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Obsession

Is there something in your life that counts as an obsession?  Are you mad about sport either as a participant or as a spectator?  I spend at least five and a half hours a week playing short mat bowls (see the link below if you are interested in what this is).  That's pretty keen.  I have to be careful not to let it get out of hand. God expects us and demands that we should love Him with all our heart, strength, mind and soul. .  The professional sportsman has to be so centred on his sport that it must become almost impossible to be giving God that kind of attention.  It is not only sport which can lead us astray.  The concert pianist has to be devoted to playing.  The ballet dancer has to stretch her body to the limits seeking after perfection and often working to the point where injuries happen. All these things are God-given activities but they so easily get out of hand and we find we are worshipping them when we should be worshipping God alone. Sort out the priorities in your life and put God first.
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