My obsession

What are you obsessed with?

Whilst you may initially think nothing, there will be a few things that come to mind when you think about it.

Your boyfriend/girlfriend/cat, a possession, getting a new possession, revision, avoiding revision.

All worthy of our obsessing over them...or not!

We've just got (I say just...it's been sat in its box for 6 months because I didn't get round to putting it up) a pan rack that hangs from the ceiling, from which our pans hang. It is VERY nice, and makes our kitchen look lush - I find myself admiring it every time I go downstairs. But I'm starting to think I might be a little too in love with this possession. Fortunately Jessica loves it too, so doesn't feel like I'm in danger of leaving her to set up house with the pan rack...

The psalmist says our sole obsession should be God - with him as our strength & fortress, nothing can break through.

Obsession here goes far beyond just thinking warm fuzzy thoughts about God - Paul admits to being obsessed, back when he was Saul, saying in Acts 26 'In my obsession against [the early Church], I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.'

Here, it is about actually becoming what our obsession is - Saul became evil personified, but we should become like God personified - that is, Jesus!

In Acts 17, we are warned as children of God to avoid thinking of God as a stone idol - 'God isn't like anything humans have thought up and made' - how could we obsess with material possessions and put them on a par with this God, who is incomparably wonderful and mind-blowing!?

Why not make a commitment to eliminating one materialistic thing from your life this month? I'm giving up popping in to Silverlink for a stop at M&S, Waterstones / HMV etc.

As I hope I've made clear, it's a struggle we all face, but be encouraged that as we move closer to God, he moves closer still, setting up His fortress around us, and from that strong tower, we shall not be moved!