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IDOLATRY AND A WAY OUT

You and I were made to worship. If we don’t worship God, we will worship a false god: an idol.

We often think of worship as the songs we sing in church with our hands in the air or on bended knees. But this is only one expression of the endless ways we can worship. Worship is adoring or ascribing total value to something.

We worship whenever we give ourselves totally to the thing to which we are devoted. When it comes to exalting God, our worship takes place in the biggest and the smallest acts, from prayer and quiet time to opening the door for a stranger.

How we live our lives is our worship.

We worship with who we are (our being – thoughts and feelings) and how we act (our doing – words, actions, and deeds). Yes, every aspect of life is worship.

The question is not if we will worship but who or what we will worship.

So, what are you worshiping? What do you feel deserves your dedication and sacrifice of time, energy, and resources? If the answer to that question is anything other than God, you can be sure you are worshiping (giving your life to) an idol, a false god.

Is there a way out of idolatry and back to the heart of God?

God desires to break the chains of bondage, idolatry, and gluttony that hold us back. And we can trust God’s Spirit in us to direct us in the way we should go.

Fasting is a great way to free ourselves from being preoccupied with what we want. Fasting allows us to concentrate on our relationship with God and what He wants.

THE BENEFITS

• Physical - Fasting will allow you to cleanse yourself, for a period of time, from all positive and negative food habits. It will clear your eyes to see and open your ears to hear from God, the One who wants to be at the center of all that you do.
• Spiritual - When we humble and deny ourselves, we give Christ space to speak and move as only He can.
• Fasting for Poverty (Ours and Theirs) - We fast to enable God to develop our hearts and minds so they respond toward others as He does.

Reflect:

1. Have you ever fasted before?
2. Would you consider doing a full or partial fast this week? At the end of the week, reflect on what God revealed to you in the discomfort of denying yourself.