Overcoming Bad Habits

January 19, 2009

”Why are you angry?” the Lord asked him. “Why is your face so dark with rage?  It can be bright with joy if you will do what you should!  But if you refuse to obey, watch out.  Sin is waiting to attack you, longing to destroy you.  But you can conquer it.”  Genesis 4:6 and 7 [The Living Bible]

Instead of confessing his sin and repenting Cain became angry and envied his brother Abel. God assured Cain that if he wanted to he could get it right too.

Do you have that problem sometimes too?  I do!  Sometimes I struggle with overcoming a bad habit that is getting in the way of my success in some area of my life.  Then I envy the person I see doing well in that area I wish I was successful in.  The problem is mine.  I need to choose to overcome that bad habit.

  God says we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. So I know that God still extends His grace to me saying that if I will only obey Him in what he has asked me to do then He will enable me to overcome and have success too.  It all ties in together with learning and applying wisdom and getting understanding from God’s Word as Proverbs teaches us. 

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 I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  We will start on Sunday, January 18th and finish Saturday, January 16, 2010.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Day 3: Today read:
Genesis 5:1-7:24
Matthew 3:7-4:11
Psalm 3:1-8
Proverbs 1:10-19

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