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Series Introduction:
Title: Spiritual Habits
Synopsis:
We are all creatures of habit.
We all create systems and processes that shape our lives.
We often focus on changing our bad habits but not enough time to establish the good habits of life.
Dictionary.com defines a Habit as “an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary.”
So, for us to establish lasting habits that will produce the Spiritual character and destiny we desire, we must walk through the “Seven Steps of Real Life Change.”
“Seven Steps of Real life Change”
“Thinking” (How you think)
” Words” (Determines what you say.)
“Decisions” (Which defines your decisions)
“Actions (Causing actions)
“Habits” (Resulting in habits)
“Character” (That form your character)
“Destiny” (Ultimately determining your destiny.)
These messages on Spiritual Habits will not form Spiritual Habits in you but give you the biblical framework causing you to think, say, and do things that will turn into Spiritual Habits.
Over the next six weeks, we will discuss some fundamental habits that every Christian should have in their life.
When we form these habits, they produce spiritual character enabling us to live a victorious Christian life.
Six Spiritual Habits we will discuss in the coming weeks.
Bible Meditation
Payer and Solitude
Sacrificial Servitude
Kingdom Generosity
Faith Community
Worship and Praise
The first and foremost habit that every Christian needs is Biblical Meditation.
When I say the word meditation, it provokes all kinds of imagery:(Someone sitting Indian style).
Biblical meditation is not bible reading, although it would include bible reading.
We have all been told to read the Bible but are not changed by the words we read.
It is the proverbial “In one ear and our the other.”
We must move to the deeper level of meditation to see real-life change happen.
What biblical meditation is not:
It is not a time of emptying your mind: Eastern meditation
It is not a time of transcendence to a different plane of consciousness: New Age meditation
It is not three years of silence in a monastery: Middle Ages meditation
Biblical meditation is transformational.
Biblical meditation is the willful subjection to God’s Word allowing it to transform your heart and mind into the heart and mind of Christ.
When Joshua took over for Moses and was going to lead the Children of Israel to conquer the Promise Land, the Lord told him to be strong and take courage and commanded him to do one thing:
Biblical meditation produces the will of God.
According to Scripture, every Christian (follower of Jesus) desires to accomplish God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will.
The only way that happens is through Biblical Meditation.
If you don’t conform your mind to Christ, your actions will never follow.
Where do you get your counsel for life?
Counsel from the wicked is like:
Financial counseling from a con artist.Relationship advice from social media.Marriage counseling from pornography.
Counsel from the word is like:
Biblical meditation produces wisdom.
Seeking the Lord with your whole heart.
A heart to know the heart of God.
A heart to know the word of God.
Walking in the commandments of the Lord.
Walking in obedience to all of God’s commands.
Walking in faith of the words of God.
Making a habit out of Biblical Meditation
Define the gap of growth between your life and biblical truth.
Focus on one area of growth at a time.
Pick one word that you want to work on for a year.
(Gracious, peace, anxiety, contentment, friendship, worship, humility, giving, etc.)
Biblical meditation is better in a group.
Invite accountability into your growth process.
Celebrate the growth as your heart and mind conforms to Christ.
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