Set exercise goals. People who start to feel better, who move around, improve their ability to fight habits. Start slow and work your way up.
Set Bible reading goals. Reading the Bible fills you with the Spirit. The Spirit will be a great help with fighting habits. Remember, sin changes that equation.
Set fighting sin goals. The more you fight sin, the more the power of the Spirit stays on you. The more the Spirit stays on you, the easier it is to fight habits.
Set activity goals. Clean activities keep bad thoughts and actions at bay. Be tough, and insist on trying new things, and sticking with some of them no matter what.
Set prayer goals. Praying is the highlight of my day. Consider searching online: “Learn how to pray.” Prayer allows the Holy Spirit to guide you, help you, and make you the person you want to be.
Set “New thoughts” goals. Ideas: Think about love more, helping others, short prayers, keeping the peace. Consider searching: “What should Christians think about.”
Finally, Set a goal of being the person who fixes relationships. Consider praying:
“Father, take away my quarreling spirit. I will be the peacemaker.”
Allow people to have an opinion. Allow people to be wrong about something. Forgive and forget when people abuse you. Note: I have dished out more than my fair share of abuse. Today, I will allow others to be a wreck, just like I was a wreck when I struggled in the past. Today I will keep my joy. Jesus is my joy. My life does not have to be perfect to have joy. My life just has to put Jesus on the throne, and keep Him there to have joy.
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