When I was young, I made a Lego cross and put it on our entertainment shelving unit, by the TV. I was praying to it when my mom came in and stopped me. I didn't understand why she was made, but I am glad now that she stopped me. I was worshipping an idol. Granted, it was not a calf or a totem pole, but it was just an object – therefore an idol. God does not want us doing this, and chapter 4 starts off reminding us of this. We are to be different, and we are to worship the real thing – not something that is fake. Also, I am glad that in my story my mom is the one who stopped me. Deuteronomy 6 is about this very thing. Our families are to be centers of worship and places where we learn to really take Him seriously and all that He offers. Some parents run their kids away by being "too religious" and some parents turn their kids off by their "hypocrisy." What our children do not always understand is that we believe in that that has changed us forever. We are different, therefore we worship. Some of us need to remember this. Some of us need our fires to be relit. Some of us need to spend some time with God alone so that we can really come to grips with ourselves and what God might be trying to say. I would hope that our parents would be good examples of this, but fear that too many of us are left wondering and wandering.
I must admit that I am not the best advocate of this in my family – so I need to grow and learn to lead just like anyone else. Sometimes more – God help me and help me to worship You and not some idol in the form of music/sermons/prestige, etc.
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