Little g's

I was listening to an old podcast that I have of Andy Stanley. I'm not even sure what the title of the sermon or series was, I just happened to re-listen.

It's funny how even though it is at least a good 2 year old sermon, how it can still apply to my life today. I remember when I did first listen to, it was on my way down to Texas to visit my brother on my flight there.
And now exactly 2 years later and I'm listening to it again. I love that you can read old notes or listen to old podcast and they can once again apply to your life. It's a God thing! :)

Well, the main thing I took away from this was having little "g's" in your life. It's funny, because just a couple days ago, or yesterday I had those thoughts about going nowhere fast...and how many times we put worldly things before God himself. Well, this message was exactly that, funny huh? yeah....another God thing! :)

Well, Andy Stanley talked about all those little "g's" in our life that we make as gods. Not that we mean to make them gods before God, but it can be that way. Even putting a husband before God, my husband could be considered a little g. Now do I worship my husband, no. But Andy talked about little g's being those things that we run to more than we do God himself or those things that consume our time and distract us from our relationship from God. I'm not saying my husband is causing me to stumble, but my husband is someone I tend to go to a lot...well, he is my husband. BUT...here is the fine line...I need to go to my husband, but if I DON'T GO TO GOD, then that would be that I run to my husband for those things, when ultimately I need to be going to God as well or even first. Or putting material things first, like hunting or fishing. Andy talked about a guy he met at a softball game that was going to be getting married. And that he has come close before to getting married, but it never worked out. Andy ask why and the guy began to explain that he was a hunter, and that he needed someone that could deal with that. So basically this guy was saying that marriage is important, BUT deer hunting is even more important than that (b/c he broke it off with the gal b/c they couldn't "deal" with it). He just revealed his little "g".

It's so amazing how this can reveal so much about your heart and where you are at spiritual and mentally. I'm in love with this idea and really want to look more into my life of the "little g's" that are in it.
Lord Jesus, I want my life to be shaken so that I know where my little g's are. We all have them, I know I do. I can even think of some now. Lord Jesus I ask that you show me every area in my life that I do not come to with you or that I try to figure out on my own (like finances) or that I run to first before you. I pray that I would be diligent in running to you first with all things in my life.