HEALTHY HABITS

Human beings are creatures of habit. Habits can help us or destroy us. We as Christians, ought to invest our time, effort and energies, into cultivating and nurturing, good and healthy habits, that help us. No effort spent towards this end, will ever be a loss. It will pay us rich dividends. Hence, it is worth every penny.

Some good and healthy habits, that we can think of, are, the Bible Study, Prayer, Fellowship, Giving, Forgiving, Kindness, Love, Honesty, Integrity and Truthfulness. These build us up, and help us to stand strong, at all times, for the glory of God. They are all helpful habits that build us.

It is good to know that, any habit, if it has to bear fruit, has be done intentionally and consistently. If ever there is some breakdown, for whatever reason, we should, as quickly as possible, pull ourselves up, dust ourselves clean, and get going, without losing our interest and enthusiasm, to nurture those habits and live for.the glory of our God.

Do not be overly concerned about mastery of the habits, nor gaining excellence and perfection over the same. Yes, it is good to think on those lines, but nothing of worth can be achieved merely by willing it. Nor by desiring them sincerely, and with all our hearts. Everything will take time, effort and energy. Be intentional, be disciplined and be consistent…the rest will fall in place, in its own time.

Never compare yourselves with someone else’s progress. Each one of us are different. We have our own struggles and our own strengths. No two people can be compared. We can certainly look up to others, who are more successful than us, but only as an inspiration for our personal progress. Never compare ourselves with anyone else.

This walk, that God called us, is certainly a race. However, in this race, we are not in competition with others. Each of us have our own race to run, and our victory to achieve. Therefore, let us desire to cultivate habits that help us, with passion and persistence. Would you want to walk this path? May the LORD help us.