Colossians 3 gives us many ideas about what to think about.
“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Think about pleasing God. Think: “What would Jesus do.” Think about how people act who get to heaven. Think about “Who the Bible says will not inherit the kingdom of heaven.”
Second, in heaven I might have conversations with 3 types of people who quit. Type one: They have tons of time on their hands. They might say: “I had stacks of notes and printouts that I kept on my lap often while I fought my habit. Eventually, I started to think in a new way.
Type two: They worked 40 hours per week. They might say: I tried to have devotions before work. After work my priority was to surround myself with new things to do, to have quick access to quitting information and access to new ways to form better habits.
Type three: They are busy all the time. They might say: I filled my phone with quitting information. Whenever I had a free second, I always first worked on quitting stuff. I learned how to squeeze key verses and prayers into my busy life.
Third, verse 5 says to put to death:
“Fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.”
Most of us struggle in some of these things. But, a Christian warrior tries to improve daily in the areas that they struggle in. A Christian warrior tries to go to war with these things so that today, or someday they can help others. Today or someday they can do God’s will. Today, or someday they can live a great life.
A Christian warrior increases their awareness of what they are doing wrong. They acknowledge that God’s ways are best. They acknowledge the destruction of sin, and consistently plan how to fight it.
People who are trying to quit “Gods way” try to quit doing these things. Try is the key word. I am not perfect, but, I am trying, I am moving forward. I am not afraid to study what the Bible says I should get out of my life. I am not afraid to study how purging bad things will make my life better.
Fourth, today consider picking one or two things the scripture is against. Consider writing your own prayer to fight back. Something like:
“Father, help me to fight covetousness, please fill me with Your love.”
“Father, I will fight these wrongful thoughts, help me to focus on helping others.”
Finally, Colossians 3 gives us about 10 new things to think about. This article gives 5-6 new things to think about.
If you make it a habit to think about some of these things… You will be smashing a rather large hole in that old habit.
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