A great post here from Justin Buzzard. Below is an excerpt:
At our church we talk about 4 root idols that we tend to attach our lives to.
CONTROL. You know you have a control idol if your greatest nightmare is uncertainty.
APPROVAL. You know you have an approval idol if your greatest nightmare is rejection.
COMFORT. You know you have a comfort idol if your greatest nightmare is stress/demands.
POWER. You know you have a power idol if your greatest nightmare is humiliation.
Here’s what you need to know about your idol: That idol that you love, it doesn’t love you back.
It’s interesting, sports could be any of those 4 root idols. For me, it’s all about approval. It’s a way to achieve affirmation and significance. How about you?
