The crux of this matter doesnвЂ™t come down to which overall view is more accurate, but the heart of the person doing either the embracing of obscurity or the building of platform. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to allВ who areВ in the house.В Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.вЂќ- Matt. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. So what are we called to do as Christians? Embrace obscurity or build platform? The reasons I blog, write, use social media, and build a platform have been made clearer to me through reading this book. The charts and discussion questions in this book streamlined my thought process towards a determination of whether I вЂњsuffer from a lack of self-confidence or an abundance of self-importance.вЂќДЄs a blogger and writer, I have wrestled with the message of this bookвЂ¦and it has been good. Anonymous defines significance, success, suffering, spotlight and more from a Biblical perspective.

With ten topics to embrace, one per chapter, Mr. At the very core of this book, the author fully encourages a life of humility as we walk with Christ. Christians can appear to be as drunk with the dream achievement and admiration as the biggest Hollywood star. As American society and the world drive the demand to be known and recognized, the church (and Christians) follow suit. The introduction of the book begins with approaching the issue of the current trend towards beingвЂ¦ simply more than we are.

The point of that little reminder is that вЂњeven if weвЂ™re well known in our little bubbles of influence- weвЂ™re relatively unknown in the grand scheme of history.вЂќ A couple months ago, I received a request to review the book, вЂњ Embracing Obscurity: Becoming Nothing in Light of GodвЂ™s Everything.вЂќ The book is self-proclaimed as вЂњa call to stop imitating the worldвЂ™s formula for success, and instead follow a different model: That of our humble King.вЂќ It is intriguing in that the author has made himself anonymous because he feels he could not вЂњreconcile the message while simultaneously promoting myself, so IвЂ™ve chosen to take up the challenge of my own obscurity.вЂќД®ach human is not just one in a million.

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