Enjoyment or Idolatry

Just last night in our small group we were considering when wanting a good thing can become a bad thing. John Piper offers a very insightful little article and discerning whether our enjoyment of something is becoming idolatrous. Here is a taste.

Enjoyment is becoming idolatrous when it is starting to feel like a right, and our delight is becoming a demand. It may be that the delight is right. It may be that another person ought to give you this delight. It may be right to tell them this. But when all this rises to the level of angry demands, idolatry is rising.