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My Guest Post : Honoring God With My Reading and Writing
By Your Host: Mary Hill
As I continue this linkup, I want to thank everyone for their support of our family-friendly standards. I don’t believe in censorship of reading. I choose to read things that I feel honor and uplift God. Adults are free to read or write anything they like. I don’t believe we should ever burn books, magazines, or pamphlets or outlaw materials we find offensive.
I equate it with the fruit in the garden. God didn’t take the choice away by plucking the Tree of Good and Evil from the Garden of Eden. He left it. He is honored when we choose light, love, and His way.
Information of itself is not evil. It is what we choose to do with that information that can cross the line in morality. My line is drawn tighter than others and maybe not as tight as others. I allow my child to read materials other parents would not allow their children to read. I respect other parents’ boundaries for their own children.
I have read material in the past that I would not read today because I believe it hinders my goal to have a closer walk with God. I want to choose to honor Him in all that I do. Other women may be at different stages or consider different standards for what they select to read. That is their right and I respect individual rights and am against censorship. It is that I choose for myself to not read certain types of materials, and I surround myself with like-minded individuals who feel the same way that I do.
When linking up with us, we want bloggers to remember we strive to be a family-friendly blog hop, and we keep in mind this verse as the central theme of our linkup:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.
How do you select what your read or write about? Share your thoughts in the comments area below.
Now on to our weekly linkup. 😉
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Continuing to write for 31 Days, an online writing challenge started by home blogger, Myquillyn Smith (The Nester), and now hosted by Crystal Stine, where bloggers pick one topic and write a post on that topic every day in October. I am also joining my friend Kate Motaung and my friends from the Five Minute Friday community during this challenge. Kate worked with community bloggers to develop the 2015 edition of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Readers’ Choice Awards, a writing link-up in conjunction with the annual Write 31 Days Challenge. For the five minute, free write sessions, Kate encouraged bloggers to submit ideas for one-word prompts for each day of the challenge. The prompt for Monday is : “Honor.”
Linking up with these hops this week: #LifeGivingLinkup; Inspire Me Mondays at Create with Joy, Inspire Me Monday at Angie Ryg,Mama Moments Monday, Motivation Mondays, Good Morning Mondays, Inspire Me Mondays at Table for 7, Mommy Monday Blog Hop, Tell Me a True Story Blog Party, #Words with Winter Linkup, The Book Nook – Blog Party For Book Lovers!, Totally Terrific Tuesdays, Women with Intention Wednesdays, What to Read Wednesdays, Mom’s Library, A Little R &R Wednesday’s linkup, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Booknificent Thursdays, Cozy Reading Spot, and TGI Saturdays.
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It’s so good to be intentional with your time and to realize that others may make different choices than you but still be being intentional. I love the guideline of Philippians 4:8 – quite broad and yet narrow. Well chosen! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday!
Tina
Mary, I agree wholeheartedly. I believe God wants our hearts and our minds clear to see Him. Even our eyes. Thanks for your encouraging words.
Hi Mary,
I really love what you wrote and could not think of a better way to express my thoughts on reading and censorship.
Have a wonderful week and thanks for all that you do! 🙂
Ramona,
Thanks for your support. I appreciate you as well. 🙂
Mary Hill recently posted…Power of His Waves
I write what is on my heart or something a friend says sparks a post. Often the posts that come from my heart get the most response. I think it is sometime hard to put yourself out there, but it is worth it.
I just did a post on a parenting book for raising boys. I’ll link up above. 🙂 Thanks!
Amanda recently posted…Motherhood
Wow, we share a lot in common. Posts straight from my heart also get the most comments. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
I look to honor God in my reading and writing choices. I do like the idea of surrounding ourselves with like-minded people. That will lift us up as well as staying focused on God.
Mary Geisen recently posted…Saying Yes When We Want to Say No ~ Day 19
I agree so much. Thanks so much for sharing. 😉
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
I am much the same. There are things I cannot read because they would disturb my conscience and plant things in my head that will give me trouble later. Good point that God didn’t remove the tree of the knowledge of good and evil from the garden of Eden.
Barbara H. recently posted…31 Days With Elisabeth Elliot: Ordinary Work
Barbara, I agree. We are to keep our thoughts pure. I have a better life when I stay focused on Him and His word.
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
I read very little this busy month of October. My favorite read? Is fiction!!! Good, clean fiction.
Susan Shipe recently posted…day 19: integrity
I find most often, the books find me more than I choose them! 😉 The thing about this great blogging community is that so many are writing books, too – and so, so many friends have books out or coming out that I have plenty to read at a time! I am, however, really due for some lighter fiction reading soon… looking forward to November and December for that!
Hi, me too. I have some reviews to finish up on, including some nice fiction. Thanks for supporting us today. I hope you can continue to join us and share some of your great posts too.
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
Thanks for sharing this post. It looks like a great support community you have going too!!! Finding you today through the 5-4-5 in the 31 Days Survivors group 😀
stuckinindiana recently posted…sunrise thoughts 19 October 2015
I hope you can join us and link up! Thanks for your support.
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
I like the idea of surrounding ourselves with like-minded people, rather than trying to censor. It makes way more sense!
Jen, that is what I intend to do. I just think censorship is wrong. I may not like what you read personally, but you have every right to read any material you like. Thanks for your support.
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
Hi Mary, thank you for the wise words you have shared today. I also strive to be intentional about the materials, blogs, books and other resources I spend time reading.
Thank you and God Bless.
Regards to other members of the linkup team.
Ifeoma Samuel recently posted…When We Break/Make the Sisterhood Fellowship by Stephane
Thanks for sharing. 😉
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
I agree. I have so much to read for reviewing that I want tichoose titles that will help others find Him.
Hi, meant to say to choose titles. Was typing on my Kindle and just saw this mistake. LOL
Mary Hill recently posted…Literacy Musing Mondays: Honoring God With Our Reading
Like you I have tried to reign in my reading time to be more intentional in growing my love for God and my appreciation for His Word. What did that for me was the all-encompassing time crunch. If I have x minutes for reading, how many of them do I want to fritter away on stuff that doesn’t feed my soul? Now, that doesn’t mean I only read theological tomes and textbooks that are over a hundred years old — but it does mean that I’m careful what I give my time to.
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