We have so many options to distract our attention and awe of God. We seem to very skilled at downsizing the magnitude of who God is. His majesty as Ruler of the universe and Sustainer of life is minimized in today’s world. Could anyone see glimpse of my love for who God is in my life by the way I live? Or do I just blend in with the landscape of anyone else? Our heart default is to be an idol factory, yet we can respond to the Holy Spirit’s pull to love our Lord. May we fight the urge each day to build our illusions, to be self absorbed.
“When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When such a thing is threatened, your anger is absolute. Your anger is actually the way the idol keeps you in its service, in its chains. Therefore if you find that, despite all the efforts to forgive, your anger and bitterness cannot subside, you may need to look deeper and ask, ‘What am I defending? What is so important that I cannot live without?’ It may be that, until some inordinate desire is identified and confronted, you will not be able to master your anger.” - Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods
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