If you haven't read Counterfeit Gods I highly recommend it. I have been through it several times and every time I am made so aware of how many idols lie within my heart.
In each chapter he reinforces this truth-you can't just get rid of your idols, they must be replaced by something. There is a deeper desire or issue that lies behind each of our idols. He quotes this phrase:
"The only way to dispossess the heart of an old affection is by the expulsive power of a new one."
I don't really have much more to say on that other than I have been thinking about this all week since starting reading. It really does help to focus on the new love and not trying to not do the thing you are trying to not do. Make sense?
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