HABITS—1
WHO BEFORE DO
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 18 … I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. ... 24Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. … Romans 7:15, 18-19, 24-25
Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally.
“Our habits will make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” Sean Covey (business leadership author)
But what about “Successful” Christ followers?
Three Reasons We Don’t Succeed
1.We focus on the what but don’t understand the how.
15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
2. We don’t see progress fast enough.
18 … I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway…
Matthew 25:21“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?
Our life is the sum total of all the small decisions that we make.
Galatians 5:9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!
3. Our distorted identity sabotages our success.
24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…
Romans 6:6-7, 18 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. … 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
A healthy identity creates positive habits.
Romans 12:2a Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think…
Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
WHO BEFORE DO
I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 18 … I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. ... 24Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. … Romans 7:15, 18-19, 24-25
Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally.
“Our habits will make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” Sean Covey (business leadership author)
But what about “Successful” Christ followers?
Three Reasons We Don’t Succeed
1.We focus on the what but don’t understand the how.
15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
2. We don’t see progress fast enough.
18 … I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway…
Matthew 25:21“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?
Our life is the sum total of all the small decisions that we make.
Galatians 5:9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!
3. Our distorted identity sabotages our success.
24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord…
Romans 6:6-7, 18 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. … 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.
A healthy identity creates positive habits.
Romans 12:2a Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think…
Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.