In the midst of a job I don’t really understand, and a language I can barely comprehend (Biblical Aramaic), and a house that is anything but clean, I find today to be a wonderful day.
I have been working on creating some good, healthy habits. I do not consider myself to be a creature of habit, except possibly a creature of nothing-but-bad habits. I struggle to do the things I really want to do. Read. Keep a tidy home. Study. Eat better. Exercise. Be still. Pray. My husband encouraged me by telling me that a task needs to be repeated somewhere around 21 days in order for it to become a habit. So, I decided to make a list of things I have been wanting to become habits. This seems like an easy and practical way of becoming more disciplined. Ultimately I know that I am completely dependent upon God’s grace to take my slothful, un-habitual self and mold me into someone that has good habits. I am glad that I am not on my own!
Some of the things I am trying to do daily are study and review Greek for ten minutes a day. Ten minutes may not seem like much, but ten minutes are better than zero!
I’m also attempting to reduce diet sodas out of my diet and replace it with water… and the occasional morning cup of coffee. This is by far one of the hardest things I have been trying to do for a long time now. It seems such a silly thing to struggle with but I definitely have a strong inclination towards carbonated beverages. Yet I want to rid my body of it, so I will work by God’s grace to discipline my body.
I do not want to waste my life. I definitely do not want to waste my mind. My hope is that in developing these habits I will find more joy in my Lord as I am able to spend more of myself for His Name’s sake, and ultimately enjoy more of Him.
How do you feel about your habits? Are you good at starting new habits?
