2 Peter 1:2-12 HABITS

Habits Proverbs 22:6 Lamentations 3:25-30 Ecclesiastes 12:1 2 Chronicles 24:1,2 2 Chronicles 24:17,18 2 Chronicles 24:19 2 Chronicles 24:20-24

Habits We must be careful to instill proper moral habits Habits can be developed even in later life Habits come from repetition – Proverbs 4:23-27 Even bad habits can be broken with repeated good moral actions- 1 Peter 4:1-4

Habits Bad habits left unchecked bring sorrows- Proverbs 22:8 It goes both ways – what you sow is what you reap – Hosea 10:12,13 Galatians 6:6-10

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters Chap. 1 – I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chap. 2 – I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall again. I can’t believe I am in the same place. But, it not my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters Chap. 3 – I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in … it is a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately. Chap. 4 – I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it. Chap. 5 – I walk down another street.

2 Peter 1:8-10 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

What Have You Been Doing With Your Life? Are you giving in to the habit of sin? Are you giving in to a habit of complacency? What bad habits are you working on breaking? What good habits are you working on establishing? Today is an opportunity to start the best habit of all- walking the path of a Christian