Who's your Idol?

So watching American Idol the past couple weeks got me thinking and especially with last night's show about their Idols. The world has materialized everything and idolizes everything. But I wonder how God feels about this. He is the one who created everything and wants us to give Him the glory. I'm also reminded about how often I don't give God credit for everything that happens in my life or give him the attention that He deserves. I put other things in my life before Him (like watching shows etc..).

The Bible talks a lot about idols:

"Don't make idols for yourselves or set up statues or memorials. Don't put stone statues in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God" (Leviticus 26:1)

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 20:3)

"The idol is something a craftsman made; it is not God. Israel's calf-shaped idol will surely be smashed to pieces." (Hosea 8:6)

So how can we not be so focused on other things and more focused on God? I'm still working on this process and trying to figure out the best way to figure it out. But the one thing that I've been using is trying to think about God more and his attributes and praying. Instead of turning my thoughts towards whatever it is that I idolize I should pray instead.

Prayer is a powerful thing. It can change the way you think, live, and feel. I've been learning about this and am still trying to focus on the right things.

So while the media thinks about all the idols and what they look up to how bout we start thinking, praying more, and looking up to the one who created us.

trying things out

So havent had one of these in a long time so decided to write one of these again...

lots of things have been on my mind lately...but I'm so glad of the lessons that God has been teachign me even during the summer... he always tends to teach me things when I least expect it.

The title of this blog is walking by faith and not by sight...defintely one of the things that I'm learning this year.....that sometimes walking by faith according to God's standards is so much more reliable than walking by your own sight. Because often when we walk by sight things tend to go the wrong way and so the conclusion is that when we walk by faith and truly rely on God then everything seems to go the right way and you will always succeed.

My challenge to you is to always walk by faith and not by sight. Its so much better that way when you fully understand how to trust God...I haven't got all the answers and I'm still learning day by day but at least I'm headed in the right direction and looking forward to all of the lessons that I will learn as I continue to walk by faith and not by sight.