Idols

Lately I have been faced with the question of idols in my life. Weird question right? I mean I don't worship Baal or any of those other so called gods but, I have been faced with the question of idols in my life lately. My idols are not those of the old testament but, just like idols seperated the people of Israel from God, my idols have been doing the same thing. My idols are not little gold statues of so called gods but, none the less I often find myself concerned with them. They are the people on my life. Crazy as it sounds the people in my life are often my idols. No I don't worship them but, I do find myself wanting to make them happy and occasionally, doing things that God didn't want me to because the people in my life did. Now I'm not saying anything bad about the people God has so graciously surrounded me with. I love these people, the problem is that sometimes I love them to much. No, they don't ask for it or demand it, it just happens but, it shouldn't. So what now? I've identified my idols so what's next? Well in Judges 6:26 God tells Gideon "Tear down your father's Baal alter and chop down the Asherah fertility pole beside it. Then build an altar to God, your God, on the top of this hill." Now I don't necessarily think I should tear my friends down but, I need to make God an altar on top of them. He needs to be first and foremost and I need to be concerned with pleasing Him not them.