Mini-gods

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21 NIV)

Our idols today don't have names like Baal and Molech, but we do have our "mini-gods."  All week long we worship them and then come to church on Sunday to remember the one true God.

What are your "mini-gods?"  What are the things that use up your time, energy and thoughts during the week... the things that keep you from the things that God would rather you do?  They might be things as big and important as your job or your family or they might be the harder to point to things like the need for approval or your self-image.  It might be all of them and more.

We struggle with these things all week because the t.v. and radio and internet and magazines and our friends and family all say we should.  It's a battle we are all bound to lose more often than we win.  So what can we do?

Keep a mental list (or a written one!) of each mini-god as you recognize it during the week. Then on Sunday, lay it on the altar of the one true God.  You'll probably have to do it the next week and the next week and the next....  but being aware is half the battle.  Maybe we will be able to rid our homes and our lives of our idols one mini-god at a time.

Father,
You know we love you, but sadly, we love the things of this world just as much and sometimes more than you.  Help us to get our priorities in order.  Help us to find and root out the idols in our lives.  Amen.

Joys:  plans for a weekend getaway with Richard; a day off... I think I see a pedicure in my near future!; sleeping in a little.