Idolatry and Romance
Jul 11, 2008
A recent question about idolatry and romance:
"Is it possible to make a woman in your life a false idol, so that you depend on her for your joy throughout the day and she is the center of your universe? Is it the devil corrupting what once was a beautiful relationship, pushing my weak mind and soul closer and closer towards idolatry?"
My response:
We need to be careful not to confuse our love and passion for a person as idolatry. One way to find if we have idolized a person is to ask, "Would I compromise my love for God for this person?" It is important to continually check our heart for others and our heart for God.
Remember that we are called to Love God with all our heart and our neighbor as ourselves. The passion of a romantic love sometimes feels as though we love a person with all our heart, that is the way we are suppose to love God. However, if we compare our love for God and our love for a woman/man than we can check our real condition. Are you willing to do whatever God says? Are you willing to do whatever a person says? Answer these two questions honestly it may help.
I would not run from a relationship where the feelings are so intense they seem to trump everything. I would run from an unhealthy relationship that causes me to stop following God.
What is your view?
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