Down the Rabbit Hole: Chasing Down Idols

A Rabbit Hole

Last week I made the confession that COMFORT and CONVENIENCEare two idols in my life – and probably in the lives of many others.  Why do I think they are idols?  I think they have become idols for the simple reason that they prohibit me from full obedience to God.  I feel that they are powerful enough that I have set unconscious limits on what I would even consider doing if called.

I often read about bloggers going to other countries with organizations that I whole-heartedly support (or do I really?).  My first thoughts are more often than not:  What would I eat there? Could I leave my family for that long? I don’t think my back could endure that much air travel.

Y’all, I have really gotten myself into something here.  I’m finding that nearly every choice that I make comes back to these two issues – and it is growing!

I am beginning to really start examining how each decision I make can be approached from multiple angles. 

Food is a primary example and one that I will dive into deeper in the near future.  Do I spend the extra money upfront to achieve certain goals I feel worthy, or compromise my preferences?  In compromise I am able to free up resources that I can apply directly to those same goals.  These are not easy questions to answer, and I know that my answer may not be your answer.  There may not even be one right answer at all.  Doing anything at all may be good enough.  That’s a hard resolution for me to accept.

I’ll tell you right now that I think this is going to be my main focus on here.  This is the rabbit hole I'm choosing to follow.   Sure, there will still be the random story that I hope makes you laugh.  There is no way I can fully abandon my Five Minute Friday sisterhood, either.  But I want you to journey with me. 

Share your struggles.

Share your solutions.

Hopefully we will all learn a better way of walking out this Gospel and all its implications in a fallen world.

³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. ³⁵ By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” 

John 13:34-35 ESV

Are there areas that you would like to see addressed?  I’d love for you to share your own reactions or questions.