Here is a quote from "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. If you've been thinking about idol worship and how to "deal with it" in your life, I thought this may be helpful (with a few changes of wording to fit the sermon).
"If you merely pretend that you enjoy God or love Him, He knows. You can't fool Him; don't even try. Instead, tell Him how you feel. Tell Him that He isn't the most important thing in this life to you, and that you're sorry fro that. Tell Him that you've [been worshiping idols. Tell Him what idol(s) you've been worshiping] over Him time and again. Tell Him that you want Him to change you, that you long to genuinely enjoy Him. Tell him how you want to experience true satisfaction and pleasure and joy in your relationship with Him. Tell Him you want to love Him more than anything on this earth. Tell Him you want to treasure the kingdom of heaven so much that you'd willingly sell everything in order to get it (Matthew 13:44). Tell Him what you like about Him, what you appreciate, and what brings you joy."
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