“You
shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3 NIV)
It is
time as a Christian for you to take account of what you spend the most of your
time thinking and doing. Is God still the one you are giving top priority to in
all you do?
I am
reading a wonderful book called “Gods At War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart by
Kyle Idleman. It is a very convicting book. It makes you face what is first in
your life and really take a look at how much time you spend doing things like:
scrolling Facebook, playing video games, watching tv, checking the internet
etc. Is something taking up so much of your time that you are neglecting
serving the Lord in a way that He wants you to? Has something else taken first
place in your thoughts other than the Lord? Are you obsessing over something
that can be very harmful to you? Has something taken up so much of your time that you are neglecting reading the Bible and praying? These are all pretty difficult questions, but
need to be asked so you can stop some pretty harmful behaviors. Moderation is
the key, but sometimes for some people it is difficult to stop after they
begin. If you think you cannot handle something in moderation than do not even
start it. Ask God to give you strength and He will help you.
Jesus
said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37 NIV). God does not want you to have any
idols in your life that you worship over Him. He wants to be number one in your
life. So you need to decide what comes first in your life and if it isn’t God,
you need to take some time praying about that.
Dear
Lord,
It is
very easy to get so busy that we forget to put you first in our lives. Help us
to truly take stock of the time we spend on unnecessary things and commit
ourselves to stop putting these things first instead of you.
In Jesus’
name,
Amen
