Can the real God please stand up!

When you first open your eyes in the morning, and when you last close your eyes at night, what is the thought in your head?  Could be; worries about the next day, how you will be able to pay the electric bill, whether you will have a good day at work or will you be stressed again, will that lady in production be mean to you again, will you have enough money for dinner, why everything happen all at once, why you don't have enough money, why are your children not as behaved as others, why your love is not as strong, why don't they understand, how will you be able to get up in time, when will sleep come....?

Worries after worries.  Negative after negative thoughts.  Failure after failure.  

In your anguish you turn to many idol things; family, friends, coworkers, money, tarot cards, palm readings, hypnosis, lottery tickets, gambling, envy, anger, pride, wrath, etc.  Every day the same every night restless. Over and over you ask what's happening and why.  Yet no answer comes to you.  Your worries grow, and you begin watching your horoscope daily, as if that held the key somehow of how your day will turn out. You feel imprisoned in your own body.  You shake your fists at the heavens above for your bad fortune. Never once do you consider that perhaps you are relying on those people, things, objects, that can't help. You continue on your path of idolatry.  What, who, me??  I am not an idol worshiper.  Am I?  Unfortunately we all are in one way or another when we start focusing our attention on everything in this world, and not on our God.  We place our need for money, our self esteem and pride, our assets; houses, cars, bank accounts, all above our love and desire to commune with God Almighty.  In that sense, the money, the self, the house, the car, all become idols we begin to worship.  For it is written:

"Do not love the world or the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father (God) is not in him.  For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father (God) but is of the world.  And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever."

1 John 2:15-17       

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and wealth."

Matthew 6:24

"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.  For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.  For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?"

Luke 9:23-25

Let these words touch your body, mind and soul.  Every single day, in every prayer, I ask God to use me as His tool, to glorify His name, to serve His purpose; to give me the strength and courage to continue in my worship of Him.  Yet I still catch myself admiring my own worth and value and yearning for worldly things.  I realize what I ask is not straightforward or uncomplicated.  Yet I must ask you my friends, to take up the cross daily.  To turn to the one being who can truly relieve you of your worries, troubles, sorrows, and failures.  Can the real God please stand up, so that we, the unworthy can gaze upon Your glorious face till our days are done and beyond!  Can the real God please stand up and let us, the unholy, set You apart from everyone and everything else! Can the real God please stand up and let Your children's voices be heard over the cries of those engaged in blasphemy!  Thank You Lord, my God, my everything, for Your blessings, Your mercy, Your forgiveness, and Your love...   

"For when you seek Me instead of the world's idols, you experience My joy and peace.  These intangibles slake the thirst of your soul, providing deep satisfaction.  The glitter of the world is tinny and temporal.  The light of My presence is brilliant and everlasting.  Walk in the Light with Me.  Thus you become a beacon through whom others are drawn to Me." (Interpretation from; Exodus 20:4-5 and Samuel 22:29)