Real and lasting change isn’t behavior modification but spiritual transformation.
Spiritual Who Spiritual Why Spiritual What (1 slide)
Based on who you want to become, what one habit do you need to start?
Spiritual What Not
Based on who you want to become, what one habit do you need to break?
James 1:21 GNT
So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.
You cannot defeat what you can’t define.
The pain is now;
the payoff comes later.
The payoff is now; the pain comes later.
One Bad Decision One Wrong Step One Harmful Habit
Judges 16:1
One day, Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.
Proverbs 4:14-15
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death.
If you want to stop what you do, remove the cue.
Proverbs 13:20
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Interrupt the action.
Matthew 5:29-30
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right-hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
Why resist a temptation in the future if you have the power to eliminate it today? Asking for help is never a sign of weakness; it’s always a sign of wisdom.
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
The habits you have today will shape who you become tomorrow.
Do you like the direction your habits are taking you?
Philippians 4:13 NKJV
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
1 John 4:4b
The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Revelation 12:11 NLT
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.