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"If these things are yours and abound, you will
be neither barren nor unfruitful . . ." - 2 Peter 1:8
When we first begin to form a habit, we are fully aware of it. There are times
when we are aware of becoming virtuous and godly, but this awareness should only
be a stage we quickly pass through as we grow spiritually. If we stop at this
stage, we will develop a sense of spiritual pride. The right thing to do with
godly habits is to immerse them in the life of the Lord until they become such a
spontaneous expression of our lives that we are no longer aware of them. Our
spiritual life continually causes us to focus our attention inwardly for the
determined purpose of self-examination, because each of us has some qualities we
have not yet added to our lives.
Your god may be your little Christian habit— the habit of prayer or Bible
reading at certain times of your day. Watch how your Father will upset your
schedule if you begin to worship your habit instead of what the habit
symbolizes. We say, “I can’t do that right now; this is my time alone with God.”
No, this is your time alone with your habit. There is a quality that is still
lacking in you. Identify your shortcoming and then look for opportunities to
work into your life that missing quality.
Love means that there are no visible habits— that your habits are so immersed in
the Lord that you practice them without realizing it. If you are consciously
aware of your own holiness, you place limitations on yourself from doing certain
things— things God is not restricting you from at all. This means there is a
missing quality that needs to be added to your life. The only supernatural life
is the life the Lord Jesus lived, and He was at home with God anywhere. Is there
someplace where you are not at home with God? Then allow God to work through
whatever that particular circumstance may be until you increase in Him, adding
His qualities. Your life will then become the simple life of a child.
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