5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
1 John 5:21

When people think of idols it is probably safe to say they think of a statue or some carved image.  But, an idol can be anything, really.  An idol is anything that distracts us from or gets in the way of our relationship with God.  It pulls us from the only entity deserving of worship.  It interferes with our ability to do His work and dilutes our witness. 

We need to reevaluate ourselves daily to make sure we stay out of the idol trap.  The way to do that is read our bibles daily, pray daily, and get rid of anything that might come between us and God.