A good school, good grades, a good uni, a good job… we’ve got it all planned out. It’s a middle class suburban kind of goal and it’s made a home in the church. This striving, longing, endless achieving, is in opposition to a gospel of grace and teaches us to value success over faithfulness.

Part 2 of 4 in our Acceptable Idols series. For more resources head to beacy.link/acceptableidols