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(Taken from Darrin Patricks talk on Idols of the Heart @ Missional X) Comfort: I need to have this kind of pleasure or comfort; I want my freedom, space, time Seek: privacy, lack of stress, freedom Price Willing to Pay: reduced productivity (dont give fully) Greatest Nightmare: stress, demands, responsibility Others often Feel: hurt (because youre not contributing fully) Problem Emotion: boredom (never risk, always hold back, safe) Approval: I need to feel like you care; people-pleasing; I need you to accept me Seek: affirmation, love, relationship Price Willing to Pay: less independence (dont like to be alone) Greatest Nightmare: rejection, criticism Others often Feel: smothered (because youre needy) Problem Emotion: cowardice (wont tell the whole truth) Control: I need structure and certainty; I want to manage the situation Seek: discipline, certainty, standards Price Willing to Pay: loneliness (because no one can do it like you), lack of spontaneity Greatest Nightmare: uncertainty, what you cant control Others often Feel: condemned, judged Problem Emotion: worry, anxiety Power: I need to be respected, admired, though competent and important Seek: success, winning, influence Price Willing to Pay: burdened, responsible, its up to me Greatest Nightmare: humiliation, lack of respect, incompetence Others often Feel: used Problem Emotion: anger (because people get in the way) When any of these idols of the heart are more important than the Gospel, we choose to sin. We grow by identifying our idols and getting to the heart issue: what are we loving more than God? The reality is if we fully believe the Gospel, we would stop sinning. Dr. Timothy Keller says that the sin underneath all other sins is a lack of joy in Christ. When Jesus is enough, when we are fully satisfied in him, then we no longer go looking elsewhere for what only he can provide. In other words, when I believe the truth that I already have Gods favor, love, delight, and joy, my internal need to sin is undermined. I can learn to obey God joyfully! The problem with our idols is three-fold: They are weak: they cannot deliver what they promise! They are harmful: we hurt ourselves & others when we are slaves to these things! 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