Renounce All Ungodliness

Our lives are filled with idols. From a recent sermon from my Pastor Josh Greene, he said, "Our minds are idol producing factories." An idol is anything that keeps you from truly worshiping the living God. Therefore, an idol could be anything in your life that you enjoy or delight in more than God. Here is a list of what may be an idol for you:

• Money
• Praise of man
• Fame
• Relationships
• Sports teams
• Yourself
• A false relationship with God (understanding God in your own making, instead of knowing the God from the Bible)
• Church

All these examples are things that we all have and can be objects of worship if we do not properly worship God and delight in Him the way God designed us to. One of my favorite quotes says, "God is most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him."

 Therefore if God designed us to delight in Him, how is it that we take delight and joy in something else? So what do you delight in? Where do you get your greatest joy from? Is it a girl friend or boy friend? Is it money? Popularity? Beauty? Sin? Whatever the greatest joy you have is, understand that if your satisfaction is not rooted in knowing God, you may very well be some one who worships an idol.
"And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil." ~John 3:19
Who is your greatest joy from? Do you love evil or do you love Jesus Christ?
Know that you can be happy with sin, but sin is fleeting and it will leave you empty. Joy from God lasts forever and only God can truly satisfy your heart's desire.
Renounce all evil in your life. Put your faith in Jesus. Be free from sin and be truly satisfied. Don't waste your life.