Are you battling everyday? You are not alone. I also battle every day. Today a sister shared how she overcame her gambling habit. In the past she could play majong from morning to night and also loved buying lottery. However, she won this battle quite easily because she was enjoying her walk with God. She did not know that she had already given up this bad habit until someone pointed out to her.
However some habits are with us for many years. To get rid of them is like a mission impossible. But we need not be discouraged!! Look at the word of God again, the Israelites were faced with many enemies - the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites etc. but God said he will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for them. Little by little He will drive them out before them, until they have increased enough to take possession of the land. (Exodus 23:28-30). Our bad habits are just one of our spiritual enemies that are distracting us from walking with God.
Similarly, we need to cooperate with God. John 15:5b ...apart from me(Christ) you can do nothing. He is the captain of our salvation. Hebrews 2:10. God said he will not drive our enemies out in a single year....it is little by little ....until we have increased enough to take possession of the land.
The more we enjoy Christ, the more we increase in strength to live a victorious life and similar to our sister's experience, we may not even realised that we have already won the battle. Praise God!!
However some habits are with us for many years. To get rid of them is like a mission impossible. But we need not be discouraged!! Look at the word of God again, the Israelites were faced with many enemies - the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites etc. but God said he will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for them. Little by little He will drive them out before them, until they have increased enough to take possession of the land. (Exodus 23:28-30). Our bad habits are just one of our spiritual enemies that are distracting us from walking with God.
Similarly, we need to cooperate with God. John 15:5b ...apart from me(Christ) you can do nothing. He is the captain of our salvation. Hebrews 2:10. God said he will not drive our enemies out in a single year....it is little by little ....until we have increased enough to take possession of the land.
The more we enjoy Christ, the more we increase in strength to live a victorious life and similar to our sister's experience, we may not even realised that we have already won the battle. Praise God!!
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