7 Day Challenge

"Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts." 1 John 5:21


Things that take God's place;

T.V.
Self
People
Job
Money
Shopping
Activities
Internet
Facebook
Hobbies
Busyness

Can you add to the list? What takes God's place in your heart?

How can we keep these things from taking God's place and becoming our idols? We can begin by realizing each of these things are all about the "Me". We can monitor the time we spend investing in each one, verse the time we spend with the Lord and in His Word.

Then we can put aside our selfish ambitions, pick up our crosses, choose Jesus first, feed our hearts His truth, instead of trash, and follow Him and His ways and not the world's.

Sound pretty easy? It is when Jesus becomes your habit and when your desire for Him is greater than your desire for the things of this world.

It is daily and a choice.

Here is a challenge; Write down the amount of time you spend on the list above (BE HONEST) Then for the next 7 days spend that same amount of time with Jesus in His Word.

Jesus if I spend more time investing in the things of this world, may my conviction be so strong I become miserable. Amen