Habakkuk 2:18-20 - Idolatry in life and presence of God

Idolatry is not just bowing down to idols; it is trusting and worshipping in what one has made, and therefore, in one's own power as creater and sustainer. Idols cannot provide guidance, have no real power, and there is no breath and lives in it. They are empty, and cannot answer to us no matter how we seek them and pray to them. Yet our Lord is in His temple, we worship and come to him in silent awe, great respect and reverence, to hear what he has to say.

After the failing of certain job interviews, I saw my weakness and I am hunger to raise my games to let myself to be more competitive. I want myself to be a capable person. It is understandable to have a desire to progress, but there is always a danger that I trust in too much to the secular though of how to make oneself competitive and capable so that these guiding thoughts will become my 'idol'. Many times peace have departed from me and worries come.

But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him (Habakkuk 2:20)

O Lord, you are here, help me to worship You and come to you in silent awe, great respect and reverence, to listen to your voice and to follow what you want to be. You are the one who gives live, You are the one who holds the future, and You are presence around us. Help me to realise your presence, and help me to place my trust soley in You only, not the things offer in the world.