New Life Habits

UV 4229/10000 New Life Habits Jesus said to him, “ You have answered correctly; Do this habitually and you will live.” Luke 10 v 28 In order to live eternally, Jesus told a certain lawyer who asked him how he could have eternal life, “ Love God with all your heart and love your neighbour as your self.” He asked him to do it habitually and he would have eternal life. As we increase in our love of God, we will also increase in our love of people. It is not as if head knowledge will save us but we need to transfer it to our hearts and love both God and man habitually, continually, consistently, persistently. Love of God and of people needs to become second nature, our new life in Christ. We need to love God with all our hearts and show it in practical ways in our love for people. The second flows from the first and we cannot do one without doing the other. Knowledge of the agape love of God has a transforming effect on our relationships and our lifestyle. We will begin to prioritise people over things, over work, over our goals and desires. Worship, thanksgiving and praise are lifelong habits that show that we give first priority to the Lord in our lives. Other habits that demonstrate our love for God are scripture reading, memorization, meditation and application. Praying continually is another habit that proves our love and devotion to the Lord. Overnight our love for God or man cannot be full blown but the secret lies in the word habit- we need to practice it bit by bit till it grows to become a habit, a character trait of our lives. We should not give up when we encounter failure, resistance, criticism or even attacks on us. Finally, it will become part of our spiritual DNA. The Holy Spirit will weave it into the warp and woof of the patterns of our lives. We need His grace and strength to manifest more and more love for God and others in our daily lives in real and practical ways.