?‘s to help you find your idols…

Hey Friends,
I promised on Sun­day I would post a longer list of ques­tions you could your ask your­self in an effort toward rec­og­niz­ing and uproot­ing idols in your life.  Wel here they are.  As we dis­cussed idols are often good things in our life that make us happy and make life worth liv­ing, THAT become ele­vated to a posi­tion our life where they become the only thing.  Ulti­mately idols are the root of our sin­ful nature.  We need to go beyond just rec­og­niz­ing and repent­ing of our idols but ulti­mately we need to replace them with Jesus life in our life and focus our lives in wor­ship, in glory of the one thing we are called to trea­sure and desire most… God!

Kill an idol my friends…

What am I most afraid of?
What do I long for most pas­sion­ately?
Where do I run for com­fort?
What do I com­plain about most
What makes me hap­pi­est?
How do I explain myself to other peo­ple?
What has caused me to be angry with God?
What do I brag about?
What do I want to have more than any­thing else?
What do I sac­ri­fice the most for in my life?
If I could change one thing about my life, what would it be?
Whose approval am I seek­ing?
What do I want to control/​master?
What com­fort do I trea­sure most?

*By way of note I am indebted to the work of Dr. Tim Keller in his book Coun­ter­fiet Gods and Mark Driscoll for this broader list of ques­tions as well as their tremen­dous work on this sub­ject.  If you want to dig deeper.  Check them both out…