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The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits

The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits. Proverbs 4:14-27. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits. To quit cursing is the easiest thing I ever did; I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. To Define:

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The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits

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  1. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits Proverbs 4:14-27

  2. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits To quit cursing is the easiest thing I ever did; I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. To Define: • “1 a usual way of behaving, something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way; 2 an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary”

  3. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

  4. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits Drug Addiction - Drinking Alcohol – Tobacco – Overeating - Pornography – Covetousness - Cursing - Lying - Gossip – Fault Finding – Complaining – Worry – Wasteful – Absenteeism – ???????? Are you allowing bad habits to rob you of your: • Happiness? • Health? • Spiritual Growth? • Spiritual Productivity? • Confidence? • Security?

  5. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits Proverbs 4:14-19 Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil. 15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it. 16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know what makes them stumble.

  6. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Blindness to the need of stopping a bad habit insures the rejection of all pleas to stop – Rev. 3:17 • The cause must be identified – NOT JUST the symptoms . . . Matt. 15:18-19

  7. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Must Cultivate A STRONG Desire To Quit • The desire to quit must be stronger than the desire to continue – Rom. 6:16 • Requires proper and sufficient motivation – Prov. 1:7; Jn. 14:15

  8. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Must Cultivate A STRONG Desire To Quit • Must Cultivate A Hatred For The Habit • Too many have a lax view of sin and its consequences – We need to see sin as being black & hell as hot– Matt. 5:29-30 • We MUST hate anything that prevents us from bearing fruit Ps. 119:104

  9. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Must Cultivate A STRONG Desire To Quit • Must Cultivate A Hatred For The Habit • Seek God’s Help • God commands us to repent and turn away from sin. Acts 17:30 • What temptation CANNOT be overcome with God’s help? 1 Cor. 10:13 • I can do ________ through Christ! – Phil. 4:13

  10. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Must Cultivate A STRONG Desire To Quit • Must Cultivate A Hatred For The Habit • Seek God’s Help • Seek Aide From Brethren • Humility is needed in each of these steps – but one needs enough humility to seek out support from other brethren – Gal. 6:1-2

  11. 1. How To Break A Bad Habit • Recognize & Identify The Problem • Must Cultivate A STRONG Desire To Quit • Must Cultivate A Hatred For The Habit! • Seek God’s Help • Seek Aide From Brethren • Quit NOW • The sooner action is taken – the easier quitting is. • What if you were diagnosed with cancer while it was in its early treatable stage? Would you delay? What about sin?

  12. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Colossians 3:8-10 8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these …and have put on the new man…

  13. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Philippians 4:8 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, think on these things. • Our Thoughts

  14. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Colossians 3:2 . 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. • Our Thoughts

  15. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Psalms 119:11,97 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You! 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. • Our Thoughts • Bible Study

  16. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Isaiah 34:16 16 "Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail. • Our Thoughts • Bible Study

  17. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Luke 18:11 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart Colossians 4:2 2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving 1 Thessalonians 5:17 17 pray without ceasing • Our Thoughts • Bible Study • Prayer

  18. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Hebrews 10:24-25 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. • Our Thoughts • Bible Study • Prayer • Attendance

  19. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Acts 8:4 4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 8 For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out... • Our Thoughts • Bible Study • Prayer • Attendance • Sharing Our Faith

  20. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones Ephesians 4:32 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. Romans 12:10 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another • Our Thoughts • Bible Study • Prayer • Attendance • Sharing Our Faith • Doing Kind Deeds

  21. 2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Ones 1 Thessalonians 5:11 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. Hebrews 3:13 13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called "Today“. • Our Thoughts • Bible Study • Prayer • Attendance • Sharing Our Faith • Doing Kind Deeds • Speaking Words That Lift Others Up

  22. 3. How To Make A Good Habit • Requires Desire • Commitment 20 My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

  23. 3. How To Make A Good Habit • Requires Desire • Commitment • Diligence • Focus 23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24 Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you.

  24. 3. How To Make A Good Habit • Requires Desire • Commitment • Diligence • Focus • Determination • Dedication • Action! 26 Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. 27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

  25. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

  26. The Problem of Overcoming Bad Habits • Are there any sinful habits that that you need to break? – (Recognize your need) • The longer you continue in the habit, the harder it will to stop – (Stop today - REPENT) • Cultivate a hatred for sin and for all that stands between our spiritual growth AND cultivate a love for God – (Commit & Start Today) • Replace sinful habits with godly habits – (Take Determined & Decisive Action)

  27. GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION W. 65th St church of Christ / January 14, 2007 Rev. 2:10 Acts 2:38 baptism Jn. 12:42 confess LK. 13:3 OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH repent Jn. 8:24 believe ACTS 3:22 hear

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