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[“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”]
“He wasn’t saying ‘before me’ as in ‘ahead of me.’ A better understanding of the Hebrew translated ‘before me’ is ‘in my presence.’” -Pg 27
— Jan 29, 2026 02:27PM
“He wasn’t saying ‘before me’ as in ‘ahead of me.’ A better understanding of the Hebrew translated ‘before me’ is ‘in my presence.’” -Pg 27
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Zeke Shatzer
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“If I am constantly critical of others for the emptiness I feel, if I am always giving the ones I love a hard time for not meeting my needs and not making me happy, it’s most likely because I’m asking them to do something they weren’t made to do.” -Pg 225
— Jan 29, 2026 09:36PM
Zeke Shatzer
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"What we sacrifice the most for has the most potential to become a God replacement." -Pg 202
— Jan 29, 2026 09:25PM
Zeke Shatzer
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“…our increasing reliance on the flash and glamour of our entertainment is blinding us to a quieter and truer pleasure.” -Pg 126
— Jan 29, 2026 07:38PM
Zeke Shatzer
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“When we worship sex as a god, we find that it leads to the exact opposite of its divine design as a gift.” -Pg 109
Connection—Loneliness
Pleasure—Emptiness
Satisfaction—Slavery
Intimacy—Separation
Unity—Divorce
— Jan 29, 2026 07:26PM
Connection—Loneliness
Pleasure—Emptiness
Satisfaction—Slavery
Intimacy—Separation
Unity—Divorce
Zeke Shatzer
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“Idols are defeated not by being removed but by being replaced.” -Pg 96
— Jan 29, 2026 04:18PM
Zeke Shatzer
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“…worship is the built-in human reflex to put your hope in something or someone and then chase after it.” -Pg 63
— Jan 29, 2026 02:56PM
Zeke Shatzer
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“[The difference between Christianity and] Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, or anything else…[is our God’s] hot pursuit of people.” -Pg 52
— Jan 29, 2026 02:51PM
Zeke Shatzer
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Questions to ask yourself to find your idols:
What disappoints you?
What do you complain abt most?
Where does your money go?
What worries you?
Where is your sanctuary? (Best one imo.)
What infuriates me?
What are your dreams?
Oooof i feel clocked.
— Jan 29, 2026 02:41PM
What disappoints you?
What do you complain abt most?
Where does your money go?
What worries you?
Where is your sanctuary? (Best one imo.)
What infuriates me?
What are your dreams?
Oooof i feel clocked.
Zeke Shatzer
is on page 41 of 256
“Disproportionate disappointment reveals that we have replaced intense hope and longing in something other than God.” -Pg 41
— Jan 29, 2026 02:37PM
