If you’re like me, you probably tend to think about idols in the terms
of external objects. Idols are something outside of us, they’re
something foreign, something you take pictures of in far-off temples,
something you wonder about. But idols are not just stone statues.
Idols are the thoughts, desires, longings, and expectations that we
worship in the place of the true God. In fact, Henry Blackaby says "An
idol is anything you turn to for help when God told you to turn to him
for help.” Part 1 of this 2 part series looks at the modern day idols
we run to, and what God thinks about that.