'Do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. --Matthew 6:1 ----- --SOMETIMES we need to do some 'soul searching'. Would I write if God were my only audience? How would my writing be different?
New writers are often advised to visualize one person they are writing to as a way of staying focused. I do this when I write devotionals; I try to keep readers in mind because I want to say something they will want to read and that will help them on their spiritual journey.
I doubt that the "devotional writer" David, whose Psalms we turn to for comfort and encouragement, had "readers" in mind. The only audience he had in mind was God.
Whether our "deeds," mentioned in Matthew 6, are works of art or acts of service, we should keep in mind that they are really between us and God. Whether or not anyone else sees does not matter. He is our audience. Jesus is always with us. He said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." -------- --SERVE FOR AN AUDIENCE OF ONE! <http://youtu.be/K7QRPRbfAYM> -------------
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]
