How to Build (or Break) a Habit

How to Build (or Break) a Habit – “So, how do we build the habits required to achieve the prize we desire? And how do we break habits that are impeding our pursuit?”

Habits as the Muscle Memory of Our Worship

Habits as the Muscle Memory of Our Worship – “Everything we do works to shape and conform us more to one or the other’s beat. As God’s people, we must humble ourselves to the Spirit’s leading and walk in harmony with his rhythm.”

Why Spiritual Habits Are Good

Why Spiritual Habits Are Good – “Two things you have to plan into your day is your exercise and your quiet time. If you don’t plan them into your day, they will not get done. I have found this true in my prayer and Bible reading.”

New Year’s Habits: Project Self or Conformity to Christ?

New Year’s Habits: Project Self or Conformity to Christ? – “Prayer, Bible reading, intermittent fasting, exercise, sabbath rest—these are wonderfully healthy practices. However, I’m noticing many people taking up these habits as tools for what we might call ‘Project Self.’”

 

Unlock the Power of Family Habits in 2022

Unlock the Power of Family Habits in 2022 – “The New Year could be a time when new habits become your pattern. Don’t waste the Holy Spirit’s prompting you toward change. Instead, look at your habits as a matter of discipleship; Jesus is using them to make you new.”

How to Root out Apathy with the Power of Habit

How to Root out Apathy with the Power of Habit – “For every article or book you read praising the practice of spiritual disciplines, you’ll find another decrying a regimented spiritual life for fear of legalism.” 

5 Bad Morning Habits You Should Quit Right Away

5 Bad Morning Habits You Should Quit Right Away – “I’ve found that on the mornings when I avoid these five bad habits my day has a much higher probability of success.”

5 Habits to Practice the Presence of God at Work

5 Habits to Practice the Presence of God at Work – “Here are my top five habits for practicing the presence of God in busy and tech-driven offices.”

America’s Favorite Poison

America’s Favorite Poison – “Regardless of how much Americans love to drink, the country could be safer and healthier if we treated booze more like we treat cigarettes. The lack of serious discussion about raising alcohol prices or limiting its sale speaks to all the ground Americans have ceded to the ‘good guys’ who have fun. And judging by the health statistics, we’re amusing ourselves to death.”

Is Your New Year’s Resolution Biblical?

Is Your New Year’s Resolution Biblical? – These are good qualifiers for your new year intentions.

Five Ways to Jump Start Your Devotions

Five Ways to Jump Start Your Devotions – A new approach can breath new life into your time with the Lord. Here are some ideas.

How to Study Your Bible in 2020

How to Study Your Bible in 2020 – “Here are three commonly cited steps that have served me over the years—and will prove helpful as you reengage your Bible in 2020.”

Seize the Morning: New Habits for a New Yea

Seize the Morning: New Habits for a New Year – “What we do each morning in the first fifteen to thirty minutes of our day is doubly revealing: it reveals both where our treasures really lie, as well as the trajectory of desires and decisions that will direct the day and, over time, our life.”

Does God Care If We Diet and Exercise?

Does God Care If We Diet and Exercise? – “Christians do need to give attention to diet and exercise for at least three reasons.”

Your Listening Habits Are Harming Your Relationship with God

Your Listening Habits Are Harming Your Relationship with God – “What do habits have to do with hearing God? Actually, a lot. Habits can be good or bad, distracting or uplifting. They can bring us closer to God and others, or drive us farther away.

Thought Habits of a Healthy Heart

Thought Habits of a Healthy Heart – “What you think shapes who you are. Worry or peace are the fruit of your thoughts. God makes a big deal about how and what you think.”

Ten Triggers of Godliness

Ten Triggers of Godliness – “If you want to increase godly habits in your life, increase godly cues in your life. If you want to decrease ungodly habits, decrease ungodly cues.”