text: I understand your question...it makes a lot of sense.  I guess for me "things" can be come gods.  Like playing my PS2 or the amount of time I spend looking for World Cup statistics(dork, I know) can become or are gods.  These "things" take away from time spend worshipping the one true God.  A quote that ties it up for me..."Sometimes the things we call freedom enslave us."  onetruth.com