Tonight at BASSYCS we talked a little bit about idolatry. The girls couldn't stop laughing at the fact that people would worship a golden cow. One girl went on a rant, "All the cow does is just sit there! It can't hear you or do anything!" They couldn't wrap their minds around the fact that humans would put their hope in something so unsatisfying and insignificant.
In reality, we do this all the time. Now, the things that we may put our trust and hope in may be significant, but nothing should be of more importance than Christ. We should not look to anything above God our Father, and we shouldn't spend more time focused on ourselves and the things we want than we do with God. To put hope in things that are not God is ridiculous, because nothing else is worthy of our complete focus. Nothing else can satisfy and grow us like God can.
As I look into my own life, I see that it is full of idols. And by idols I really just mean idol. My idol is myself. What can I do for me, me, me?? I don't want to go into the full thought process, because frankly, it's embarrassing and I'm ashamed of it. The point is: I want God to have my full and complete attention, and I want to value him above all else.
Lord God, show me your majesty.
Make You and only You my biggest concern.
May my first thought every morning be of You.
May I aim to please You and impress You over anything or anyone else.
Be my everything, Lord.
this is pretty cool whit, i really liked how you addressed a problem that you see in yourself and you are willing to confront that! thats super encouraging! i liked this post!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joshua! and thanks for reading :)
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