Romans 1:21 // Rescued from Idolatry

Based on Romans 1:21

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

There is something about giving God the credit he deserves. At some time we all know God at least a little, and we know he deserves to be glorified by obedience and praise. But we fail of these and are not grateful for the life and blessings that God has created for us. This seems to happen from the beginning of our lives, I have no recollection of ever really wanting to glorify God before my conversion, despite growing up in a wonderful Christian family. Those who do not grow up with an understanding of Jehovah God should seek to give glory and be thankful to whatever god they know of, and in doing this sincerely they will unknowingly take steps toward the truth.
But those of us who do not glorify and thank a higher being begin to replace an objective god with a subjective one. We make gods in our own image and worship them, this is all part of a diseased imagination. Though I did not bow down to statues, I honoured the gods of my imagination - vain glory, power, violence and romance which are all ancient idols - with countless hours of vain thoughts, books, games, drawing and writing. In many respects this idolatry did revolve around images, but because I did not physically bow to them I made no connection. I wonder if the pagans actually think there is life in their idols, or whether they are just using them to help them imagine, if this is so then paganism is still the top religion. Time is the only resource that we have real control over, and I devoted it to my vain idols; my deep thoughts, attitudes and motives were steadily descending into total darkness.
But my life turned around because I learned how the Bible can benefit my life in a pragmatic sense. So I began to read it, and I began to be interested in it for it's own stories. Eventually the Bible led me to turn to God in the deepest problems in my life, I converted, and God has been healing my life ever since, he has been rescuing me from idolatry.

Jesus saves from idolatry.