DEVELOPING CHRIST-LIKE HABITS

May 14, 2018

“That life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”  2 Corinthians 4:10

HABITS

My Daily Delight time with The Lord has revealed some things that have ignited my soul to challenge myself, and share with others, how to live in the Reality of the Presence of Almighty God living in me.

As I looked back over the past several days of my Daily Delight with The Lord, I realized that back on May 5^th it because with 1 Peter 4:17 “For the time has come that judgment must begin at the house of God.”

I received this as the place where Believers in Jesus Christ meet to worship and fellowship in His Spirit. 

Secondly, I received this as a personal word to Believers because we are the temple/house of God because of the indwelling Spirit of God.

Judgment always comes when people or places turn from God and become consumed in the things that are against God.

God ALWAYS gives us warning and time to REPENT and turn back to HIM…He has been doing it for a very LONG time and every day is a NEW opportunity…in actually, THE ONLY DAY WE HAVE is NOW!

Having been warned…and repented, how do we go forward?

…We need to begin to live in the standards of Jesus Christ and make Him our foundation for establishing new practices developing our faith and learning to live the life obeying God’s Word and bringing Him glory. 

…We have to have a vision of our life complete in Christ, and reach for that goal.  Peter tells us that we are to have resolution; determination; perseverance in adding to our FAITH – developing new habits in The Spirit.  2 Peter 1:5           

…We have to practice the Presence of God; making Him REAL!  Make it a habit of envisioning Him with you ALL the time, in all situations…acknowledging Him in all your ways.

…We need the habit of a conscience that is focused on God and training my mind to think like Him.

…We need the habit of praising God in all situations.  Disagreeable things come as a testing of our transformed mind…Praise is the passing of the test!

…We need the habit of watching to see where God is working and join Him.  He delights in using us to be “broken bread and poured out wine” to nourish others in delighting in feasting on His Word and having healthy activities in His Spirit.  That’s called Koinonia Fellowship – that's fellow Christians in a ship steered by The Holy Spirit!   They were sharing the things of Christ.

…We need the habit of claiming God’s Promises and believing they are Realities.