Lord, remove our bad habits

Today's Devotion, Lord, remove our bad habits. Bad habits come from the things that we do and the things that we say. We become what we repeatedly do and we become what we repeatedly say.

Bad habits are like a shadow. We take it everywhere that we are going. Inconsistency is a bad habit that some believers struggle with.

Praying only during a crisis is a bad habit that must be broken. It's as if we only know God when we are in need of his protection and his guidance. We may find ourselves in a financial dilemma and we need financial help or we are in need of healing from our sickness.

These are some of the things that pull us closer to God. And as soon as God has answered our prayer, we become so busy that we can't find time to go to church and we become so tired that we can't find time to pray. The devil will let you use your bad habits to keep away from God.

In Hebrews 12 verse 1 it is written, Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of weaknesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, my brothers and sisters in Christ, in order for us to break our bad habits, we must ask God to remove it from us. In Galatians 5 verse 16 to 18 it is written, I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.

And these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Heavenly Father, give us the strength to resist the sins that come in the form of our bad habits.

Help us to break free from any pattern that has a strong hold on us. Lord, help us to fix our eyes on you and call upon your name when our bad habits tries to pull us back into our sinful lives. In 1 Corinthians 10 verse 13 it is written, No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind.

And God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Thank you, Lord, for removing our bad habits, and we thank you for protecting us from the plots and plans of the enemy.

All these we ask in Jesus' name, Amen.