22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold. Exodus 20:22-23
I am sure we have all heard people talk about idols in their lives, maybe possessions that you have that you focus on so much that they can pull you away from the important things, including God being at the top of that list. What is an idol in today's world? Webster defines it as an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed. God defines it differently as you can see in verse 23, and we should pay attention to His use of the word gods. These little gods can easily take our focus off God and His teachings, and they can also drive us down paths where our pursuits are wholly what the world tells us we need. Have you ever thought of time being an idol? I know I like my time, whether it be me sitting in silence or focusing on myself. We need to look at time as not being something we can control overall , but we can be open to letting people have our time. I spent a lot of time this weekend with people I had not seen in several years, and I made every effort to spend those moments with many of those friends and colleagues. It was an enjoyable few days, but it was not my time that I was sharing, it was their time they were sharing with me. My time wasn't important because I did not place my needs above their needs. If we viewed our time as something for someone else, we wouldn't idolize our own time so much and what we want. We all need our time with God and sometimes our alone periods, but relationships are where we grow and learn. Time is valuable and we need to take advantage of it every chance we get.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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