Ridiculously Evil vs. Deceptively Good

Yesterday morning I had the privilege of attending Cross Point Church. The pastor of this church is Pete Wilson, who used to be the pastor of Morgantown Community Church. Pete, Brandi, and their boys have always had a special place in my heart because I look up to them as individuals and as a family so much! So, getting to see Pete and Brandi was a true blessing...not to mention getting to attend church with my future roommate :)
Anyway, the people that I got to spend yesterday with weren't the most important things of the day. The most important thing was the message that I got to hear. Pete talked about how we as human beings have the tendency to make "good things" turn into "ultimate things". He said that there is a possibility of this happening in almost every area of our life: our jobs, our relationships, our families, school, sports, success, etc. He talked about how you can ruin a perfectly good thing if you try to turn it into your ultimate thing, which only God should be. This is something that I have to keep myself in check with ALL OF THE TIME. I have to remember that nothing on this Earth will satisfy my needs..nothing. Only God can fully satisfy me, and without Him, I am nothing.
The next point Pete made is what felt like a punch in the stomach. He talked about the fact that as Christians, the majority of us don't struggle with the things that are "ridiculously evil" such as murdering someone or stealing someones car. But instead we struggle with chasing after things that are "deceptively good". This statement pretty much sums up a lot of my struggles with my relationship with my Father. Fortunately, God has granted me the ability to not have desires to participate in the obvious things that are displeasing to Him. But, the things I struggle with the most, are chasing after things and situations that are theoretically good. These things are not good, though, if I put them in the place of where God needs to be in my life. These things for me include friends, family, fellowship, and even religious activity. All of those are seemingly good things and even things God calls me to have and participate in, right? Yes, they are, unless they are separating me from God...which happens too much.
Subconsciously I already knew that this described me, but hearing it Sunday made it that much more real. Chasing what is deceptively good is not enough. I have to chase what IS good, all the time.