Spiritual Thoughts

  G ood habits result from resisting temptation. ~ Ancient Proverb S ubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the false accuser, and it will flee from you. ~ James 4:7

  G ood habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding. ~ Harvey Mackay R ather train yourself for Godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, Godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. ~ 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (ESV)

  T oday, examine your beliefs, your actions, your wants,  to determine whether they still represent your highest purpose. Choose your Habits, Choose your Life. Your habits are your life. ~ Jonathan L. Huie A nd endurance develops maturity of character. And character produces the habit of joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. ~ Romans 5:4 (Amplified)

  H abit starts out as a thead. When threads are added, it becomes a rope we cannot break. ~ From Bits & Pieces A nd endurance develops maturity of character. And character of this sort produces the habit of joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. ~ Romans 5:4 (Amplified)

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures. ~ F.M. Alexander For Ezra had firmly resolved to study the Law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel. ~ Ezra 7:10

  W e are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, BUT a habit. ~ Will Durant (not Aristotle)   H ow blessed are those who maintain justice, who practice right things at all times! ~ Psalm 106:3

O ur daily decisions create the scrapbook of our lives. ~ Mary Ann Radmacher   L et us consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning meeting together, as is the habit of some people, BUT encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. ~ Hebrews 10:24-25

Y ou will never change your life until you change something you do daily. ~ Mike Murcoch   T herefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choice of you, for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble. ~ 2 Peter 1:10

Friday Tale - In Prison?   T he late Dr. Jay Dishman, wrote about habits and the Alcatraz prison.         "Recently I visited Alcatraz prison. Once it housed the most hardened of criminals. Today it is open to tourists under the direction of the United States Parks Department. Many men have tried to escape Alcatraz, no one is known to have succeeded. As I listened to the tour guide explain the impossibility of escape, I thought of other prisons equally confining but where the doors are never locked, no guards walk the halls, and escape is encouraged and possible. That prison is habit."         Our habit of thinking about ourselves and our environment as a jail or a paradise. We need but to look around us to see people who are rich emotionally and materially because they think and feel rich. We also see people who are laden with emotional and material debt becaus...

  Friday Tale - Who Am I?   I am your constant companion. I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me. For I can do them quickly, correctly, and profitably. I am easily managed; just be firm with me. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a machine and the intelligence of a person. You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin. Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me. Lead me. Reward me. And I will then…do it automatically. I am your servant. Who am I? I am a habit . ~ Unknown   H ow blessed are those who keep justice, who practice righteousness at all times! ~ Psalm 106:

  Friday Tale - Mental Prisons   H abits play an important role in your life. Like many aspects of your life, habits can be considered both a blessing and a curse.     Dr. Jay Dishman wrote, "Recently I visited Alcatraz Prison. Once it housed the most hardened of criminals. Today it is open to tourists under the direction of the United States Parks Department. Many men have tried to escape Alcatraz; no one is known to have succeeded. As I listened to the tour guide explain the impossibility of escape, I thought of other prisons equally confining but where the doors are never locked, no guards walk the halls, and escape is encouraged and possible. That prison is Habit."     Our habit is thinking about ourselves and our environment as a jail or a paradise. We need but to look around us to see people who are rich emotionally and materially because they think and feel rich. We also see people who are laden with emotional and material d...

Friday Tale - Who Am I? I am your constant companion. I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me. For I can do them quickly, correctly and profitably. I am easily managed; just be firm with me. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a machine and the intelligence of a person. You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin. Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me. Lead me. Reward me. And I will then…do it automatically. I am your servant. Who am I? I am a habit . ~ unknown S o get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that He plants in your hearts, which is able to save you. ~ James 1:21

W e are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, therefore is not an act,    BUT a habit.  -Aristotle A nd let us consider how to stir up one another  to love and good works, not neglecting to    meet together.... but encouraging one another,     and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. -Hebrews 10:24-25 

Our self-image and our habits   tend to go together. Change one and you will   automatically change the other. -Maxwell Maltz Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works   in the meekness of wisdom. -James 3:13

Habits are like comfortable beds;    they are easy to get into,        but difficult to get out of. -Denis Waitley So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct.    Submit to God and accept the word that He        plants in  your hearts, which is able to save you.   -James 1:21 (CEV)