“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24
This poem is so good and on point. Choosing good habits is a process that requires systematic effort. Replacing one habit with another is not only possible but practical and life enhancing.
There is an old measurement that asks people if a glass of water is half empty or half full? The proven theory behind this is that those who see a half empty glass of water are inclined to approach life with a more cynical or negative viewpoint, versus those seeing a half full glass approach things with expectation and optimism.
The truth is this, how you approach life and situations is up to you. Is 100% in your control. If you see things from a more negative perspective, commit to developing new habits that create in you a more optimistic viewpoint. Start by affirming yourself in the mirror. Thanking God for the new day. Commit to working the hardest; being there first and being the last to leave. Become a source of encouragement for people around you and watch how they flock to you and seek you out. Commit to seeing life through the lens of the Savior.
Good habits create joy and expectation. Success creating habits involve discipline. They include going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time. Good habits include daily routines that start with giving thanks at the start of the day and giving thanks at the end of the day. Good habits involve what you eat, how you care for your body, placing others above yourself, trusting God in all things, being dependable and trustworthy, having character that completes what you say you will do. Good habits drive old habits and old self away. Good habits are a commitment to revealing God in us and through us.
I often talk about looking in the mirror. Mirrors don’t lie and are a reflection of who we are. Thankfully our Father in Heaven sees the heart that exists inside the reflection. He longs to walk with you as you become the person that he created you to be. He waits for you to say, “I am who you say I am and my life and habits will reflect that in all that I do.”
Your commitment to continued growth in good and effective habits reflect unto the Lord. Choose today to begin a life committed to honoring your Father in Heaven by taking steps every day that edge you closer Him. Good, life-altering habits are the catalyst for leaving the life-limiting attitudes and actions that have held all of us down during seasons of our life.
Commit today to taking a step into new habits, new expectations, new growth, new life that comes from the Father. Today put a stake in the ground that says, “I am a new creation, the old has passed away. I choose to pursue and choose good habits so my life is a reflection of my Father in Heaven. I choose today to walk into the person that God created me to be.”
You’ve got this.