Bad Habits

We all have habits - some good, and some bad.   

A good one might be to shower and brush out teeth daily... hello!  Hygiene!   

A bad one might be smoking.  Or maybe it's something even more common, like procrastinating, or stretching the truth... another way of excusing a lie.  

We fall into bad habits, rarely with the thought that we're creating a habit, just wanting to try something, or just every now and then do something, we know isn't what's right or best for us.  Yet, that's exactly how bad habits begin... with just one small (yet negative) action.  

So, how do we change these bad habits if we want to do what's right (once we recognize that they're not what is good for us or others)?  Whether it's smoking, lying, over eating, or being angry for no reason, etc... how do we change these actions we've done for so long; that now they've become habits?   Is it even possible???

YES!!!  =o)

Anything that is saying to you, 'No - YOU can't!', you should recognize as Satan's deceit.   You can, and I KNOW IT!  

How can 'I' know that 'YOU' can?  Because God told me - and He never lies.  He's telling you the same thing too!  

Listen: 

' I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.'            Philippians 4:13

He tells us in this verse that we CAN do EVERYTHING through HIM -  HE will give you the strength you need to do what you need to do!   He can, and He will!   

You and I are maybe not able to even 'change ourselves', even if we want to.  But He made you, and He can help you to change - and through Him, YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING!!!  

So, talk to God ask Him to give you the strength you need to get rid of Bad Habits, and make yourself better than you are today!  

What Bad Habits do you have?

My list is pretty lengthy, but I'm in prayer, and giving it my all. I know He is helping me, everyday in every way - one step at a time!

May God bless you and keep you - Know that He loves you!  =) and will never leave you!     

Out of the Comfort Zone - Change

Hey all, 

I got up late today  -  I was enjoying the last few minutes I could in my own bed before starting my hectic day.  I'd been traveling and while the trip was great, I missed my own pillow and bed... you know - the familiarity and comfort of home.   I'd been to a Christian Writers Conference, and while I loved all the stuff I learned and the people I met, I felt a little out of my element - uncomfortable at being enveloped in a new industry - a career change for me.  

  

Change of any kind can be strange, but strange doesn't necessarily mean good or bad - just different from what we're accustomed to, and therefore it can be a little scary to face alone.  

We need to remember that while change may not be easy,  change is the birthing mother to growth - as well as being the best indicator to life.   

If we stop changing/growing, we stifle and die. 

Think about it, a flower, a tree, nature of all kinds - our human bodies - a sign of our growth is the change we incur; whether that's growing taller, smarter, older, etc... we change as we grow - as we live.  

Psalm 27:1 reads: 

  " The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?         

  The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?"  

So next time you have a change, welcomed or not, focus on the opportunity to grow in the right direction, and live a better life.    Talk to God, ask Him to lead you, guide and watch over you.  Then trust in Him to do so; you can have faith in the Lord, He is faithful!  With God on your side you have nothing to fear from change (or anything else) - He is light and salvation, and wants to be the stronghold of your life.  Take Him up on His offer to be with you always, to love you no matter what, and to see you through all of life's trials: accept the gift of Jesus' sacrifice and live as a child of God.

Embrace change, and live in confidence and joy; with God there is nothing to fear!  

Be blessed my friends!  =)