Don’t Take My Favorite!

Anything that competes with attention, affection, or loyalty that belongs to God is an idol. An idol is anything or anyone we love more than God, serve more than God, fear more than God, or seek to please more than God. Idols are more than those disgusting things we denounce in others. Idols are also…

Trust

Trust, accompanied by doing good, finding pleasure in the Lord, and committing our path to the Lord, provides a necessary foundation for the security and confidence we intensely long for, especially in the face of such harmful forces as anger, grief, or fear. The abundance (or lack) of trust we have in a person, place,…