"My life is in the hands of God. And truly I am willing to break off opium and die, but not willing to continue in sin and live." Pastor Hsi of China, page 182 Idols of the Heart. As this book has revealed the many idols of my heart, how have I changed. I haveto ask myself, "Am I willing to break off this idol and die? Or will I continue in sin and live?"
The ladies who have read this book cannot deny the impact of probing the heart to cleanse it of idols- those things which we bow down to instead of God. Though we haven't built before ourselves golden calves and may not struggle with opium addiction, we have set our idols high. Selfishness, worldliness, laziness, pride, others' good opinions, etc. are only a small dent in the lists of idols that could have been revealed. My prayer is that I will take the time to pray and ask God to give me the strength to say, "Tough I die, I will never touch it again!" (Hsi, page 182)
This is a book I would highly recommend to you by Elyse Fitzpatrick.
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