Idolatry?

I was thinking about buying a house. I currently rent where I live, and that has worked well for the last five years. But a house is available, and there are some distinct pluses associated with owning it. But I’ve decided not to buy it. And there are some good reasons. All of this is significant because it may be that God has used it all to answer a prayer. I’ve been reading and thinking about the whole area of idolatry. As a result, I had prayed that God would show me my idols so that I might turn from them to serve Jesus more wholeheartedly. I’ve discovered that it’s feels good to have some money. For most of my life money has been tight. I have never been poor. It’s just a matter of not having a lot of money. But now I consider myself rich. What once had to cover a family of seven now needs to cover just Gabrielle and myself. And so, I now have money. And one of my joys is the ability to give bunches of it away. When I see a need I can now think, ‘Maybe I can send them some money’. And that feels good. But it also feels good not to have to think about money. As I thought about buying a house I felt the return to that sense of constraint. I would have to be careful again. And I didn’t like that feeling. And the thought popped into my head, ‘Has the very pleasant experience of being carefree when it comes to money become too important? Is it becoming an idol?’ I’m not sure.