There are so many things that we do without thinking about them. Breathing, blinking, walking, waking up, etc. There are other things that we do without thinking about them because we have made them habits. Hanging out with certain people, brushing our hair every day, driving, etc. If only thinking about God and spending time with God came this natural to us to where we do not have the think about it. I have struggled my entire life to spend time with God and make him a part of everything in my life. I have the desire to spend time with God, but I do not find myself spending time with God as often as I brush my hair. There should be an urgency in our hearts to spend time with God and think about him, just as there is an urgency for us to breath every second. God should be so much a part of our lives that we don’t even have to think about spending time with him or hesitate to allow him to work in us and through us, just as blinking and breathing are so much a part of our lives that we don’t have think about it. Creating new habits and breaking old habits has always been difficult for me, especially if I am thinking about it. However, when I was getting my undergraduate degree I took this class that I never saw myself taking. It was a class on Alexander Technique, and the class did not just teach me about the technique. By taking that class I learned a better way of thinking about life. A habit that I had the hardest time breaking was leaning on my shorter leg when I stand still. Standing straight up on both of my feet never felt comfortable and I knew how I stood was not good for my back. Over the course of that semester I used the technique to make myself aware of the habit and instead of trying to fix it every time I noticed it, I was able to fix it natural just through awareness. If we were to take this technique and apply to how we think about God and how much time we spend with God, then we would be able to create new habits more easily and break bad habits. I have started with applying it to how I speak. All of us do not think about what we say and how we say things, and in many cases do not glorify God with our speech. In James, the author warns against such speech. I hope that glorifying God more with my words will lead to thinking about him more, and that will lead to the bettering of other habits in my life like my quiet time. I challenge everyone this month as I have myself to choose one area of your life. Maybe for you it is trying to hang out with people you normally would not so you can have more evangelistic habits. Maybe for you it is bettering your quiet time or prayer life, and making making yourself aware of how much time you do not spend with God in His Word and in prayer. Just start with one area and allow God to work and that will filter into other areas of your life where old habits need to be broken and new habits made.
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Bill Faulkenberry
8/9/2016 05:10:34 pm
Well put!
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