves as best we can.
Miller decided to offer his talents through writing. However, as he became more famous, the critics came out of the woodworks. The criticism leveled by these people who did not know him troubled him quite a bit on occasion. Finally, he came to a realization that sharing his faith and his thoughts on the imperfect journey he was on is going to lead to criticism. Sometimes the criticism will be good, sometimes bad, and sometimes criticism is a front for a hidden agenda.
In his mind Miller reconciled himself to the following; if he is trying to do God’s work to God’s glory, and indeed God is using him, then the appearance of critics is a good thing because it affirms he is doing the right thing.
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