WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18
“Neither
can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.” Jer 13:23 NIV
THE
IMPORTANCE OF HABIT (2)
The founder of one of the most successful companies
said, “The individual who wants to reach the top must appreciate the might and
force of habit. He must be quick to break those habits that can break him—and hasten
to adopt those practices that will become the habits that help him achieve the
success he desires.” This is true in all
of life. A dream becomes a reality as the result of your actions, and your
actions are controlled mainly by your habits. Speaker and author Robert Ringer
says, “The world is saturated with intelligent, highly educated,
extraordinarily skilled people who experience ongoing frustration because of
their lack of success. Millions of others spend their lives working hard, long
hours, only to die broke.” What’s the solution? Ringer says: “Remember, life is
nothing more than the sum total of many successful years; a successful month is
nothing more than the sum total of many successful weeks; a successful week is
nothing more than the sum total of many successful days. That’s why practicing
successful habits, day in and day out, is the most certain way to win over the
long term.” You have to take a realistic look at yourself to know where your
habits are taking you. If your habits don’t line up with your dream, then you
need to either change your habits or change your dream. If you want to hold on
to your dream, then be prepared to change your habits, because a bad habit
never goes away by itself.
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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