When you hear the word idol what comes to mind? Do you think of the little Buddha fountains that you see in Chinese restaurants? Do you think of totem poles? Do you think of American Idol or someone famous?
Now, when you turn that around to yourself what comes to mind? To help you out, I have put together a few questions to get your thoughts moving in the right direction. As we begin our study, it will be very important to know those things that you idolize in order for the study to be effective. My only request is that you be brutally honest with yourself. Pray and ask the Lord to reveal what you truly worship in your heart.
1. What do your thoughts effortlessly go to when there is nothing else demanding your attention? Another way to put it, what do you enjoy daydreaming about?
2. What do you habitually think about to get joy and comfort in the privacy of your heart?
3. What does your money flow most effortlessly toward? Where do you find yourself overspending or constantly trying to exercise self-control?
4. How do you respond to your most important unanswered prayers and frustrated hopes? Do you respond with explosive anger or deep despair?
5. Analyze your most uncontrollable emotions, especially those that are most painful. Do they drive you to do things you know are wrong?
6. Is there something that you must have at all costs? If so, what is it?
7. Are you fearful because something in your life is being threatened that you think is a necessity when it is not? If so, what is it?
8. Are you so down on yourself because you have lost or failed at something that you think is a necessity when it is not? If so, what is it?
9. To who or what do you look for life-sustaining stability, security and acceptance?
10. What do you really want and expect out of life?
11. What would really make you happy?
12. What would make you an acceptable person?
13. Where do you look for power and success?
14. Has something or someone besides Jesus the Christ taken title to your heart’s functional trust, preoccupation, loyalty, service, fear and delight?
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