New Habits

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.  A saved soul needs to develop new habits.  The Bible tells the Christian to put off the old man, and to put on the new man.  That means that we should put off the old habits and propensities of the flesh (old sinful human nature).  It also means that we must put on new habits of the new divine nature that is given to us when we are born again.  Here are some new habits you should exercise in your daily routine that will bring glory to God and joy to your life:

Thankfulness, humbleness, trustfulness, godliness, meekness, nothingness, forgiveness, prayerfulness, joyfulness, thoughtfulness, kindness, hopefulness, earnestness, and watchfulness. Always be patient, make things better in your home and church and at work, remember Jesus, always be yielding and submitting, become someone's friend, be slow to wrath, stay calm under pressure, develop trust, encourage the fallen and discouraged, follow Jesus in your thoughts and deeds, grow in grace, give others sound scriptural advice, be gracious and useful, make someone smile, show up on time, seek the LORD-His help-His strength.

Stay in fellowship and in communication with the LORD, magnify Jesus with your actions, keep it simple, don't take yourself so serious, don't hold grudges, trust  and obey, do your part, manage a crisis, minimize chaos, moral clarity, personal purity, spiritual maturity, simplify your life, please the LORD first and foremost, help others secretly, help the helpless, strive for purity of heart and thought, overcome obstacles, make a difference, remain dependent on Jesus.  Be thoughtful of God, and thankful to Him throughout your day.

Look to the Cross - look for His coming, be consistent and diligent, quickly forgive, get up and try again, plan ahead, be content, recognize others' accomplishments, don't overeat, be grateful to God, love unconditionally, value time together, stay close to the Cross, keep a tender conscience, hide the words of God in your heart, thank God for His blessings, be mindful of God's presence and provision, encourage others, practice gratitude, don't make excuses for your sins, worship and adore Jesus, expect God to work in the circumstance of your life, learn from your mistakes, protect others zealously, be kind in word.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him.  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.  But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.  For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.