I've been making a list. Some things may seem new, but they're really only new to us, not God. These idols may be something that is an issue for you, or maybe not. It could be something in your home without being an idol for you. Really, because God is the Creator of the universe, He made the world for us to enjoy and be able to live. He created the sun to keep us warm, but we're not supposed to worship it.
God wants me to know when I'm worshipping something that is a false god. The thing is, I may hold something in my heart as more important than God, while you don't care about it. The devil doesn't care what draws us away, as long as we're deceived into worshipping something else besides God. He thinks he's winning when we do.
The goal is to be able to hear God's voice clearly, without any interference. When I allow something, anything, other than God to draw me to itself, that is an idol in my life. It gets in the way of my spiritual ears. It gets in the way of my spiritual eyes, by drawing them to things instead of the Lord.
Over the next weeks, I will be sharing what God is revealing to me. The goal is not to offend you, but to help you clean up your heart, and mine. If you have a gut reaction, ask yourself some questions.
God, is this an idol in my life? How do you want me to proceed?
Asking forgiveness for allowing idols in is a good place to start. Asking God to pull out any roots in my heart that don't belong there can prepare the soil for truth to grow. His truth.
I'm praying for us both today, that the light of God's truth would shine in our hearts, so that we can hear His voice clearly and recognize the deceit of this world. In Jesus's Name, Amen.
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