Idolatry Boy

"Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen" (Romans 1:24-25).

Notice the picture above? That's me, the idol worshiper. I often wonder how is it that I am so prone to leave the God I love to glory in other things - other things that I consider more fun at the time when I indulge. As a Christian, I know that God the Holy Spirit now indwells within me, and that by Him, I have the power to resist temptation. Nevertheless, it is written..."men are drawn away by their own lust." Oh man...this "denying self" stuff is hard! I'm not use to fighting for or against anything, and now I have to become this warrior. When did Christianity become so hard!? I suppose I could say with Peter..."Where else can I go Lord? You alone have the words that lead to eternal life (and I do feel this way)?" Still, at the present moment, I feel more like the ones who left - those fools who said..."who could do this thing [speaking of following Jesus' commands]?"

If I may quote a more godly man than myself; a man whom God called "perfect," namely Job. "Why didn't I die in my mother's womb?" This life is way too hard and desires of conformity to Christ seems impossible! I wish I were dead and freed from this body of death. I wish I could go somewhere to hid out for awhile, but I know that is impossible. God sees me everywhere I go. Even if I were to hid behind those pretty curtains in my picture, he's there. Perhaps I shouldn't be so sad? I mean, at least I could pride myself in the fact that unlike the uncivilized and uncultured man, my idol worshiping has evolved from praising things merely made by man's hand; e.g., wooden statues and golden calves, etc.,to just worshiping myself. Yippee!
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