Jovelyn

“Idolatry isn’t just one of many sins; rather it’s the one great sin that all others come from. So if you start scratching at whatever struggle you’re dealing with, eventually you’ll find that underneath it is a false god. Until that god is dethroned, and the Lord God takes his rightful place, you will not have victory. Idolatry isn’t an issue; it is the issue. All roads lead to the dusty, overlooked concept of false gods. Deal with life on the glossy outer layers, and you might never see it; scratch a little beneath the surface, and you begin to see that it’s always there, under some other coat of paint. There are a hundred million different symptoms, but the issue is always idolatry.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

“God is jealous for your heart, not because he is petty or insecure, but because he loves you. The reason why God has such a huge problem with idolatry is that his love for you is all-consuming. He loves you too much to share you.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

“We were made for God, and until he is our greatest pleasure, all the other pleasures of this life will lead to emptiness.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart

“The battlefield of the gods is your heart. Your heart is shaped by your thoughts.”
― Kyle Idleman, Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart