Soul Detox “The Seduced Soul”
Ever go to an all you can eat buffet? The flashing lights, the choices, the great price…kids even eat free! When you walk in it seems like such a good idea…BUT then the aftermath hits! You feel like garbage, your tired and you realize it was probably a better idea to just cook something at home. We miss thinking about all of the MSG’s and manufactured ingredients in the food there designed to make us eat less & not process well in our body. Following Jesus can be like that for us…we often try to substitute the real thing with something that seems good in the moment but leaves us feeling worse than before we found it. The Seduced Soul does this constantly…filling itself with something other than what can truly satisfy.
Deuteronomy 4:15-31
How To Detox the Seduced Soul
- TEAR DOWN Your IDOLS (Judges 6:25)
- Moses is telling the Israelites to remember God and not idols as they step deeper into God’s Promise. He reminds them that if they don’t they will miss out on the promise of God and the joy that only He can give.
- In Judges we see Israel has done what Moses begged them not to and turned to idols for worship…and God instructs Gideon to take down the ashera poles his father had placed up for Israel to worship.
- We may think that this is “old time” talk, but let’s look at what can be idols in our lives: Career, Money, Food, Social Media, Status, Time, Conversation, People’s Opinion, Fitness (extreme), Sports, Gaming and Stock Market…just to name a few!
- FILL Your SOUL with GOD (Psalm 42:1-5)
- David is describing the constant state of our soul. Our soul is constantly searching for something to fill it and the only One that can truly fill it is God!
- We try and try to substitute filling our souls with everything but God…and we are left empty moving on to the next thing that fills the void until we turn to Christ alone!
- In our lives we have to take a hard look at what we are filling our lives with…it won’t show up in the mirror but will in honest reflection and seeking God to find it. The more we fill ourselves with this world the less room we have for God…and the more we fill ourselves with God the more we see the things of this world won’t satisfy.
If you want to know if something is an idol in your life…it’s not what you turn to in the tragedy…it’s what you turn to daily to satisfy your boredom & overwhelmed. It’s a pretty good indicator of something being an idol in your life. No one is immune to this…we just have to be honest with ourselves and let go of what holds us back from moving into all God has for us!
Take Away:
Why do you think idolatry is such a common problem for so many of us?
What do you think will be the most difficult part of tearing down the idols you currently worship?
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