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1. Idolatry is anything you give an equal or higher value to than God (Luke 10:27). We all have an idol, so the first step is to identify it. What in your life, when it’s challenged, makes you “throw someone in a furnace” (respond in anger, passive aggression, isolation, etc.)? With that in mind, talk through the following tools that help us overcome these idols.

• Practice obedience in the small things (Romans 15:4). Based on the idol(s) you’ve identified, what one small thing can you be obedient with to overcome it? (Remember, Daniel’s victory in the Lion’s Den started with obedience in eating broccoli.)
  
  
• Live a lifestyle of prayer (Daniel 6:10). What would it look like for you to live a lifestyle of prayer?
  
  
• Trust in the goodness of God (Exodus 20:3). Based on the idol(s) you’ve identified, what is it that you actually need to trust God with?
  
  

2. Read Deuteronomy 7:5. True identity helps us overcome false idolatry. What is the Holy Spirit showing you about how to take a step away from an idol and toward freedom?

In Jesus’ name, we are overcomers. Help us choose You as Lord of all.

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