Often we don't recognize the idols in our own lives. In the comic strip Peanuts, Linus has made an idol out of his blanket - the blue piece of fabric that he takes with him everywhere. In one particular comic strip he lost it when the blanket needed to be washed, until Lucy was able to retrieve it for him. It was his source of comfort and protection.
While Linus placed his hope and faith in a blanket - I have to ask, what do we truly put our hope and faith in today? While we may be quick to reply "Christ", and I deeply hope that is true, I also know that we often do not live as if Christ is the center of our lives. Instead we put our work, our finances, our hobbies, before the Lord.
Let us take time this week to pray that God reveals to us any idols that may in our lives - any stumbling block that may be preventing us from truly growing with Christ. May the eyes of our hearts be opened.
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