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So many different things and people fight for our attention and pursuit every day. But if we aren't careful, these good things can become idols. We have to intentionally put God first each and every day to avoid falling victim to the idols that promise us what they can never deliver.  For the first part of this challenge, give God the first 24 minutes of every day this week. Whatever time you plan to get up, just set your alarm 24 minutes earlier, and give him the first 1% of your day. By doing this, you show God that you want to pursue him first with all your heart. How you spend this time is up to you; maybe you spend some time in prayer, maybe you read through the Psalms, or maybe you journal.  Secondly, you are challenged to practice the spiritual discipline of fasting. Fasting destroys idol and indicates that God means more to you than whatever you are fasting from. You can choose whatever you want to fast from, but make it something that you recognize as a barrier between you and your relationship with God.