Why I blog

In a post on the Desiring God blog awhile back, Abraham Piper gave 6 reasons why pastors should blog. This one especially resonates with me: To develop and eye for what is meaningful. Piper writes:

For good or ill, most committed bloggers live with the constant question in their mind: Is this bloggable? This could become a neurosis, but I’ll put a positive spin on it: It nurtures a habit of looking for insight and wisdom and value in every situation, no matter how mundane.

If you live life looking for what is worthwhile in every little thing, you will see more of what God has to teach you. And the more he teaches you, the more you can teach others. As you begin to be inspired and to collect ideas, you will find that the new things you’ve seen and learned enrich far more of your life than just your blog.

This is the kind of person I long to be: one who looks for what is worthwhile in every little thing, and thus sees what God has to teach me in those little things. May all of us, whether we blog or not, labor to glean wisdom and insight from every situation, even the mundane.