Death, Taxes, Hunger, Thirst, Change… these are things in life that are inevitable. Temptation is one of them. 1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Why does God allow us to be tempted? 1 Peter 1:7 These have come so [...]
You are not born with your habits–you weave them and wear them. Your habits can be the rags of self-centered addictions or the robes of Christ-centered self-control.” – June Hunt Your habits characterize your character. Romans 13:14 “Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of [...]
A German Shepherd can be trained to be a ferocious accomplice to evil intent or helpful companion for the visually impaired. This is learned behavior. In the same way, habits are learned behaviors that become a powerful force in your life for good or bad. Every habit is either Christ-centered or self-centered… potentially a beauty [...]
Destructive habits create an unhealthy emotional climate and have the potential of damaging you and/or others. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore [...]
Some habits are not recognized as harmful addictions because: *you are unaware that a negative way of responding has become a habit *the world does not see your habit as negative *a seemingly good behavior is controlling your life Ecclesiastes 7:18 “The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.” Some hidden habits: compulsive arguing, [...]
Sinful thoughts and emotions, if nurtured in your heart, take control and eventually produce negative behavior. Matthew 15:19 “For out of the heart come evil thoughts.” Heart Habits: anger, arrogance, criticism, disrespect, envy, fear, greed, jealousy, lust, materialism, prejudice, rebelliousness, resentment, sarcasm, selfish ambition, stubbornness, unforgiveness, worry.
Thoughts from Eryn Today, me and my 2 friends ran all the way from the back of an amusment park to the front. It was insane. I highly doubt I would have been able to run that far if I were alone, but since I had my friends encouraging me and pushing me on, I [...]
Thoughts from Eryn I just want to say that no matter what your struggle, you can always rely on God. It may not disapear (in fact most of the time it doesn’t just disappear), but it will be SOO much easier to handle, believe me. I’ve been going through some stuff lately, and even though [...]
