My Heart - God's Place

I have this theory. Basically, when someone calls you on the phone the last thing they say to you is the thing they really wanted to talk about. For instance... "Hey Derek! Just calling to see what's up. How are you? I'm fine! Did you see that Panthers game? Crazy! Oh, by the way, I was wondering if I could use your truck?" See that... The last thing was the main point.

So I was reading my Bible this morning and I applied my theory to 1st John. The last thing said is...

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. 1 John 5:21

Seems like the entire letter is summed up in a simple statement at the end. The problem is that "anything" "might" take God's place in your heart. Of course, we know the bad stuff can take His place. But what about the good and noble stuff like starting a church? Yeah, the problem with anything is that it includes anything! Don't let pursuing good get in the way of pursuing God. In the end, good will result when only God fills that place in your heart.