At the heart of idolatry is a worship issue. Our view of God becomes distorted.

Any “god” we can shape in our image is not the God who made us in His.
Any “god” that lets us decide what is right and wrong is not the God who is righteous.
Any “god” that allows us to indulge in desires that lead to destruction is not the God who truly satisfies the longing of our souls.

So, friend, repent and turn your whole heart to the one true, living God. Lay down whatever He reveals is trying to take His place. And remember: there is no one—and nothing—that even comes close to Him.

“When Christianity becomes an institution of man’s rules and man’s power over his fellow man, it’s not Christianity at all. And it will quickly deteriorate into joyless, loveless rules, rituals, and religion. But when Christianity is God’s people serving God and serving others in love—according to God’s rule and God’s gospel found in God’s word—then it is the genuine article. And by its very nature, it overflows with grace. The antidote for dead religion is grace.”

The Church doesn’t simply need people who are zealous and gifted—it needs more disciples who are taught, rooted, and established in the whole counsel of God.

It needs people who know how to abide in Christ (John 15:1-8) in private before ever stepping onto a public stage or platform.

Only then can our zeal align with truth, and our gifting be accompanied by lasting, God-honoring fruit.