Lifehacks: Practical Tips For Godly Habits
Sunday 6/19/16
(Habakkuk 1:2, 1 Peter 1:6-7)
We should always be sure to not let our inferred distance from God be a reason to stop reaching out to Him. He hears us. He’s working to bring joy to our lives. We just may need to have the proper understanding of what joy is before God’s able to give it to us.
so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested b fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
-1 Peter 1:7
Monday 6/20/16
(Ecclesiastes 7:23-24, Proverbs 9:10, Psalms 19:7)
There are 4 Biblical instructions for obtaining wisdom: Fear God (Proverbs 9:10), Desire wisdom (Proverbs 2:4), Pray for wisdom (James 1:5), Study God’s Word (Psalm 19:7). If we follow these four guidelines, we will live a happy and healthy life.
The law of Yahweh is perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh is firm, making wise the simple.
-Psalm 19:7
Tuesday 6/21/16
(Psalms 121:4, Psalms 3:5)
Sleep is an important part of our spiritual lives. Without the right amount of sleep we can’t function properly, and we’re just not quite with it. But I have to wonder what it was like when Adam or Eve was falling asleep for the first time. Did they even sleep before the fall? What must they have thought when they were losing energy and they were so tired that they couldn’t keep their eyes open? Would they have thought something was terribly wrong? These are the things I think about.
I lay down and slept; I awoke because Yahweh sustains me.
-Psalm 3:5
Wednesday 6/22/16
(Psalms 40:1-3, Matthew 15:7-8)
Don’t just “fake it til you make it”, get introspective and consider why your heart isn’t in worshipping God. God doesn’t want fake praise. When you’re not worshipping authentically, choose a new tact. You can fast if you’re feeling sorrowful, you can repent of confessed sin, or you can just remain quiet and WAIT on Yahweh. Worship comes in many shapes and sizes.
This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me”
-Matthew 15:8
Thursday 6/23/16
(2 Peter 3:18, Titus 3:5)
Our charge is to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but if grace is God’s gift, how do you grow in it? We need to recognize that it takes effort to begin with and go out of our way each day to do something to increase our righteousness. We need to rely on the Holy Spirit when we’re doing those righteous things, because it is only by Him that we’ll be able to accomplish righteousness. We should read the Bible everyday with the intent of benefitting our spirit, and not reading the Bible to try to know more than someone else. This is how you grow in grace.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
-2 Peter 3:18
Friday 6/24/16
(1 Timothy 4:13, 2 Timothy 3:16)
Reading the Bible aloud helps us remember what it is we’re reading, and it also forces us to slow down our reading so that we can take it in better. How often do we actually take the time to read the Bible aloud? Shouldn’t we be doing this more often?
Until I come, pay attention to the public reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
-1 Timothy 4:13
Saturday 6/25/16
(2 Chronicles 7:14, Galatians 5:13)
Pride and self-doubt are 2 sides of the same coin. Both end up making us out to be more important than God. If we have pride, we believe that we don’t need God to accomplish something. If we have self-doubt, we are also not believing in the help that God gives.
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13
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