Audience of one

 

Imagine you are a very famous performer; an award winning actor perhaps, or a great singer, or a world class musician playing the piano, violin, or other instrument better than anyone else.

Imagine you are giving a well advertised performance at the Albert Hall in London, or at Carnegie Hall. You stand on the stage and there is only one person in the audience.

What would you do? Would you carry on with your performance or give up and leave?

What if the one person in the audience is very famous; like the King of the UK, or the President of the USA, or someone else very prominent? What would you do then? Would you give the best performance of your life?  

I know that many readers visit this Blog and some leave comments every now and then. Quite a few readers are very loyal and have been visiting here for years; for whom I am very grateful indeed. Even though we have not met in real life, and some have written to me privately, to me you are all great friends and I am glad I met you through the Internet. 

Each one of you, individually, is important to me.

When I write these posts here I often imagine an audience of one. Just you reading this. I ask myself, "I wonder how will X react to this post and what will their comment be?"

By concentrating on just one person it helps me focus on the subject I am writing about and how to choose my words and paraphrase my sentences properly. I don't often succeed, but I try my best not to offend or be misunderstood.

Now let's imagine the only person reading my Blog is Jesus. 

Wow ... what do I write about and how do I write it? 

I hope He has a sense of humour because some of my posts will land me in real trouble.

What if everything I say and do in life is heard and watched by an audience of one - JESUS?

(Gasp ... short period of silence).

Being a Christian is very difficult indeed.