Lord, I Am Putting Everything Aside For You | A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day

as Christians it's important to be aware of modern-day Idols in our lives and Idols can be defined as anything that takes the place of God in our hearts and Minds so let me put it this way an idol is not just a golden statue or image anything you love more than the Lord that's an idol anything you desire more than God is an idol anything or anyone that you seek more than God that has become an idol to you and in the Bible God Almighty clearly commands us not to have any other gods before him

so it's crucial for us to be mindful of the things that consume our thoughts our words our time and energy ask yourself this does Jesus Christ consume your thoughts does the word of God consume your heart do the things of the Lord like prayer and worship and meditating on the word of God do those things consume your energy if the answer to these questions is anything other than Jesus Christ then you my friend are in danger of idol worship now let me tell you one of the most common modern-day Idols is materialism we live in

a world that glorifies material possessions and it's easy for Christians to fall into the Trap of valuing things above God in 1 John 2: 15-1 17 the Apostle John warns us when he says do not love this world nor the things it offers you for when you love the world you do not have the love of the father in you for the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure a craving for everything we see and pride in our achievements and possessions these are not from the father but are from this world and this world

is fading away along with everything that people crave but anyone who does what pleases God will live forever now another common Idol that you should consider is the pursuit of success status and fame we can become consumed with achieving success in our careers and gaining popularity on social media but here's what the Amplified version of Galatians 1:10 says am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men or of God am I seeking to please someone if I were still trying to be popular with men I would not be a bond servant of

Christ as Christians our ultimate goal should be to serve and please God not to seek the approval of others the Christian Theologian John Calvin said this the human heart is an idol Factory you see it is so easy for us to unknowingly worship and serve money and things other than God that is why it's important to be aware of the idols in our lives and to constantly evaluate our priorities indeed we might not have Idols of bronze or silver in this day and age but the idols we do have tend to be invisible and that's

just as dangerous we can build Idols too easily out of the things we value highly things like our careers our significant others our political beliefs and dare I say our secret sins all these things can become Idols when they compete with God for priority in our lives they consume so much of our thoughts and dreams and worries that they begin to occupy a role that only Jesus Christ was meant to fill and make no mistake about it only Jesus can satisfy the deepest longings in our heart nobody but Jesus can fulfill us and it's only

the Lord who can truly validate us nobody else can truly validate you and so in summary as Christians we must be aware of modern-day Idols in our lives we need to guard the affections of our hearts and ensure that God remains our ultimate priority are you living in a way that reflects you being a Christian who is alert to what they expose their soul to are you guarding what you allow to come into your heart Let Me Go a step further and ask you what is the state of your heart people of God the Bible

tells us in Proverbs 4:23 to keep your heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of life we ought to guard what's coming in into our lives and because there are so many things out there that can harm our spiritual heart we need to take note of some of the following areas where you need to guard your heart you should guard your heart against the doctrines that you hear and the word Doctrine it means the teaching the information the belief system that you're taught be Discerning don't accept everything everything you hear the

author and finisher of our faith is Jesus Christ and the word of God is and should always be our foundation the Bible teaches about the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and that is the basis of our faith guard your heart and be alert Saints the devil is doing all he can to deceive people ch Christ and Christ Alone is the rock upon which we stand we need to make sure that we are obedient to God's word and we live a life that exemplifies this love the Lord your God with all your heart and

with all your soul and with all your mind now join with me in prayer and let's ask the Lord to open our eyes so that we can be Discerning let's pray for the power of the Holy Ghost to move so strongly in our lives and to destroy every evil altar that we've built in our hearts whether knowingly or unknowingly father God we come to you in the name of Jesus Christ we come to you in prayer today seeking forgiveness Lord we repent from our ways we repent from our old sinful habits and passions father in

agreement with everyone listening I ask that you would move within our hearts and in our lives Lord tear down every idolatrous image that we have kept in our eyes cast out every passion everything and everyone who seeks to be placed above you Lord remove them from our Our Lives remove all Idols that seek to challenge the position of Jesus Christ in our lives we declare that Jesus Christ is the king of kings and he reigns in our lives we declare that Jesus Christ is the Lord of lords and he rules in our lives Jesus Christ

he is the beginning and the end the first and the last it's all about you Lord Jesus it has always been about you and it will forever be about you my lord Psalm 135: 15-8 say the idols of the nations are silver and gold made by human hands they have mouths but cannot speak eyes but cannot see they have ears but cannot hear nor is there breath in their mouths those who make them will be like them and so will all who trust in them there is only you Jehovah ABA father Elohim The Great I

Am all other Idols all other man-made Gods they're powerless they are dead and weak and useless which is why our worship and adoration is to you the most high God the God who speaks Truth The God Who is living and eternal the one who holds all power and knows all things and is in all places at all times a limitless and Majestic God to you and you alone be all glory and honor and praise God you're bigger and greater than anything on this Earth you alone are worthy of our attention you deserve our affection and

our devotion dear God open our eyes so that we can see what is evil in our hearts and remove it Lord open our eyes so that we can live according to your word and be obedient to your word that says in Exodus 20: 3-6 you shall have no other gods before me you shall not make for yourself a carved image any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the Earth You shall not bow down to them nor serve them for I

the Lord your God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me but showing Mercy to thousands to those who love me and keep my Commandments Lord help us to keep your Commandments help us and Lord please Purge our hearts God I ask that you would tear down every evil Altar and Destroy every carved image in our hearts God give us eyes only for Jesus Christ give us Minds that are focused only on Jesus Christ and Lord give us a strong

desire to be followers and Disciples of Jesus Christ Lord Jesus your word tells me that out of the heart spring the issues of Life help me to have a heart that is devoted to you father a heart that is focused on living a life that pleases You Luke 12: 33 and 34 says sell what you have and give alms provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail where no Thief approaches nor moth destroys for where your treasure is there your heart will be also may you

be my heart's treasure Lord may you be my heart's Delight father help me to love Heavenly things instead of Earthly possessions Hebrews 13 verse5 says keep your life free from Love of Money and be content with what you have for he has said I will never leave you nor forsake you Lord give me a heart that's content a heart that rejoices with all that you've blessed me with God I know that I may not have all of the silver and gold that this world can offer but I have you Lord Jesus and you're all that

I need father your word in Matthew 15:8 says these people draw near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their heart is far from me Lord please don't let this be said of me I pray that I would never be someone who simply honors you with my lips but my heart is elsewhere father help me to become a true disciple of Jesus Christ Change Me From the Inside Out Lord I glorify your name Jesus I know that you are the soon cominging King I bless your name Lord and I thank

you for listening to this prayer in Jesus name I pray amen do not love this world nor the things it offers you for when you love the world you do not have the love of the father in you for the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure a craving for everything we see and pride in our achievements and possessions these are not from the father but are from this world and this world is fading away along with everything that people crave but anyone who does what pleases God will live forever am I now trying

to win the favor and approval of men or of God am I seeking to please someone one if I were still trying to be popular with men I would not be a bond servant of Christ keep your heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of Life the idols of the nations are silver and gold made by human hands they have mouths but cannot speak eyes but cannot see they have ears but can not hear nor is there breath in their mouths those who make them will be like them and so will

all who trust in them you shall have no other gods before me you shall not make for yourself a carved image any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the Earth You Shall Not Bow Down to them nor serve them for I the Lord your God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me but showing Mercy to thousands to those who love me and keep my

Commandments keep your life free from Love of Money and be content with what you have for he has said I will never leave you nor forsake you