idolatry simply put is created things worshipping created things instead of the creator it's a snare to the christian heart and only leads to suffering today we are looking at a few idols in biblical times as well as some modern-day idols and two solutions to idol worship

there's an idol over here and an idol over there and an idol, idol, idol, everywhere. Welcome to the Sheeper's Faithful podcast, Episode Number 69,

truth and encouragement to live gospel-centered lives every day. I'm your host, Lauren

Lushak.

Hey, everyone. Thank you for joining me on today's podcast. It's so humbling and so encouraging to be part of your day wherever you are. And the other day, I was thinking through

the reason behind starting this podcast and what sets it apart. Like, why is the Sheeproves

faithful podcast unique? Because there's so many other podcasts out there, especially for women,

even Christian women. And my goal really is to help women grow in biblical theology so we can be

faithful women in our roles and responsibilities. So my goal is to provide biblical teaching on this that comes straight

from the scriptures that would encourage our hearts and really give backing to why we do what we do

or why we should be doing what we should be doing and how it leads to the glory of God and our good.

And really the other day I was really thinking the biggest gift, one of the biggest

gifts of growing in my faith has been the freedom that has resulted from it. And so as my theology

has grown, so is my freedom in Christ. And so I really hope that today's episode and all the

episodes help you grow in your theology that you might know more of the freedom of Christ.

So first up is today's life

hack, which is saving for Christmas. Now, I know some of you are like you just talked about

birthday gifts last week and the month before it was like gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts every week.

But listen, hear me out because it's the end of the month, which means there might be some

cash flow left over. Maybe there's five extra dollars,

20 extra dollars left in your budget. If you're doing the cash system, you know how many

dollars you've got in those envelopes. If you're not, you can take a guess. Or maybe you're

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