Today I am striving to pray about self-control 100 times. Today, consider praying about what you need self-control in. Next, find the right prayer to pray. With habits that are strongholds, we need to chop at the base of the habit to start to kill it. Praying, Father, give me self-control over _______ is good, but if you still think about the habit all the time, your prayer will rarely be answered. Instead, what if you pray, “Father, give me self-control over my constant thinking about _______.
Second, reject and replace those thoughts. With every wrong thought say, “Sorry, Lord, I praise You.” Read the Psalms and see how David “Always” praised the Lord. This is vital information because David was just like us…he had very limited self-control. But, when he worshipped and praised the Lord he had a great life. When he didn’t… disaster.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Third, consider writing a short prayer from one of the verses for quitting. Consider praying: “Father, help me to reject filthiness, and help me to receive the Word (The Bible).”
Fourth, consider setting an alarm on your phone for every 30 minutes, and praying your prayer (Based on one of these verses) with every alarm. If you are not working, consider quoting your verse. Quoting it is best, but the prayer is great when you are more busy.
Fifth, state the top 3 reasons why you should quit. A person who states their reasons 1000 times this month has doubled their odds of quitting. Why, because satan will give you 1100 reasons to go back this month. When we state the reasons 1000 times, wait, 1100 times, we can give him 1100 reasons he will not ruin everything for us the way he ruined everything for Adam and Eve.
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