Idol Worship

Idol Worship

When one address the issue and discussion concerning idol worship you come to the automatic conclusion it had to deal with graven images. No. Idolatry is anything that you set up on the highest standard before God. Anything that takes your focus off of the intended purpose in your relationship with God the Father.

In your everyday life you deal with thought and emotions of all sorts. When your time is so consumed with this particular thing, which it’s not relevant to the purpose of the destiny God has for you, its idol. Spending idol time doing something that not even necessary is the same thing. We must learn as individuals to take the focus off of self which is idol worship if it’s all about you too. There are several things you can see idol worship:

· Social networking, spending more time on there than time doing something productive that God has given you to do.

· Television- choosing to put a show or sitcom before God, when you know you haven’t given him his quality time

· Video Games- learning and teaching your children to give God His time.

· Songs – these that aren’t lining up with what the Word of God says and having all types of garbage going inside of you that’s not lining up with Him.

· Friends- Spending all your time with them, gossiping not really talking that can edify someone. It can turn into idol time.

· This is one a lot of people don’t think can become idol. **Your JOB** some of you can put your job before God and think it’s Him, you say if a man don’t work he don’t eat, yes that’s biblical but don’t take it out of its original context. Your job can keep you from spending time with God. Ask God to balance these things for you. God want His children to enjoy life and have it to the fullest but He wants His time. He gave you the ability to obtain these, so give Him what’s rightfully His.

I and my husband tell our children they’re twenty four hours in a day. As you tithes in church tithe God at least ten percent of the hours to Him, which is 2 hours and 40 minutes a day? It doesn’t have to be all at once, if you can find time to sit on a phone, watch television use that time to spend with the Creator who allowed you to enjoy.

© Kelly M. Turner

When you Fall…HE’s there to pick you up

   

  We must realize that Jesus is here in our  deepest need. God said He’ll never leave us nor forsake us. Deuteronomy 31:8

  Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Years ago I encountered this same picture and it wasn’t a  man in the water it was me.. Yes, me. But with this came a man dressed in white reaching HIS hand down to pull me out of a dirty trench and as I looked up I seen an army more numerous than I could see.

The army came with HIM as if they were protecting HIM. I realized this dream I had was showing me you’re going to slip and stumble but I’m here to help you get up.  Well, months later a did fall and stumble but GOD was there to help me up. I say this to all who may read. GOD knows your frailty, He knows your weaknesses. He said without HIM you can doing nothing. (John 15:5) I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

Stop thinking you can fulfill purpose without GOD because it’s just not going to happen