Can you share some of your good habits for the benefit of the Body of

[Kalashnikova]

-benefits of writing things down

When you can

[branchesofHim]

Writing down things is very good. Putting your hopes, your dreams, your successes and your failures on paper enables you to look back at it objectively later where you can see what would have made it better or why it failed. This prepares you for tomorrow which, if the Lord will, will offer you the opportunity to press toward your goals. Good habit!

Here's another good habit that, like anything else, once you start doing it, then it will eventually become automatic and you don't even have to think about it.

Continually think about the reality of God being with you every moment, every day, every where, in every place and situation regardless of what is happening at that particular moment. At times it's not easy if you've not been doing it regularly, but as with anything after you practice it day in and day out it will become a good habit. Habits are learned. Train yourself to be ever conscious of Him in your life. Jesus said, "I am with you always." Remember Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? In the cool of the day God would come down and walk and talk with them. Fellowship with God is a wonderful habit to develop.

Have you ever had someone you knew really well call your name when you were in a crowd of people? When you heard their voice calling your name you knew who it was didn't you? You recognized their voice. It's the same priciple with making it a habit to be continuously thoughtful of the fact that God is with you every moment of every day. By doing that we become familiar with His voice, His ways, His attitudes, His beliefs, His principles, His provision, and mostly His love. Then when we aren't even thinking about it He can call out our name and since we've been practicing being thoughtful of Him we will immediately recognize His voice. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. We should each nuture our relationship with the Lord in whatever way brings Him to the forefront of our lives in every thing. And the way we think is so important because the way we think affects the way we feel, the way we feel affects the things we do and the things we say, and we the things we do and say affects everything and everyone else around us.

Be encouraged in Him and His Word. Let all of God's children say, "Praise the Lord for He is ever with us!"

[Kalashnikova]

I try to practice not ony remebering that God is with me, but to pray always. Thank you for sharing those good habits.

Writing down things is very good. Putting your hopes, your dreams, your successes and your failures on paper enables you to look back at it objectively later where you can see what would have made it better or why it failed. This prepares you for tomorrow which, if the Lord will, will offer you the opportunity to press toward your goals. Good habit!

Here's another good habit that, like anything else, once you start doing it, then it will eventually become automatic and you don't even have to think about it.

Continually think about the reality of God being with you every moment, every day, every where, in every place and situation regardless of what is happening at that particular moment. At times it's not easy if you've not been doing it regularly, but as with anything after you practice it day in and day out it will become a good habit. Habits are learned. Train yourself to be ever conscious of Him in your life. Jesus said, "I am with you always." Remember Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? In the cool of the day God would come down and walk and talk with them. Fellowship with God is a wonderful habit to develop.

Have you ever had someone you knew really well call your name when you were in a crowd of people? When you heard their voice calling your name you knew who it was didn't you? You recognized their voice. It's the same priciple with making it a habit to be continuously thoughtful of the fact that God is with you every moment of every day. By doing that we become familiar with His voice, His ways, His attitudes, His beliefs, His principles, His provision, and mostly His love. Then when we aren't even thinking about it He can call out our name and since we've been practicing being thoughtful of Him we will immediately recognize His voice. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. We should each nuture our relationship with the Lord in whatever way brings Him to the forefront of our lives in every thing. And the way we think is so important because the way we think affects the way we feel, the way we feel affects the things we do and the things we say, and we the things we do and say affects everything and everyone else around us.

Be encouraged in Him and His Word. Let all of God's children say, "Praise the Lord for He is ever with us!"

[Christ's Free Servant]

-benefits of writing things down

When you can

[Guest sheriamore]

These are all great ideas and I also can't live without my lists of things to do for the day. I listen to the music on www.klove.com on a regular basis to uplift my soul. I like to carry bible tracts with me so that I can leave with anyone during my day or if I need uplifting I read them myself. Praying for other people to be saved or the prayer needs of others is a great way to stop thinking about myself. Giving lots of thanks to God each day for the blessings. A habbit I much enjoy is to work out on the treadmill and pray while doing so.

[Keith]

Kalashnikova,

You are a wonderful addition to Worthy! I love that your heart is seeks to honor God so much! You are a blessing to me!

I just finished answering Daughter of King's question in her thread "Are you really happy?" My response fits this thread as well. Below I have copied and pasted it below. It shows not only good habits being developed, but how bad ones were broken, too!

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I don't always have a smile on my face or a spring in my step, but I really am very happy. One thing I have learned is how to change my thinking. I used to be very miserable. Incredibly sad and lonely. Even years after I accepted Jesus in my heart, I was so sad it would hurt!

As I read the Bible and began spending time with Jesus, I noticed changes in my life. I wasn't sad or lonely during the times I spent with Him or reading His word. The problem was, I was still separating my every day life and my life with Jesus. So, I was sad during the times I was still living my own life and not including Him. I knew that wasn't a coincidence, so I performed a little experiment that changed my entire life!

For one month I decided that I wasn't going to watch anything (TV or movies) that didn't honor or please Him. Things I wouldn't watch without Him physically sitting beside me. I also didn't listen to any music that didn't praise Him or read any books that didn't talk about Him. It was a little tough in the beginning because I was breaking old, worn in habits. But I persevered.

All of a sudden, before I knew it, two months had gone by! I looked back over the past two months and noticed that I had actually been happy most of the time! When my thoughts wandered, they wandered into things about Him. When I found myself humming, it was a song that honored Him! I didn't even miss television or think about watching it anymore. I knew that I had found the key to living a happy, fulfilled life that glorified God!

Things weren't perfect though. Stuff still happened and I still had hard times. But I found myself talking to Him about them and not thinking about them all the time. I began trusting Him with those things. I kept going with my "experiment" and have never turned back. If I find myself sad again, when I look at my life, I find that it happens during times when I haven't spent much time with Him. I found scriptures and wrote them down on little cards to keep with me. They applied to a lot of different situations. When I was being tempted, I would pull out the scriptures that dealt with that and read them. When I was discouraged, I pulled out encouraging scriptures. When I felt like nothing was worth it anymore, I pulled out scriptures of His promises of our eternal future with Him. Inadvertently I had memorized these scriptures and didn't need the cards anymore because I found the Holy Spirit would bring them to my remembrance. My circumstance no longer dictated whether or not I was happy or not.

I would encourage everyone to try this one month experiment. I promise you, it will change your walk. The Word and your relationship with Jesus will become alive and very real! The loneliness will lessen tremendously and you'll find you begin to hear God when He speaks... and you'll recognize it's Him.

[John3;16]

Reading the bible, but also focusing on verses that lift you up, such as: we are more than conquerors through Christ who strengthens us, and he will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, although his will is to conform each one of his children into the image of his Son, so sometimes there is suffering, it is when we are in the valleys that we seek him the most. The Lord loves a broken and contrite heart and that is how we need to approach him, but he is rich in mercy to those that fear and love him. But if you want to be close to God it may take a broken heart as the saying goes "God only can use a vessel that has been broken". But the bible also tells us that perfect love casts out fear. The struggle is within us, our flesh warring against our Spirit, are flesh desiring the pleasures of this world, and what is of little value in perspective of eternal life. The Lord told us not to love this world nor the things in it. 1 John|2:15 Love not the world, neither the things

[Kalashnikova]

Thanks for your kind words.

Kalashnikova,

You are a wonderful addition to Worthy! I love that your heart is seeks to honor God so much! You are a blessing to me!

I just finished answering Daughter of King's question in her thread "Are you really happy?" My response fits this thread as well. Below I have copied and pasted it below. It shows not only good habits being developed, but how bad ones were broken, too!

-------------------------------------------

I don't always have a smile on my face or a spring in my step, but I really am very happy. One thing I have learned is how to change my thinking. I used to be very miserable. Incredibly sad and lonely. Even years after I accepted Jesus in my heart, I was so sad it would hurt!

As I read the Bible and began spending time with Jesus, I noticed changes in my life. I wasn't sad or lonely during the times I spent with Him or reading His word. The problem was, I was still separating my every day life and my life with Jesus. So, I was sad during the times I was still living my own life and not including Him. I knew that wasn't a coincidence, so I performed a little experiment that changed my entire life!

For one month I decided that I wasn't going to watch anything (TV or movies) that didn't honor or please Him. Things I wouldn't watch without Him physically sitting beside me. I also didn't listen to any music that didn't praise Him or read any books that didn't talk about Him. It was a little tough in the beginning because I was breaking old, worn in habits. But I persevered.

All of a sudden, before I knew it, two months had gone by! I looked back over the past two months and noticed that I had actually been happy most of the time! When my thoughts wandered, they wandered into things about Him. When I found myself humming, it was a song that honored Him! I didn't even miss television or think about watching it anymore. I knew that I had found the key to living a happy, fulfilled life that glorified God!

Things weren't perfect though. Stuff still happened and I still had hard times. But I found myself talking to Him about them and not thinking about them all the time. I began trusting Him with those things. I kept going with my "experiment" and have never turned back. If I find myself sad again, when I look at my life, I find that it happens during times when I haven't spent much time with Him. I found scriptures and wrote them down on little cards to keep with me. They applied to a lot of different situations. When I was being tempted, I would pull out the scriptures that dealt with that and read them. When I was discouraged, I pulled out encouraging scriptures. When I felt like nothing was worth it anymore, I pulled out scriptures of His promises of our eternal future with Him. Inadvertently I had memorized these scriptures and didn't need the cards anymore because I found the Holy Spirit would bring them to my remembrance. My circumstance no longer dictated whether or not I was happy or not.

I would encourage everyone to try this one month experiment. I promise you, it will change your walk. The Word and your relationship with Jesus will become alive and very real! The loneliness will lessen tremendously and you'll find you begin to hear God when He speaks... and you'll recognize it's Him.