PRAY FOR (AGAINST) YOUR IDOL
Pray that three things happen to your idol.
1. God exposes your idol
Pray that God shows you that this is something good or something bad
that you love, adore, care for, invest in and treasure more than Him.
Pray that God shows you clearly that...this person, this job, this
idea, this philosophy, this drug, this pride, this beauty, this
intelligence, this business, this hobby is the real reason you think
you exist and you are using your whole life in pursuit of it above
all else.
2. God shows you the worthlessness of your idol
Pray that God shows you the comparative worthlessness of your idol.
Pray that God shows you that what you are treating as your ultimate
treasure will never satisfy you. Pray that the idol disappoints you
again and again so that you see it for what it really is: an inferior
god that is not worthy of worship. A bondage to something that does
not deserve the intensity and dedication with which you are pursuing
it.
3. God kills your idol
Pray that God's holiness and greatness shines immensely and dwarfs
the image of the idol in your mind so that you see the bigness of God
and the smallness of your idol.
Pray that the love and beauty of Jesus overwhelms your soul and body
and you find all your joy and pleasure in Christ. May Jesus displace
your idol as the object of your attraction and meditation.
Pray that the power of the Holy Spirit dwells deeply in your soul.
Pray that you learn to depend on the Spirit of God to guide ALL your
thoughts, feelings, actions, words/ speech and yearnings more than
your selfish lust and greed.
Questions for reflection:
What do you mostly think about?
What do you often think about when you are bored?
What do you spend most of your time doing?
Where do you spend most of your money? On what do you spend most of
your money?
What is the driving force of why you live, act, talk and think the
way you do?
Where is your ultimate hope? What are your dreams, beliefs, outlook
on the future of your life?
What do you believe will give you the greatest joy?
What do you think you are on earth for?
What do you exist for?
What were you born to be and do?
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