Psalm 115:5-8 ⁵They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see. ⁶They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell. ⁷They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. ⁸Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.

 

 

One thing I despise is being sick, especially when it involves my sinuses. As you know when sick, you don't feel well, can't move much and everything has no smell and you can't taste food because all of your sensors are blocked because of the illness. Nothing good comes from times of sickness.

 

I believe the same is true when we allow idols to become the center of our life. Idols may involve a certain person, pleasure, financial obligation, or thing. We become so focused on the idol that we loose touch with everything and everyone around us, especially God. When this happens, it's a set up for disaster. Just like if you are sick, you become almost useless in the hands of God.

 

Evaluate your life. Do you have any idols that isolate yourself from the people and family around you? Does it take away time spent with the Lord in prayer and worship? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you have an "idol" sickness and you need to call upon God to help you either remove that idol or place it in a lower priority. God wants you to have nice things, they are His blessings. But when they consume every aspect of your life, you loose touch with reality and God. Always center your attention on Him and the other things and people in your life will fall in the proper priority alignment.

Have a blessed day!