As I was reflecting on my walk with Christ I found that I had an obsession. I needed to give it up. I knew it in my heart. Right away I found this wonderfully written article and I knew it was not a coincidence. It was an answer and a confirmation. I love how beautifully Jesus speaks to us.
We make choices every day. Many of them happen on a subconscious level. Obsessions happen that way. That’s why we need to evaluate ourselves. Often. Be real with ourselves. We need the help of the Holy Spirit who is our guide. He guides us into all truth.
Obsessiveness is misplaced value. Let us reevaluate our desires and put first the One, Jesus Christ, who paid the price for our life.
Obsessing over Anything Other than Christ
Okay, I’m guilty. Over the years, I’ve obsessed over makeup, skin care products, my weight, working out, pink clothing, cute shoes, Cinderella dolls, should I keep going? I have run after many things, all the while attending my Bible studies and being a good Christian girl. It isn’t until the last couple of decades that I have had to take Christ’s words seriously: “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me” (Matthew 10:37). If we’re not supposed to love our own family more than God, then certainly we aren’t to obsess over things or activities either.
Women are experts at obsessing. We can obsess over neatness, over cleanliness, over avoiding germs, over our looks, or our houses, or our husbands, or our children. Whatever we pour our hearts into, whatever occupies our thoughts and desires, whatever becomes a priority in our lives over than that of loving God, is something we obsess over. This is also considered unfaithfulness because putting anything (food, causes, friendships, dating relationships, fiancée or husband, children, job, career, success) higher than God on our list of desires turns that thing (or person) into a god that we seek. God is a jealous God. He hates when we run toward, obsess after, or seek for anything above Him (Matthew 6:33). A Christ-follower is just that – one who follows hard after Christ, not anything or anyone else.
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