Creatures of Habit #218

At any rate, can those bad habits be changed? Is it possible to make a dent in those really bad ingrained habits and actually form new good habits? The simple answer is "yes." But doing it is not so simple. And so we need to realize there is a principle at work here. We are creatures of habit and habits are formed by doing something over and over again. When I get into my car, unless I consciously think about it, I always turn the same way out of our driveway. And because I am a creature of habit, I head for the office, even if I am going someplace else. Sexual sins are like this. But they are not only habit forming, they are addictive. And you have to have special strength to get out of those sins and start on a new path. But this is what Christianity is all about. Christians have been "created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:10). Christians are new creatures. This means two things. First, the power of former sins has actually been broken. "Sin shall not be master over you" (Romans 6:14). Second, God gives the gift of His Holy Spirit, which is power to form new habits. As a result, the Bible says, "Just as you present your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification" (Romans 6:19). But only Christians have had the power of reigning sin over their lives broke. Only Christians have the grace of God to form new habits.

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