I think that one of the central and most important parts of Christianity is stated in the first commandment given to Moses: "I am the Lord God, and thou shalt not have any gods before me." I think that people put way too many other things before God (including myself). I would say "today," but I think this has probably always been a struggle for people; it's way too easy to become absorbed with earthly things and lose sight of what is heavenly. I do think that our hectic, materialistic lives complicate this problem; we have so many distractions, and our society places so much emphasis on wealth and beauty and material goods (buy a Dell! buy a Lexus! etc. etc.). Of course, farmers on the prairie in the 1800's could have turned to sex, or alcohol, or food, or gambling, or even work, as distractions from God, as false gods, but you have to admit that there were far fewer distractions overall, and society at that time placed a much higher value on Godliness and hard work and Christian values. Now, we have to struggle against so many distractions and pressures to stay focused on God.
I didn't mean to write an essay -- oops!
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