Idolizing our problems
We all do it. Some may do it less than others, but we still do it nonetheless. We worship our problems. Is this too strong a language? If we focus on, meditate on, spend time thinking about, and magnify our problems, then yes, we are worshiping them! As Christians, we know that worshiping anything or anyone else other than Christ only leads to disillusion and heartache. Worse yet, it is a huge sin. So how do we make idols of our problems? We cling to them. We think about them day and night. We are consumed by them. Now this is not 24/7 (hopefully!) and it is not every day. But it happenes enough to deform our character in those moments. That is because whatever we behold, we become. Like most every other sin, at the root of it is lack of trust in God. If we don't believe that God will help, rescue, deliver, heal, or remove whatever is "getting our goat," then we simply do not trust Him. Is there any problem too big for God to handle? ...
