Our modern Western culture doesn’t call us to bow down to a gold idol, but it does tempt us to bow to an ideology. God designed the world to be without pain, disease, war, and hurt, but even as His creation, humans err. God isn’t looking for external conformity to a religion or set of beliefs, but an inward transformation of the heart, an opportunity for Course Correction. It's crucial to recognize when we take a wrong turn, to learn from our indiscretions, and then to change course and move forward more like Jesus.