20 Nov Hopes & Habits (Because you can’t have uphill hopes and downhill habits) Part 12

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Over the last number of months we have shared with you “8 Habit Helpers”:

    1. Hope is not a strategy (Heb. 6:19).  
    2. The things we do and the things we should do don’t always line up (Rom. 7:19).
    3. The two greatest gaps in life are “wanting and having” and “knowing and doing”.  If you’ll close the second gap, the first gap will automatically close.
    4. We are what we repeatedly do.  
    5. We form our habits then our habits form us.
    6. Always point your saying, sowing and serving in the same direction.
    7. Always point your mouth, money and ministry in the same direction.  Again, this is the same principle as #6 but said in a little different way.
    8. Habit will take you further than desire.

Then we shared with you “3 Different Dynamics”:

  1. Renew your hope (Prov. 13:12).
  2. Repent from your past (Rom. 2:4).
  3. Redefine your habits (Heb. 5:13-14).

Then we finally shared with you “Four Biblical Habits” that will radically change your life:

  1. Focus on firsts (Matt. 6:33).

Four “First” Facets:

  1. What you do first reveals who you are.
  2. Whatever you prize you will prioritize.
  3. Whatever you put first you set up to meet your needs.
  4. First things have power

Then we shared Three “First” Formulas:

  1. Give God the first of your month…scheduling and budgeting
  2. Give God the first of your week…worshipping and resting
  3. Give God the first of your day…studying and praying

“Three Alignment Aspects”:

  1. If God is simply on your list, your life will be misaligned. If God is at the top of your list, your life will be aligned.
  2. God models what He expects.  He put us first by going first.

Today we continue in our series with…

3. Expect the rest to be blessed.

When you put God first at the beginning of your year, expect the rest of the year to be blessed.  When you put God first at the beginning of your month, expect the rest of your month to be blessed.  When you put God first at the beginning of your week, expect the rest of your week to be blessed. When you put God first at the beginning of your day, expect the rest of your day to be blessed.  When you put God first at the beginning of your money (i.e. the tithe), expect the rest to be blessed!

So our first uphill habit is to “focus on firsts”.

Join us next week as we continue with “Four Biblical Habits” that will radically change your life.