The things that hinder our fellowship with the Lord may be socially respectable or shameful distractions. Dr. Mayfield uses the following three examples: politics, finances and pornography. If any of those three distractions take up much of our time and are higher than God in our hearts, then it is an idol. With socially acceptable distractions / idols, it is more difficult to identify them as problems; therefore, they may continue to be a hindrance to your fellowship with the Lord far longer than another’s porn is to him / her….
