Idolatry is Life Apart from Jesus

Some false gods are made of wood. Some are bank accounts. Some are in our mirrors. False worship isn't limited to a few moments of slavish action toward a physical thing; it's a whole life apart from Jesus, an outpouring wasted on false kingdoms and false gods, even if that god is ourselves.

--Daniel Montgomery & Mike Cosper, Faithmapping: A Gospel Atlas for Your Spiritual Journey (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2012), 111.