Idols No Longer Exist, Or Do They? [SHAPED BY FAITH]

I used to think of idols as little ceramic dolls from Bible times to which people would pray.  I believed the lie that idols no longer exist.

Then one day God led me to listen to a message from Gwen Shamblin of Weigh Down Ministries.  In her speech, she pointed out Ephesians 5:5 which says,

“For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.”

Then she made a connection that was revolutionary for my life.  She said that when I overeat, I am being greedy and according to scripture, greed is idolatry and idolaters have no inheritance in the kingdom of God.  Yikes!  I had never thought of that before.  I cannot possibly live my life greedy for food!  I want to receive that glorious inheritance!

After that sermon, I wanted to learn more about this connection between food and the Spirit so I found her website and joined a Bible study class.  I praise God for this ministry that cracked opened my eyes and my heart to the changes that God wants to make in me.  It started a journey of honesty with myself and with God.  The more that I study God's Word, the more that I change, and the more that my love for God grows.