Putting God first is the first of the Ten Commandments in the Old Testament. In the New Testament Jesus reiterates this primary commandment: "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and will all your mind and with all your strength" (Mark 12:30). That is why idolatry is the essence of sin. If we seek our own will and what we want to do, we seek what satisfies us before we seek God; we first seek out what feeds our well-being---and we can end up seeking spirituality above seeking God and His will. Thus we end up placing our values above God Himself. And the result is that God is not God in our hearts! It is not "my utmost for His highest;" it is "my utmost for myself."
Harry Schaumburg, Undefiled: Redemption from Sexual Sin, Restoration for Broken Relationships, p.101
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